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Iraqi FM: “Very Clear Timeline” of US Troop Withdrawal Needed

HeadlineAug 11, 2008

Iraq’s foreign minister, Hoshyar Zebari, said Sunday the United States must provide a “very clear timeline” to withdraw its troops from Iraq as part of an agreement allowing them to stay beyond this year.

Hoshyar Zebari: “Definitely, there has to be a very clear timeline. Timeline, OK?”

The foreign minister’s statement was the strongest public assertion yet that Iraq is demanding a plan for US troops to withdraw.

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