Iraq general to US army: stay

伊高官'求'美軍再呆10年

Iraq's army chief of staff is calling for US forces to stay in the country for another decade, reinforcing his stance that his country's military forces aren't ready to secure the nation on their own, AFP reported. "At this point, the withdrawal (of US forces) is going well, because they are still here," Lieutenant General Babaker Zebari said Wednesday. "But the problem will start after 2011; the politicians must find other ways to fill the void after 2011." Under the security pact between Baghdad and Washington, all US troops are scheduled to leave by the end of next year.

據法新社報道，伊拉克陸軍參謀長澤巴里中將11日表示，他認為伊拉克政府軍尚未做好完全接管該國安全事務的準備，他希望美軍能夠在伊拉克再呆10年。澤巴里說，"目前，美軍撤出伊拉克的行動進展順利，那是因為美軍還在，但在2011年以后，問題就會出現，伊拉克的政治家必須找到填補因美軍撤出形成"力量真空"的辦法。"依照美伊安全協議，所有美軍將在2011年底前撤出。

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