Iraqi President Discusses U.S. Troop Needs

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WASHINGTON - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Friday that if Iraqis can control the country's main cities and roads, there would be no need for American forces to remain for more than two more years.

He warned that a quick withdrawal of American and multinational forces "could lead to the victory of the terrorists in Iraq and create grave threats to the region, the United States and the civilized world."

But he qualified the statement this time, saying Iraq would want a small American presence in two or three bases.

"Not a big number," Talabani said. "Only the presence enough to prevent others from interfering in our internal affairs."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050910/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq

[Vincardog]

1. Right only the US can be interfering in their internal affairs

[VegasWolf]

2. 2-3 bases over the oil delivery system. What a fucking puppet! nt

[Lecky]

3. Wow...no wonder Bush likes this guy

He says everything that they want the American public to hear.

He tied in that if we left at once that the terrorists would not only be a great danger to Iraq but to the USA and the entire world. Isn't it interesting how this just reinforces Shrub's "we are fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them over here" BS?

...and he also wants permanent American bases...just tiny ones though! See America? They want American bases there, they are begging for them...so we have to!

How much are we paying this dude?