US Senate Not Needed for Iraqi Agreement

-Posted by D. Worth (US) | For- m. barbay (France)

The White House declared that it will not pass the agreement of US Forces status in Iraq to the Senate for vote in fear of some parliamentarians’ criticism. US Presidency spokesman Gordon Johndroe said this agreement is not a treaty, thus, it does not require to be ratified in the Senate.

Note: Iraq will benefit without being directly involved with Democrat hopefuls election Campaign...

Image: (l) Cocker, (c) Dr. Rice (r) Iraq Diplomat

My opinion: US presence would see a faster withdraw, with full reconciliation or full tribes integration...

Iraq Takes Aim at Leaders of U.S.-Tied Sunni Groups #
Oil-rich, power confident, and Shiite-dominated government, promised to recruit tens of thousands of its members into their security forces; and now claim:

"The state cannot accept the Awakening,” said Sheik Jalaladeen al-Sagheer, a leading Shiite member of Parliament. “Their days are numbered." more.
General Perkins said only 5,200 members had been recruited in a force of about 100,000...~~~~~~~~~~~~~Of the following list of countries, Suicide Militants hold as regional quests...(See below-with Line through)
Many now suffer renewed suicide attacks; as early as the 1980's... Nearly 90% have never seen US Military presence...

Of this List:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Chechnya, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kurdistan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Yemen, e. China (East Turkestan), Tibet, inc. certain areas in central Russia.

Suicide Militant's "REGIONAL QUESTS" seek to topple Islamic States; and over-power existing Rule... Those Nations who fight terror, find political opposition, aided by terrorist’s propaganda...(U. S. has this now!)

Found this Video which long confirms this assertion!

Bombings kill 64 in Pakistan Chicago Tribune, United States - 4 hours ago By Kim Barker Chicago Tribune correspondent ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Two suicide bombers killed at least 64 people during a shift change at the Pakistani ...

Rice says Musharraf pulled Pakistan from ‘brink of extremism’ Daily Times, Pakistan - 10 hours agoBy Khalid Hasan WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has praised Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf for having pulled Pakistan away from the ...

Algeria bombs kill 11 as violence escalates
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - 21 hours ago -By Abdelaziz Boumzar BOUIRA, Algeria, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Two car bombs in Algeria killed 11 people on Wednesday, the latest attacks in the bloodiest week of...more

Dozens killed in Algeria suicide bombings - Telegraph
Aug 21, 2008 ... A suicide bomb attack in Algeria has killed 43 people in one of the bloodiest incidents in years. A further 38 people have been wounded.

Turkey confirms suicide bombing wounds 13 - International Herald ...
Aug 20, 2008 ... ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey's interior minister on Wednesday confirmed that 13 policemen were wounded in a suicide bombing this week...

Obviously I could add dozens of recent attacks; which have NOTHING to do with the west... Hopefully this withdraw will be rapid, and we are able to keep many of our aid workers, and kind volunteers, safe from further assassinations...