Agencies Updated: 2005-01-31 09:14
According to theIraqi interim Interior Minister Falah al-Naqib Us forces could leave the country within eighteen months.
"I think we will not need the multi-national, foreign forces, in this country within 18 months," he said. "I think we will be able to depend on ourselves."
This is also because the election turnout happened to be higher than expected, despite the terrorists tried to destroy every polling station.
But al-Naqib said, "We are building our forces and I think we will need 18 months -- it's my estimate -- that we will have a quite reasonable sized force, trained, well trained force, well equipped to protect the country.
"So I believe very much that we won't need more than 18 months."
President Bush recently said that US forces must help the new government in its first steps.
Il Romanaccio at 10:28 AM
