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Iraqi Troops
The leaders of the major parties in Iraq mandated Nouri al-Maliki, prime minister of the country, to engage negotiations with the Americans, after Washington demanded a quick resolution on the matter.
The permission to remain in Iraq for some of the U.S. troops will be restricted strictly to training national forces, leaders said in a joint statement.
Al Jazeera reports that after weeks of struggle and American pressure a decision was reached, and an arrangement will be presented to the parliament in Baghdad.
It is not yet clear whether the troops remaining, if any, will be civilian contractors or active U.S. troops. Another issue that is in debate is whether the U.S. troops will be granted immunity in Iraq.
Outgoing chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen said the Iraqi lawmakers must decide as soon as possible if they want some American troops to stay, and added that if they decide in favor of the idea, then American troops must be given immunity on Iraqi territory, and this immunity from prosecution must be approved by the Parliament.
Some of Maliki’s political allies do not consent to the idea of American troops remaining on the territory of the country. One of them is the famous Shia leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, whose militia fought the U.S. troops, but now is the ally of the prime minister in a coalition that unites Shia, Sunni, and Kurds.
President Jalal Talabani said al-Sadr’s people refused to sign the agreement on prolonging the stay of some U.S. troops. The issue of immunity seems to be the one that increases the reluctance of political leaders.
U.S. Troops in Iraq
Compared to 2006 and 2007, when a spike of terrorist attacks was recorded, the violence sized down considerably, but attacks and bombings still occur.
This decrease prompted the Iraqi PM to hope that the new security troops could handle the situation without the presence of the American troops.
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