Iraq`s Political Parties Search For Consensus On U.S. Troops Staying

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki

In Iraq, An Internal Shiite Battle May Be Key To U.S. Troop Extension -- Washington Post

BAGHDAD — A pledge this week by Iraq’s Shiite prime minister to seek consensus on whether U.S. troops should stay or go came with a not-so-subtle challenge to an influential fellow Shiite.

If a solid majority of Iraq’s main political blocs decide to back a U.S. presence beyond a year-end deadline, Nouri al-Maliki said, then even the anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr should abandon plans for renewed violence and fall in line.

“That is the mechanism of democracy,” he said.

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My Comment: The vast majority of Iraqis know that it is in their best interests to have some US soldiers in their country .... at least for the next few years. Maliki`s search for a consensus is a smart political move, and I predict will result with 10,000 to 15,000 US troops staying in Iraq for the next 3-5 years .... if not longer.

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