Iraq Head, Top Cleric Back 2011 Exit by U.S.
Agreement Gives Pact Better Odds of Passing
Agreement Gives Pact Better Odds of Passing
COMMENT: Make no mistake about it, Sistani and Maliki could not have supported the permanent U.S. occupation of Iraq, without the tacit approval by Iran. This provides further proof that a Grand Bargain, between the "Great Satan" and Iran is in the works. This is Iran's gift to Obama.
Iran's duplicity and the role it has been playing in Iraq are now in full view for all to see. What do you, Iran defenders, have to say about this?
"BAGHDAD, Nov. 15 -- Iraq's prime minister and its most influential Shiite cleric have decided to support a security agreement that would allow U.S. troops to remain in the country until the end of 2011, sharply increasing its chances of passage in the Iraqi parliament, officials said Saturday.
Approval of the so-called status of forces agreement would be a cause for relief among Bush administration officials, who have grown increasingly concerned that U.S. forces would begin the new year with no legal basis to remain in Iraq. A U.N. mandate authorizing their presence is set to expire Dec. 31.
A delegation of Shiite lawmakers and government officials met Saturday with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani to review the latest changes to the agreement, and the cleric "gave the Iraqi side the green light to sign it," according to an official in Sistani's office who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Sistani's views carry great weight among members of the Shiite parties that dominate Iraq's government......."
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