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Kurdish diplomat fears US may drop ball in
Iraq
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July 2, 2009
Washington, US, — The Iraqi Kurdish
representative to Washington voiced fears Wednesday
that President Barack Obama's administration might
disengage too quickly from Iraq only to have to
intervene again later.
A day after US troops pulled back from Iraqi urban
areas,
Qubad Talabani
 ,www.ekurd.net
representative of the
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to the United
States, said unspecified administration members
appeared to have lost interest in Iraq.
"I see a tug of war between people that want nothing
to do with Iraq and others that believe it is in the
US's vital interest to ensure a stable and thriving
Iraq," said Talabani, the son of Iraqi President
Jalal Talabani.
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Qubad Talabani is representative of the Kurdistan
Regional Government (KRG) to the United States |
Talabani said following "the euphoria" over the
pullback from Iraqi cities and towns,www.ekurd.net
the United States has to
"undertake a sustained political, economic and
security engagement" to guarantee stability and
democracy in Iraq.
He said such involvement is generally covered by the
November Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which
sets out a timetable for a complete US troop
withdrawal from Iraq by 2011.
The pullback from Iraqi cities also took place under
the SOFA.
He added he was "hopeful" the administration would
ultimately stay the course.
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