troops come home now, and if not, how long will they stay?
About 140,000 U.S. soldiers “joined by roughly 25,000 international troops” will remain in Iraq to provide security for the new government. While the United Nations resolution passed earlier this month established that Iraqi officials could ask the U.S.-led force to leave at any time, it is expected to remain until at least January 2006, when a permanent Iraqi government takes office. Q: Who commands U.S. forces? Can the caretaker government veto a planned American offensive? A: U.S. troops will be under American command at all times. Iraq has no veto over U.S. actions, but the recent U.N. resolution called for Iraqi and U.S. commanders to reach an agreement on “sensitive offensive operations.” Q: How long will this caretaker government be in office? How long until a permanent government takes over? A: Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Monday that his interim government plans to hold elections on Jan. 2 to put in place a transitional regime and a national assembly. The transitional
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