New agreement with US difficult – MP

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A Parliamentary Foreign Relations MP expected that difficulties may arise in signing  a new agreement with Washington on an extension of the U.S. forces in Iraq.   “The political blocs have almost  agreed to abide by the security agreement between Iraq and American on the U.S. forces withdrawal by the end of this year, but it will be difficult to draft a new agreement due to the public’s rejection,” MP Hassan Khudhair al-Hamdani told IraqiNews.com.   “The Iraqi people know that the U.S. forces violated the rights in the country and did not defend the sovereignty of Iraq,” he added.   He stressed the importance of “supporting the Iraqi army with new technologies and supplies.”   Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani said that “Iraq is still in need of the U.S. forces,” but criticized the attitude of political blocs for not adopting an exact stance on the matter.   “Iraqi security forces are not ready to defend Iraq, and the army is not prepared to defend its borders,” Barzani added. RM (TI)/SR 438