US general sees Baghdad keeping American troops in country

The Iraqi government will want to keep a US military presence on its territory to fight the Islamic State group, a US general predicted Wednesday on the eve of strategic negotiations between the two governments."It is my belief that the government of Iraq is going to want to retain US and coalition forces," General Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of US forces in the region, said in an online conference sponsored by a Washington think tank."And as you know, from my perspective, we're in Iraq to f