Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has raised the prospect of setting a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.
Talks are continuing on a new security deal, but the US has said it opposes setting any timetable for withdrawal.
The UN mandate under which US troops stay in Iraq expires at the end 2008.
Correspondents say Mr Maliki may have an easier time getting the support of Iraqi MPs by proposing a deal which includes a withdrawal timetable.
A statement from Mr Maliki's office quoted him as telling Arab ambassadors in the UAE: "The direction we are taking is to have a memorandum of understanding either for the departure of the forces or to have a timetable for their withdrawal."
"The negotiations are still continuing with the American side, but in any case the basis for the agreement will be respect for the sovereignty of Iraq."
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A google ad on the upper left hand corner of your page said this:
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Are they sneaky fucks or what?
Now that you mention it, I'm getting that too. I like to look at it as the GOP wasting their money ;)
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