“Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey insisted Washington still had an important role to play in Iraq, where he landed on Tuesday, eight months after American troops departed.  ‘We still retain significant investment and significant influence. But now it’s on the basis of a partnership and not on the basis of ownership,’ Dempsey said. Dempsey stressed that he came to build a dialogue with his Iraqi counterparts and explore expanding military ties, not to make demands.  And he said he wanted to discuss Iraq’s interest in training and military exercises with US forces as well as the possibility of arms sales.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/21/top-general-u-s-still-has-key-iraq-role-even-after-troop-exit/

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