Iraq not worried by US withdrawal: Maliki
(AFP)
26 February 2009,
26 February 2009,
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday that his country was not worried by a US withdrawal, as President Barack Obama was set to announce a timeline for pulling out the troops.
‘We have faith in our armed forces and our security services, to protect the country and consolidate security and stability,’ Maliki said during talks with visiting Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed al-Sabah, according to a statement.
‘We have no worries for Iraq if American troops pullout,’ Maliki added.
Obama was due to reveal his timeline for withdrawing US troops from Iraq on Friday, and according to officials he is leaning towards 19-month pullout rather than the 16-month target he backed when campaigning.
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