Draft agreement on U.S. presence in Iraq has troops out by 2011
There are more details today on a draft agreement to extend the U.S. mandate in Iraq. According to the BBC, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is briefing members of Congress about a deal that would extend the U.S. presence in Iraq to 2011, but start a pullout of troops from Iraqi urban areas in the middle of next year. The deal still has to pass muster with the Iraqi parliament. Guest: Jim Muir, BBC Baghdad correspondent
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