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Setting the Record Straight

Do It the Right Way

posted on 03/10/08

“In these negotiations, we seek to set the basic parameters for the U.S. presence in Iraq … In addition, we seek to establish a basic framework for a strong relationship with Iraq, reflecting our shared political, economic, cultural, and security interests."
–Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, “What We Need Next in Iraq,” The Washington Post, February 13, 2008

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"As a matter of constitutional principle, as a matter of sound foreign policy and as a matter of plain old common sense, it seems to me that U.S. security commitments and especially solemn promises to defend another nation should come in the form of a treaty."
–Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Hearing on "Declaration and Principles: Future U.S. Commitments to Iraq," March 4, 2008