Hearing on "Declaration of Principles": Glennon Testimony

The Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight is currently holding a hearing, "The November 26 Declaration of Principles: Implications for UN Resolutions on Iraq and for Congressional Oversight." Defense Secretary Gates testified on Wednesday that the agreement with the Iraqi government, which was previewed in the Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America, which was drafted in November, "will not have a security component." However, he also testified that "I'm told that the Declaration of Principles that was signed in November was not considered by our government to be a security commitment," despite language in that document regarding "Supporting the Republic of Iraq in defending its democratic system against internal and external threats." Michael J. Glennon, Professor of International Law at The Fletcher School of Tufts University, gives testimony.

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