We entered the final stage – Gates

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The United States Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, on Saturday stressed that U.S. forces entered the last stage concerning U.S. commitments to Iraq. He explained that the plan of the U.S. President Elect Barack Obama to withdraw from Iraq within 16 months does not mean that an irresponsible withdrawal will be carried out. MH (P)/SR 1