Saudi urges U.S. not to leave Iraq quickly
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States on Wednesday urged America not to suddenly withdraw troops from Iraq and to support the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as the best hope for stability. “Just picking and leaving is going to create a huge vacuum,” said Prince Turki al-Faisal, hours after the high-level bipartisan Iraq Study Group recommended the United States should begin to withdraw forces and launch a diplomatic push, including Iran and Syria, to avoid chaos in Iraq. Full Story