farquar
05-14-2007, 08:22 PM
While he was confident that Iraq's security forces were gaining ground against insurgents, Mr Talabani said British and American forces must not contemplate withdrawal before the end of next year.
"We need to have a coalition presence this year and next year. Then we can say goodbye, dear friends." "The British did a very big job for us in securing and guaranteeing the oil for the Iraq people," he said. He is optimistic that the worst sectarian violence will begin to ease within months. But the bloodshed will continue. "I am sure by the end of the summer the city will be cleansed of terrorists but if you mean by security the end of car bombs, I don't think it is possible," he said. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/15/wiraq15.xml
"We need to have a coalition presence this year and next year. Then we can say goodbye, dear friends." "The British did a very big job for us in securing and guaranteeing the oil for the Iraq people," he said. He is optimistic that the worst sectarian violence will begin to ease within months. But the bloodshed will continue. "I am sure by the end of the summer the city will be cleansed of terrorists but if you mean by security the end of car bombs, I don't think it is possible," he said. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/15/wiraq15.xml