Iraq: Maliki, the Pentagon and Saudi demandsnote

The relation between Iraq and Saudi Arabia is expected to deteriorate, as the Saudis are said to be interfering with the US-Iraq talks on the eve of the US military pullout from Iraq. The following 432-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the Saudi demands from the Pentagon and the Iraqi government. It also tells what about the reaction of Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki and that of the Pentagon.