"Military leaders wanted to keep a presence in Iraq to serve as a training role, and a deterrent to Iranian meddling in Iraq's affairs.
But negotiations with a divided Iraqi government foundered over the issue of whether U.S. forces should be given a measure of immunity from Iraq laws while serving in the country. The military routinely demands such protections as a condition of deploying troops abroad, but Iraqi officials balked."
Obama Pulling Troops From Iraq by End of Year
Julian E. Barnes and Carol Lee
Friday, October 21, 2011
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/10/21-9
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