Iraqi legislators want U.S. Troops out:
"The legislators have signed 100 signatures, calling on the government to demand the departure of the U.S. Occupation forces, in compliance with the security agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington," Uday Awad of the al-Ahrar (Liberals) Bloc told the Aswat al-Iraq news agency Monday. Ref. Source 8
No revival of Mahdi army, says Al Sadr:
Anti-US occupation Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr has withdrawn a threat to reactivate his powerful Mahdi Army but said an elite unit would oppose American forces if they extended their deployment in Iraq. Ref. Source 4
Iraqi government to sign agreement to keep some US troops in the country
Iraqi political blocs gave the green light late Tuesday to the Iraqi government to sign a new agreement with the United States to Keep some of its troops, for military training purposes, beyond their departure date at the end of 2011. Ref. Source 2
US mulls over permanent base in Iraq:
The unexpected trip by the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen to Baghdad led to an about-face on the part of the Iraqi statesmen on the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the two sides. Ref. Source 3
U.S. Military trainers could be targets:
Iraq's Sadr: Iraq's fiercely anti-U.S. Occupation cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has warned that U.S. Military trainers will be targets if they stay in the country beyond a year-end deadline for American troops to leave. Ref. Source 2