news bulletin – answers

Iraq cabinet backs US security pact

true/false

1. The security pact has been renewed. F: this is a new pact
2. The US army have been in Iraq for almost 8 years. T: nearly 8 years
3. The negotiations over the pact have been difficult. T: ‘gruelling’ = difficult
4. The current UN mandate has 2 years to run. F: it will run out at the end of the year
5. There are around 115,000 US troops currently in Iraq. F: 150,000
6. Iraq alone will decide on the withdrawal of troops. F: with the US administration
7. The troops will leave the cities in the summer of 2009. T: June 2009
8. The Iraqi parliament will approve the decision next month. F: later this month
9. The Iraqi people are happy about the decision. T: they are unified
10. Violence is no longer a problem in Iraq. F: it still claims Iraqi and US lives