And it was kind of a face saving measure. So as the story's been described to me, Maliki wanted a long term strategic partnership, felt status force agreement was just table stakes. We weren't willing to leave enough troops to make it possible for him to accept that agreement. So you do think it's possible that the administration, President Obama could have gotten a status of force? (03:39–03:46)
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Asserts that Maliki desired a long-term strategic partnership and considered the status of forces agreement essential.
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