ADM Mullen described withdrawal plan as "a physical problem" Iraqi Government within weeks to decide whether it wants to remain any US troops behind the end of 2011, was the top US military officer said.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff ADM Mike Mullen, said that the United States had to begin planning the 47,000 troops and military Kit still there to withdraw soon.
Iraqi leaders have said so far, which must withdraw United States as planned.
In Baghdad, ADM Mullen said the two Governments official talks on the extension of the deployment had not kept.
'Physical problem'"The Iraqi Government, the potential for some US troops remain to discuss the request, I am sure that my Government that the dialogue is welcome," adm Mullen said Baghdad on Friday on a US military base outside.
He said any request would have to come "in the next few weeks".
"There, for the withdrawal, I call a physics problem with 47,000 troops here much equipment and physically it just takes time to move them."
On Thursday said Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki Iraqi troops safety obligations can process if US troops, more than eight years after the first invasion, you pull out the regime of Saddam Hussein.
ADM Mullen criticized sharp statements anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr suggested that he would his Mahdi Army militia unleash, when U.S. troops remain.
"The extension of this claim is, in essence in the threatening future violence," said ADM Mullen. "And Iraq has seen more than its fair share of violence and death."
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