Jalal Talabani told CNN two years should be enough time for Iraqi forces to rebuild and secure control of the country as well as take over the job currently being performed by some 140,000 U.S. troops.
"We are trying to build -- as soon as possible -- our military forces," he told "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer."
"I think within two years, we can do it, and at the same time, we will remain in full consultation and coordination, cooperation with our American friends."
Yay! We'll be out of Iraq four years after going in. Why, that's only 3.8 years after Bush declared an end to the conflict. And a mere 3.5 years more than Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz promised it would take.
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Date: 2005-04-13 12:18 am (UTC)http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.main/index.html
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The newly elected president of Iraq said Sunday he expects that U.S. troops will be gone from his country within two years.
Jalal Talabani told CNN two years should be enough time for Iraqi forces to rebuild and secure control of the country as well as take over the job currently being performed by some 140,000 U.S. troops.
"We are trying to build -- as soon as possible -- our military forces," he told "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer."
"I think within two years, we can do it, and at the same time, we will remain in full consultation and coordination, cooperation with our American friends."
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Date: 2005-04-13 01:15 am (UTC)Hurray, us!