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Jalal
Talabani: If US pulls out, Iraq will be overrun by Shiites,
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Iraqi President: If US pulls out, Iraq
will be overrun by Shiites, Kurds
13.3.2007
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March 13, 2007
AMMAN, Jordan -- Iraqi President Jalal
Talabani warned in remarks published Tuesday that if
US troops pulled out prematurely from Iraq, the
country 'will be overrun' by Kurdish and Shiite
militias.
'Frankly speaking, we believe that if the US army
withdraws, there will be a Kurdish and Shiite
military domination of the country,' Talabani said
in an interview with the daily newspaper al-Rai.
'Hundreds of thousands of trained Kurds and Shiites
are ready and they can overrun all of Iraq. We in
the Kurdistan province can dominate the city of
Mosul and all Arab areas there in a few hours,'
added Talabani, who is recovering at King Hussein
Medical Centre where he was transferred two weeks
ago after a sudden illness.
The Iraqi president, who himself leads a Kurdish
party backed with a militia, said that a US pullout
from Iraq at this juncture 'will not be in the
interest of the country.' |
Iraqi
President : Jalal Talabani, a Kurd |
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'A real Iraqi force
involving all components of the Iraqi people should
be ready before a US withdrawal,' he added.
Talabani pointed out that he attached big importance
to the conference that was held earlier this month
in Baghdad with the participation of Iran and Syria.
'US President George W Bush has taken a risk when he
agreed that Americans and Iranians meet, because the
United States so far absolutely rejected any
encounter with the Iranians before they stop the
enrichment (of uranium),' he said.
'Iraq will benefit more than any other country from
the US-Iranian rapprochement, because if the
Americans and the Iranians agree to achieve security
and stability in Iraq, I am confident there will be
some results on the ground within one month or two
months,' he added. 'This is because the Iranians
have information and capabilities to deal with
terrorists,' he said.
DPA
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