Sunday, November 22, 2009

Gates says Iraq withdrawal on schedule (AP)

Iraqi Shiite protesters chant slogans against the veto made by Iraqs Sunni Arab vice president Tariq al-Hashemi on the election law in Basra, Iraqs second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad,on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Iraqi lawmakers will vote Saturday on how to break a deadlock over a key election law after a vice president vetoed the legislation, causing a crisis that could delay a national vote scheduled for January and affect the timetable for an American troop withdrawal.(AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says warnings that politics could push back Iraqi elections scheduled for January arent affecting his plans for a troop withdrawal now.
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