US seeks 'time horizon' on Iraq
Iraq and the US have called for an agreement on a "general time horizon" for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, the White House has announced.
The call comes after a video conference between President George W Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.
The two governments are currently negotiating an agreement to allow US forces to remain in the country.
Any decision to remove troops would be based on "improving conditions", not an "arbitrary date", the White House said.
"Improving conditions should allow for the agreements now under negotiation to include a general time horizon for meeting aspirational goals - such as the resumption of Iraqi security control in their cities and provinces and the further reduction of US combat forces from Iraq," said White House spokeswoman Dana Perino in a statement.
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Iraq and the US have called for an agreement on a "general time horizon" for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, the White House has announced.
The call comes after a video conference between President George W Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.
The two governments are currently negotiating an agreement to allow US forces to remain in the country.
Any decision to remove troops would be based on "improving conditions", not an "arbitrary date", the White House said.
"Improving conditions should allow for the agreements now under negotiation to include a general time horizon for meeting aspirational goals - such as the resumption of Iraqi security control in their cities and provinces and the further reduction of US combat forces from Iraq," said White House spokeswoman Dana Perino in a statement.
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