Political stability is important for Iraq , analysts said . ` Pulling all of our remaining troops out of Iraq by the end of 2011 , as presently required under a U.S.-Iraqi understanding negotiated by President ( George W. ) Bush and Prime Minister ( Nuri al- ) Maliki in late 2008 , seems too risky , '' O'Hanlon wrote in an article in The National Interest . `` Our calming presence is useful , as Iraqis themselves agreed in a recent poll by a considerable margin , and there is no military or strategic need to rush for the exits . '' There are similarities between Iraq and North Korea . U.S. troops could stay beyond end of 2011 .
Political stability is important for Iraq , analysts said . There are similarities between Iraq and North Korea . U.S. troops could stay beyond end of 2011 .