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  1. Political Comment (20 April 2009)

    ...ymond Odierno,  remains confident that the US will complete its withdrawal from Iraq by the 31 December 2011 deadline set by President Obama.  Speaking on CNN, Gen Odierno acknowledged that “there are still some elements that are able to conduct some very serious attacks,” but, when asked to grade on...

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 16
    Published at Mon, 20 Apr 2009

  2. Political Comment (9 March 2009)

    ...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LII No 10 9-Mar-2009 Political Comment (9 March 2009) The US will be out of Iraq altogether by the end of 2011, according to the timetable announced by President Barack Obama. On her first visit to the region, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ha...

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 10
    Published at Mon, 09 Mar 2009

  3. Political Comment (1 December 2008)

    ...nflicting). So while the way is now clear for an American withdrawal from Iraq by the end of 2011 in accordance with the SOFA, it is now theoretically possible that this could take place by the middle of 2011 if the referendum gives the thumbs down, since the agreement specifies that it “can be terminated by...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 48
    Published at Mon, 01 Dec 2008

  4. Political Comment (24 November 2008)

    ...forces, which is probably why cabinet spokesman ΄Ali al-Dabbagh stressed that “the total withdrawal will be completed by 31 December 2011. This is not governed by circumstances on the ground. The date is specific and final.” Unfortunately for Mr Dabbagh, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of St...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 47
    Published at Mon, 24 Nov 2008

  5. Political Comment (10 November 2008)

    ...ndate for the Americans’ continued presence in Iraq at the end of the year. According to Iraqi national security adviser Muwaffaq al-Ruba'i on 6 November, “they accepted many, many of our requests,” including the removal of a clause that would have allowed US troops to remain in Iraq after 2011, wh...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 45
    Published at Mon, 10 Nov 2008

  6. Political Comment (3 November 2008)

    ...e American presence beyond 2011 and the right to declare the agreement void if the US unilaterally attacks any of Iraq’s neighbors, it is hardly surprising that the move went down badly in Washington, where  White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said on 28 October that “we think the door is pretty mu...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 44
    Published at Mon, 03 Nov 2008

  7. Political Comment (27 October 2008)

    ...rliamentary approval. Unfortunately that appeared to be as far as the process went, since even Mr Maliki’s ruling Shi΄a coalition, the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA), expressed misgivings about the agreement – which, inter alia, provides for US forces to withdraw from the country by December 2011 unless as...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 43
    Published at Mon, 27 Oct 2008

  8. Political Comment (1 September 2008)

    ...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LI No 34 25-Aug-2008 Political Comment (1 September 2008) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has stated that in the negotiations on a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) the US and Iraq have agreed on a 2011 deadline for the withdrawal of US fo...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 35
    Published at Mon, 01 Sep 2008