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U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq Must Be 'Moral and Responsible': Iraqi Lawmaker
September 18, 2009"We must ensure that the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq is moral and responsible," a prominent Iraqi lawmaker told the Sub-Committee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Government Oversight of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday. Dr. Saleh Mutlaq, Secretary General of Iraq's National Dialogue Front, visiting Washington, DC, to meet with officials at the White House, the State Department, and House and Senate members, told the Sub-Committee, "Let us work together to insure that the current withdrawal from Iraq, for which we have continuously called, will go forward with proper planning so as to avoid the previous missteps." "Iraq is my country, and I understand and believe that Iraqis are the ones who should fix and make it a better place. But, unfortunately, Iraq is not a sovereign state where Iraqis can decide their own fate. Even if the U.S. ends its occupation, Iraq's sovereignty is still breached by Iran," cautioned the Iraqi legislator. Full release.