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Iraq's Army Chief Babakir Zebari (left) and U.S. Lieutenant General Michael D. Barbero hold a news conference at an Iraqi military base in Kirkuk, 250 km north of Baghdad, August 10, 2010
Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010

Open quoteThe U.S. Army must stay until the Iraqi army is fully ready in 2020.Close quote

  • BABAKER ZEBARI,
  • Iraq's army chief, telling a defense conference in Baghdad that Iraq's army won't be able to ensure security after the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011
Photo: Thaier al-Sudani / Reuters | Source: BBC