Iraq President asks US troops to stay for two more years

May 12, 2007
Iraq President asks US troops to stay for two more years

Iraq's president asked America to keep its troops in Iraq for up to two more years after the US Congress voted to limit funding for the war.

Speaking at the Cambridge Union Society, Jalal Talabani said Iraqi forces would not be prepared to take charge of security for "one or two years".

"We are concerned and we hope that Congress will review this decision and help the American army to stay until the Iraqi army will be ready," he said.