Obama says next 18 months may be dangerous for Iraq

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: U.S. President Barack Obama said that the coming 18 months may pose a danger to Iraq, and that the time has come to withdraw from the country. This came during his meeting with U.S. soldiers at Camp Victory near the Baghdad airport upon his arrival in Baghdad. “The coming 18 months may pose a danger to Iraq, and the time has come to transfer ‘sovereignty’ to Iraqis to run their own affairs,” Obama said. A source from the Iraqi cabinet said earlier that tight security measures have been adopted during the surprise visit of U.S. President Barack Obama. Obama had arrived in Baghdad earlier on Tuesday in a surprise visit to the country, his first to an Arab country since assuming office last January.   SH (P)/SR     1