http://washingtonindependent.com/22593/what-does-the-status-of-forces-agreement-really-mean National News in Context Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:41:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://washingtonindependent.com/22593/what-does-the-status-of-forces-agreement-really-mean/comment-page-1#comment-28493 Understanding Government » Blog Archive » IRAQ’S (POSSIBLY) CHANGING POWER DYNAMIC Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:54:40 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=22593#comment-28493 [...] The U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement, signed in December, was an effort by Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to exert at least a little control over his country: U.S. military contractors no longer are immune from Iraq law and U.S. soldiers must coordinate all attacks with Iraq authorities. Now Maliki’s power to enforce SOFA is being tested, reports Charles Levinson and Nada Raad of the Wall Street Journal. On Sunday, American soldiers raided a Shiite, Iranian-affiliated militia that killed two. [...] [...] The U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement, signed in December, was an effort by Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to exert at least a little control over his country: U.S. military contractors no longer are immune from Iraq law and U.S. soldiers must coordinate all attacks with Iraq authorities. Now Maliki’s power to enforce SOFA is being tested, reports Charles Levinson and Nada Raad of the Wall Street Journal. On Sunday, American soldiers raided a Shiite, Iranian-affiliated militia that killed two. [...]

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/22593/what-does-the-status-of-forces-agreement-really-mean/comment-page-1#comment-36137 ufred Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:29:45 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=22593#comment-36137 Why? What need is there for more clarity than the agreement contains? Why? What need is there for more clarity than the agreement contains?

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/22593/what-does-the-status-of-forces-agreement-really-mean/comment-page-1#comment-14088 ufred Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:29:45 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=22593#comment-14088 Why? What need is there for more clarity than the agreement contains? Why? What need is there for more clarity than the agreement contains?

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