Thursday, November 02, 2006
Talabani wants U.S. in Iraq for three years
Politics, Security
US troops should stay for up to three more years in Iraq to allow local authorities to build up their own security forces, the Iraqi president says. At the start of his week-long visit, Jalal Talabani, said his country was not in a civil war and accused the media of focusing only on negative stories. However, he said international terrorists were still concentrating all their efforts on Iraq which meant the country needed outside help to defeat them.
Talabani is due to meet Jacques Chirac, the French president, later on Thursday. The Iraqi president said he wanted France to be actively involved in the rebuilding of the country and to help train Iraqi forces.
Talabani is due to meet Jacques Chirac, the French president, later on Thursday. The Iraqi president said he wanted France to be actively involved in the rebuilding of the country and to help train Iraqi forces.
