• BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Washington and Baghdad have reached a finalagreement after months of talks on a pact that would require U.S.forces to withdraw from Iraq by 2011, U.S. and Iraqi officials said onWednesday....
• A senior U.S. official in Washington, who asked not to be named,confirmed that the final draft had been agreed by both sides and wouldrequire U.S. troops to leave by the end of 2011, unless Iraq asks themto stay longer
  
• Iraqi parliament, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said said the agreement envisions U.S. forces withdrawing fromIraqi towns and villages by the middle of next year, and withdrawingcompletely from the country within three years. For them to staylonger, a new pact would need to be agreed.
  
• The withdrawal is to be achieved in three years. In 2011, thegovernment at that time will determine whether it needs a new pact ornot, and what type of pact will depend on the challenges it faces," hetold Reuters.
  
• Either side can withdraw from the pact with a year's notice...
  
• Most major political groups say they accept the idea of a U.S.presence as long as it is temporary. An exception are followers ofanti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. "As long as there is one American soldier on our land, we will notaccept any pact and we will not vote for any agreement," said Ahmedal-Masoudi, a Sadrist lawmaker.
• The pact will not require approval by the U.S. Congress.                                                         

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