| 2008: Iraq Minister Says Security Agreement With U.S. Is Within Reach |
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June 17, 2008 Iraq's foreign minister said he was optimistic that Iraq and the U.S. would be able to finalize a long-term security agreement by a July 31 deadline, crediting what he described as new "flexibility" by the Bush administration. Hoshyar Zebari said the U.S. had made concessions such as dropping a demand for immunity for American security contractors and agreeing to create a U.S.-Iraqi operations center that gives Iraqi officials more input into future American military moves there. |