Pentagon official: Iraqi troops ready for added responsibility
June 29th, 2009
The withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from all Iraqi cities and towns was completed over the weekend and ahead of the June 30 deadline, a Pentagon spokesman said on a cable TV news show June 29.
"Overall, the security situation is stable enough for Iraqi security forces to take on this added responsibility," Geoff Morrell said on CNN's "Newsroom."
"It's one that they want, and it's one that the commanders on the ground feel they are capable of taking on," he said. "It has to be OK because there's a legal agreement, which forces us to abide by these timelines."
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"Overall, the security situation is stable enough for Iraqi security forces to take on this added responsibility," Geoff Morrell said on CNN's "Newsroom."
"It's one that they want, and it's one that the commanders on the ground feel they are capable of taking on," he said. "It has to be OK because there's a legal agreement, which forces us to abide by these timelines."
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