In May 2006, Pres. Maliki said Iraq would be fully able to handle security BY NOW. In September 2007, he said Iraq will need more time. (links) How much more time? A LOT MORE!
Iraq Defense Minister Sees Need for U.S. Security Help Until 2018
By THOM SHANKER
Published: January 15, 2008
NY Times
FORT MONROE, Va. — The Iraqi defense minister said Monday that his nation would not be able to take full responsibility for its internal security until 2012, nor be able on its own to defend Iraq’s borders from external threat until at least 2018.
Those comments from the minister, Abdul Qadir, were among the most specific public projections of a timeline for the American commitment in Iraq by officials in either Washington or Baghdad. And they suggested a longer commitment than either government had previously indicated.
Monday, January 14, 2008
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