A8 Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said that some Iraqi cities were secure enough for American-led forces to begin withdrawing to bases outside various cities, a move he suggested could lead to a timetable for the departure of foreign troops.
But then what happens is American troops withdraw to bases.
"But I think American forces should be withdrawn to bases nearby.
When, under the terms of the peace plan, the soldiers belatedly withdrew to bases a few miles to the west of Tal Rifaat, they left the walls spattered with graffiti.
So far Friday, Moscow has rejected direct talks with Ukraine mediated by the West, a notion that Putin's spokesman said "makes us smile"; and blocked international observers from entering Crimea with troops whose specific affiliation was not ascertained but who in any case were definitely not withdrawn to bases.
In other developments on Sunday, the deputy commander of American forces in Baghdad said 90percentt or more of American troops in the capital would withdraw to bases on the outskirts of the city by June 30, as mandated by the Status of Forces Agreement between Iraq and the United States.
Following the Vietnamese invasion of his country, Pol Pot withdrew to bases in Thailand to lead the Khmer Rouge forces against the new Hanoi-supported government in Phnom Penh, which refused to consider peace negotiations as long as he remained at the head of the party.
Read the subtext here: the country is, by any measure, in a state of civil war, and the conclusion is that the Administration intends to let the civil war fight itself out, probably by ultimately choosing a side and then withdrawing to these bases.
Observing this, Flamininus ordered his forces to withdraw to their base.
Mân ordered Cương to split the 2nd Division into two fighting arms; one regiment would tie down the Americans in the Que Son Valley, while the rest of the division would withdraw to their base areas near Laos, to link up with the 70th Transport Regiment.
Despite Moscow's statements that troops had been withdrawn to their home bases, only a few units have returned to their place of permanent deployment, the analysts said.
