Iraq PM condemns US officer's remarsk

 BAGHDAD; Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-
Abadi's office condemned Thursday outgoing,
US army chief General Raymond Odierno's
"irresponsible "statement on the possibility
that Iraq might be partitioned ..

It was irresponsible  statement and reflects an
ignorance of the Iraqi reality,Abadi's media
office said,

Odierno ,who served as the top US commander
in Iraq from 2008 to 2010 said Wednesday
that partitioning the country is something
that could happen "and might be the only
solution ,but I'm not ready to say that yet:"

The United States is a key parnter  in Iraq's
Battle against the Islamic State group,
leading a coalition that is carrying out air
strikes against the militants and is training
Baghdad forces..