SmallGovTimes.comIraq says may agree timetable for U.S. withdrawal By: News Bites | Published on 07/07/08 Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki raised the prospect on Monday of setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops as part of negotiations over a new security agreement with Washington. It was the first time the U.S.-backed Shi'ite-led government has floated the idea of a timetable for the removal of American forces from Iraq. The Bush administration has always opposed such a move, saying it would give militant groups an advantage. The security deal under negotiation will replace a U.N. mandate for the presence of U.S. troops that expires on December 31. Original URL: http://www.smallgovtimes.com/story/08jul07.iraq.timetable/index.html |