Talking to Sami Al Askari, an Iraqi member of parliament and adviser to the PM, about the ongoing debate on shaping the future of Iraq's relations with the US, the conversation led to a number of points that seemed very much in line with the chaos witnessed in Iraq over the past five years. He said the core issue is whether the Iraqi government wants the Coalition Forces to leave the country by the end of this year. The Iraqi government has stressed the need for the presence of some foreign troops to secure peace and stability in the country. Even Iraqi PM Nouri Al Maliki, who is very much in favour of seeing off the last foreign boot on Iraqi soil as soon as possible, says ...