The Iraqi government says it wants a timetable for US withdrawal to be included in a new security agreement between the two countries, and The World’s Matthew Bell reports on how the issue plays within each country’s political context.
Iraq’s prime minister today said talks with the US to set up a new security agreement are deadlocked, and The World’s Matthew Bell reports on what it might mean for the next US president.
The US and Iraqi governments are negotiating a new security agreement for keeping US troops in the country, and the issue is proving to be a politically tricky one for Baghdad and for Washington, as The World’s Matthew Bell reports.