An Iraqi National Assembly committee recently issued a report basically calling on the U.S. to withdraw its troops from Iraq, and referring to them as “occupation forces.”

According to the article, the report said that “the presence of the American military prevents Iraq from becoming fully sovereign”:

The 18-member National Sovereignty Committee, made up of legislators chosen in national elections in January . . . called for setting a timetable for the troops to go home and referred to them as “occupation forces,” a first.

The report is the second time in four months that National Assembly members have expressed frustration with the continued American military presence. In June, one-third of the 275 assembly members signed a petition asking the United States to set a timetable for withdrawal.

It wasn’t clear what impact the new report would have. Iraqi government officials have said they oppose a U.S. withdrawal or setting a timetable, a position that President Jalal Talabani repeated Tuesday in Washington.