This comes as the Arab League increased its calls for U.S. troops to leave Iraq. In an interview, Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa said “The end of foreign occupation is one of the pre-requisites if we are to witness any progress in our efforts to help Iraq go forward.” He went on to say QUOTE “It is not a taboo… we cannot talk about the future of Iraq without discussing (the) foreign presence and the end of the occupation.