Iraq Rules Out U.S. Military Force

BAGHDAD [MENL] -- Iraq has ruled out the extension of a U.S. military force
beyond 2011.
Officials said the government of Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki has
relayed its rejection of a U.S. proposal to deploy 10,000 troops in Iraq in
2012. They said Al Maliki and his Cabinet were prepared to maintain a much
smaller U.S. contingent of trainers to help the Iraqi military and
security forces.