David Satterfield speaks to the press in Baghdad about U.S. Iraq security deal

The U.S. State Department’s top Iraq Adviser, David Satterfield, speaks to the press in Baghdad on June 10, 2008. Satterfield said that he believes a security agreement between Iraq and the United Sates can be finalized by the end of July deadline. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)

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Outside View: Controlling Iraqi oil

"Americans remain optimistic that a last minute deal can be reached," reported The Wall Street Journal in its June 14-15, 2008 edition, describing an impasse over an extraordinary long-term "security" deal between the United States and Iraqi governments that would keep U.S. troops in Iraq for many, many years.

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