Jeff   

Article quote:  “Savaya travels to Baghdad to discuss the nature of the relationship between Washington and Baghdad in the next phase” 

That little phrase they’ve been using aggressively since mid-November, ‘the next phase’. 

To me…’the next phase’ means when they’ve gone and have become international…They’re saying he’s going there when Iraq has achieved that next phase status of going international

They’re hiding the actual date from us when he’s going there.  All we have right now is after Christmas and now they’re using words like in ‘the next phase’

You want to know when the rate will change 

It’ll happen in close proximity to when Savaya is going to Iraq, when they are international.  : Jeff 

Jeff says repeated use of “next phase” suggests Iraq is nearing international status, with a rate change tied to upcoming US talks.