Iraqis debate US troop presence - 27 Sep 08

There is even less tolerance for a long term foreign troop presence among ordinary Iraqis, thousands of whom have lost relatives to US military operations. Aljazeera English reports on the death of a respected Iraqi academic in Baquba, shot at a US checkpoint.

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It is not just Iraqis. About 60 percent of Americans want a timeline for US troop withdrawal from Iraq.