Ambassador Satterfield says we owe it to our troops to obtain them protection
At the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on “Negotiating a Long Term Relationship with Iraq,” Ambassador David Satterfield says the status of forces agreement will set the basic parameters for the US presence in Iraq, and the protections necessary for our troops to operate effectively. The provisions are vital, he says, and we owe it to our troops to obtain for them the protections they enjoy elsewhere in the world. (0:22)
April 10, 2008
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