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2006/10/16

Iraqi Government Won't Force Militias To Unarm Now

@ 07:39 PM (80 months, 9 days ago)

Iraq's Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has told USA Today that the Iraqi government will wait until later this year or early next year to force militias to unarm.  He said "The initial date we've set for disbanding the militias is the end of this year or the beginning of next year."

All I want to know is: if the Iraqi government is not interested in securing their own country RIGHT NOW, what is the value of having our troops there?  As long as we refuse to stand down, the Iraqi government will refuse to stand up.

Iraq will wait to disarm militias