Chaff regarding the US-Iraq security deal

At this point, I'm not really sure what to believe about the leaks regarding the US-Iraq security agreement. There's huge opposition to it among the Iraqis and the Iraqi politicians, so I find the leaks of these closed discussions by Iraqi politicians outside the room fairly suspect.

Anyway, here's the latest. The GulfNews says the agreement would allow the US to attack any country from Iraqi territory, and Patrick Cockburn, who reports with definite politics, prints some leaks which sound pretty unbelievable.

(The UN mandate for the US presence runs out on Dec. 31, and if this becomes an issue in the Iraqi provincial elections in the fall, you can bet that those elected will be against it.)