AR RAMADI, Iraq (Jan. 26, 2005) – U.S. Marines from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines provide security for other Marines from 2/5 during a cordon and search, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2005. 1st Marine Division is currently engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps. photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew D. Young.From The New York Times:
BAGHDAD — Iraqi and American critics of a security agreement governing American troops in Iraq voiced their objections on Monday, a day after the Iraqi cabinet approved the pact and sent it to Parliament for ratification.
In Iraq, opposition has created an unlikely association between the followers of the anti-American Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who rejected the agreement out of hand, and some Sunni politicians, including ones who support the deal but are trying to wrest concessions from the Iraqi government.
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My Comment: Everyone can argue as much as they want, but the bottom line is still the same .... U.S. forces will be out in 3 years.