Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human View Post
"Take the hint and leave" is over simplifying the issue.

The Iraqis want US troops to stay in Iraq for the time being, the issue has been with the details of the SOFA.

It seems this SOFA with Iraq has a little more than the agreement pacts
made with other countries. This article describes it as a SOFA Plus.

Paragraph 6 explains a lot.

http://www.cfr.org/publication/16448/