Iraq: U.S. security talks worry Shiites and Sunnis, protests occur
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As some of you may know the United States Government wants to have a long term security deal with the Iraqi government. This not only causes worries in Iraq but in the US as well.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Some Shiite and Sunni Muslim leaders in Iraq -- able to agree on little else -- are united in their opposition to a prospective long-term security agreement between their country's government and the United States.
Many Iraqis suspect it could lead to the establishment of bases, a long-term presence of American troops, and a weakening of Iraqi government control of foreign troops.
Al-Sadr's chief Shiite political rival, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, said only Iraqis should control Iraq.
"From the beginning, we were and we still insist on the importance of not having any resolution that can challenge our national sovereignty," al-Hakim said.
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Source: CNN
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Some Shiite and Sunni Muslim leaders in Iraq -- able to agree on little else -- are united in their opposition to a prospective long-term security agreement between their country's government and the United States.
Many Iraqis suspect it could lead to the establishment of bases, a long-term presence of American troops, and a weakening of Iraqi government control of foreign troops.
Al-Sadr's chief Shiite political rival, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, said only Iraqis should control Iraq.
"From the beginning, we were and we still insist on the importance of not having any resolution that can challenge our national sovereignty," al-Hakim said.
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Source: CNN
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