Really?

With the advance on time we many times ear US government saying that they will quit from Iraq FOR SURE, and the sooner the best!

This article shows what was not expected as Iraq proposes long-term US troop presence.

Iraq's government is preparing to grant the US a long-term troop presence in the country and preferential treatment for American investors in return for a guarantee on long-term security, it emerged today.

The proposals foresee a long-term presence of about 50,000 US troops, down from the current figure of more than 160,000.

The Iraqi target date for a bilateral agreement on the new relationship would be July, when the US intends to finish withdrawing the five combat brigades ordered to the country by the US president, George Bush, as part of the so-called "surge".