The SOFA under the Table.

The article focuses on the draft proposal, in which administration officials termed as "status of forces agreement" (SOFA) of the U.S. government for Iraq. The author explains that provisions of the draft include a guarantee of immunity for American troops and civilian contractors, broad U.S. authority to conduct combat operations, and the right to detain Iraqi prisoners. Iraq's Kurdish Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari emphasizes that the agreement is a continued commitment by the U.S. government to stand by the Iraqi government against foreign and internal threats.