Parliamentary Defense and Security: U.S. withdrawal predicted more than politicians, Iraq needs trained
13/12/2011 PM - 5:41 p.m.
The Commission on Security and Defence parliamentary, Tuesday, that "the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country are rapidly" exceed expectations of politicians, "while referring to the need for Iraq to foreign coaches, explained that the government has two choices for the period after the withdrawal are to expedite the process of militarization and the use of new agreements under any name.
A member of the Chuan Mohamed Taha in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "Committee on Security and Defence pursuing the process of U.S. withdrawal from Iraq very closely," asserting that "the withdrawal process are rapidly than expectations of politicians, putting Iraq before the bear great responsibility for after the withdrawal. "
Taha said "Iraq needs to instructors for the training of Iraqi forces, particularly since the process of arming the Iraqi forces are continuing," asserting that "the existence of trainers is normal in all the countries supplying weapons to the need for training on the use of these weapons and how to address Oatalha."
The member of the Security and Defense Committee that "Iraq's need for managers was not decided until now the Iraqi government," noting that "before the Iraqi government has two options for the post-withdrawal first is to accelerate the arming of the system, aerospace and defense to protect the atmosphere of the country."
He noted a member of the Security and Defense Committee that the "speed up in arms is not possible at this time because it needs a long time and included in the strategy long term," adding that "other option before the Iraqi government after the American withdrawal is to resort to new agreements under any name with either side American or European countries technologically advanced. "
Taha pointed out that "Iraqi forces may be able to protect the sovereignty of Iraq than any risk of external or internal, but they need air support to be able to achieve that," stressing that "the protection of Iraqi sovereignty within the territorial protection to the security of all countries of the region."
The United States of America, said on Tuesday it has agreed to double the number of aircraft of the model (F-16) to be sold to Iraq in conjunction with a visit by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of the United States, saying that the resolution of this evidence of Iraq's progress in ensuring security , "and independence."
And coinciding with the visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the United States at the head of a ministerial delegation chief, during which he met senior U.S. officials, including President Barack Obama, who said in a press conference, on Monday evening, with al-Maliki that the United States will be close and support of Iraq after the withdrawal, while Maliki confirmed that the US-Iraqi relations will not end the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq.
The government had already announced in (July 30, 2011), it has allocated a budget increase for the purchase of 36 aircraft of the type (F - 16) instead of 18 aircraft, and confirmed on 27 September last for the first payment of the value of the transaction to the United States.
The deal of the (F 16) to many of the failures after it raised its budget from the budget of 2011 and then referred the amounts allocated to them, which amounted to (900 million dollars), down initially to support the ration card in the period were seen in the country Ahtajmat wide range of poor services and lack of employment opportunities .
The deal weaponry this part of the security agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington at the end of November 2008, which provides training and equipping Iraqi forces before withdrawing all U.S. forces from all territory and waters and airspace of Iraq not later than 31 December 2011, current, and has withdrawn combat troops from towns and villages and towns in Iraq June 30, 2009, at the time confirmed the U.S. military in Iraq that no longer has only less than seven thousand troops.
It is expected to continue Iraq's relationship with the United States during the next phase in what is known (the Strategic Framework Agreement), which provides for the exchange and partnership between the two countries in economic, diplomatic, cultural and security.
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