US-Iraq SOFA Vote on Wednesday

Looks like US servicemembers will know before the Detroit Lions play whether they'll be packing things up this winter or have a SOFA to rely on after January 1, 2009. AP (via the WSJ, here) reports that Iraqi lawmakers will vote on the current draft of the US-Iraq SOFA on Wednesday, November 26. See our prior coverage, here, and a signed English language version of the proposed SOFA, here.