Iraq may seek to keep U.S. troops in the country past this year to help with training, a role not requiring the approval of a parliament ready to reject continuation of American combat missions, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said today.
“Iraq needs the Americans for training on the sea, air and ground and sea weapons,” he said in an interview with state-sponsored Iraqiya television. “This does not need the approval of parliament,” he said.
