Powell and Bremmer and Joint Chiefs rep said we'd leave if the Iraqis wanted it

by John in DC - 11/22/2005 10:34:00 AM

Well, now they want it.

Secretary of State Colin Powell emphatically said yesterday that if the incoming Iraqi interim government ordered the departure of foreign troops after June 30, they would pack up without protest, but emphasized he doubted such a request would be made....

His statement, which was echoed by L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. civilian administrator in Iraq, and the foreign ministers of Britain, Italy and Japan, came one day after conflicting testimony by administration officials on the issue.