Back in November, President Bush and Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki hashed out the principles for the two countries’ “enduring relationship”: a long-term American troop presence in Iraq and preferential treatment for American investments in return for a guarantee of security for the Iraqis. It was a deal we summarized at the time as “U.S. To Stay In Iraq Forever.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=179008