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Thu 08 Aug 2010Iraq PM says forces ready for US exit
Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki today said Iraqi security forces will be ready to take over from US troops when they withdraw, despite the country's army chief of staff saying the pullout was premature.
"We have got an army with the weapons, supplies, training and ability to protect the security and sovereignty of Iraq," Mr al-Maliki said today in comments aired by al-Iraqiyah television.
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