Pact hinges on pullout timeline
Iraq won't sign accord on U.S. troops unless withdrawal schedule spelled out, official warns
The Bush administration has long opposed a firm timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, arguing that the U.S. military should leave only when Iraq's security forces are capable of securing the country and that setting a pullout date would allow insurgents to lay low until after U.S. troops were gone.
At the same time, Bush has repeatedly said he would go along with the wishes of the Iraqi government. "It's their government's choice," ...
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