BENEATH THE SURFACETying the hands of the next administration – and circumventing Congresshttp://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/13/65647/5504[Ambassador Ryan Crocker] Our mutual intention is -- and this was laid out in a declaration in November -- is in the course of 2008 to negotiate a long-term strategic partnership that obviously will include the equivalent of a status of forces agreement.