White House spokesman Scott McClellan said today the interim government in Baghdad had concerns about having troops from a neighboring country inside Iraq. He said coalition commanders also had concerns about forces operating outside the chain of command.
The force would have been controlled by the United Nations instead of U.S. commanders. The initiative reportedly died because the Muslim and Arab countries refused to work under U.S. command.
(AP/latimes/Newsday)
The force would have been controlled by the United Nations instead of U.S. commanders. The initiative reportedly died because the Muslim and Arab countries refused to work under U.S. command.
(AP/latimes/Newsday)
