Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, center, speaks to the press outside the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad's fortified 'Green Zone' Wednesday, Nov. 26 2008. Iraqi lawmakers decided amid a flurry of last-minute negotiations today to delay a vote on a wide-ranging military pact that would have all US troops withdraw from the country by 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 12 months ago

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, center, speaks to the press outside the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad's fortified 'Green Zone' Wednesday, Nov. 26 2008. Iraqi lawmakers decided amid a flurry of last-minute negotiations today to delay a vote on a wide-ranging military pact that would have all US troops withdraw from the country by 2011.

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