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WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department is still receiving and reviewing comments on the U.S.-Iraq draft security pact, a department spokesman said Friday.
Sean McCormack said State officials have received "numerous" comments on the status of forces agreement, which is needed for the continued presence of 154,000 U.S. troops in Iraq after a U.N. mandate legitimizing their activities expires Dec. 31.
"So we're working through all of those, trying to put a lot of thought into how to respond to them, but I don't think we've given a formal reply to the Iraqis yet," McCormack told reporters during a news briefing.
Under a draft, U.S. troops would withdraw from Iraq's main cities by the end of 2009 and from the country by 2011. Iraqis would also gain legal jurisdiction over U.S. troops who commit "serious crimes" while off duty.
The Iraqis gave the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad amendments to five articles in the draft agreement Wednesday.
"The Iraqis clearly take this seriously, as do we," he said. "I think that's evidenced by the negotiating process that we have here.
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