▁responsibility ▁and ▁authority ▁by ▁a ▁fully ▁so ver eign ▁and ▁independent ▁Inter im ▁Government ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁After wards , ▁the ▁UN ▁and ▁individual ▁nations ▁established ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Inter im ▁Government , ▁which ▁began ▁planning ▁for ▁elections ▁and ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁constitution . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁John ▁Neg ro pon te , ▁US ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Ira q , ▁indicated ▁the ▁US ▁government ▁would ▁comp ly ▁with ▁a ▁United ▁Nations ▁resolution ▁declaring ▁that ▁coal ition ▁forces ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁leave ▁if ▁requested ▁by ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government . ▁" If ▁that ' s ▁the ▁wish ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁we ▁will ▁comp ly ▁with ▁those ▁wishes . ▁But ▁no , ▁we ▁haven ' t ▁been ▁approached ▁on ▁this ▁issue ▁– ▁although ▁obviously ▁we ▁stand ▁prepared ▁to ▁eng age ▁the ▁future ▁government ▁on ▁any ▁issue ▁concerning ▁our ▁presence ▁here ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 1 4 4 ▁Ira qi ▁Parliament ary ▁law m akers ▁signed ▁onto ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁pet ition ▁calling ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁set ▁a ▁tim et able ▁for ▁withdraw al . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Parliament ▁voted ▁ 8 5 ▁to ▁ 5 9 ▁to ▁require ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁to ▁consult ▁with ▁Parliament ▁before ▁request ing ▁additional ▁extensions ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁Mand ate ▁for ▁Co al ition ▁operations ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁The