Iraqis "want us want us to be engaged with them in helping them realize their potential," said Vice President Joe Biden after leaving Baghdad on Saturday."If the Iraqi government needs any assistance from the U.S. government, the American government is ready to provide the support and assistance. But the prime minister said these are internal issues that Iraqis will handle," he said. "Involvement of non-Iraqi parties in these issues will complicate things and create problems we can live without."
"They're very concerned, very anxious that we pursue a strategic agreement with them, which has nothing to do with the military. They want scientific knowledge, they want educational assistance, they want economic assistance in terms of advice and connecting them, giving them advice on how to deal with the international business community," Biden said Saturday in an interview aboard Air Force Two before flying out of Iraq, according to pool reports.
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