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2/4/19
Iraq's president hit back at Donald Trump Monday for saying U.S. troops should stay in Iraq to keep an eye on neighboring Iran, saying the U.S. leader did not ask for Iraq's permission to do so. "We find these comments strange," said Barham Salih, speaking at a forum in Baghdad. Trump's comments added to concerns in Iraq about America's long-term intentions, particularly after it withdraws its troops from Syria. Trump has angered Iraqi politicians and Iranian-backed factions by arguing he would keep U.S. troops in Iraq and use it as a base to strike Islamic State group targets inside Syria as needed. "He didn't ask Iraq about this," Salih said Monday. He said U.S. troops were in Iraq as part of an agreement between the two countries with a specific mission of assisting in the fight against the Islamic State group and combating "terrorism." He said the Iraqi constitution forbids the use of Iraq as a base to threaten the interests or security of neighboring countries. "Don't overburden Iraq with your own issues," he added. In the CBS interview, Trump said the U.S. has an "incredible base" in Iraq that he intends to keep, "because I want to be able to watch Iran." "We spent a fortune on building this incredible base," Trump said. "We might as well keep it. And one of the reasons I want to keep it is because I want to be looking a little bit at Iran because Iran is a real problem." Trump has said he has no plans to withdraw the 5,200 troops in Iraq, which he says could carry out U.S. airstrikes inside Syria after American troops withdraw from that country.
Now, after defeating IS militants in their last urban bastions, Iraqi politicians and militia leaders are increasingly speaking out against the continued presence of U.S. forces on Iraqi soil. Earlier this month, the leader of one of Iraq's most powerful Iranian-backed Shiite militias told The Associated Press in an interview that he expects a vote in the coming months by Iraq's parliament calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Qais al-Khazali, head of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, or League of the Righteous, also suggested U.S. troops may eventually be driven out by force if they do not yield to the will of the Iraqi people. Former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi also weighed in on Monday, saying Iraqi sovereignty must be respected and its interests should not be compromised. "Iraq should not be used as a spring board to attack its neighbors. We are not proxies in conflicts outside the interests of our nation," he wrote in a Twitter post.
Trump ASSERTS US PRIORITIES, is more like it.
Oh look!! More from the TDs left, sreaming to high heaven when he says he will remove troops from Syria, now bitching because he is keeping them in Iraq, as a safety measure for the entire region including Syria.
The "president of Iraq"..saying "We find these (statements) strange"...is HARDLY "HITTING BACK"...= MORE FAKE NEWS NONSENSE.
Hot dam y'all, an swar. Ya' don't suppose the Iraqis took it personal that we casued the death of a million or so of their citizens and made refugees of another 4 million, do ya'? Why, they's beaucoup NGOs publishing minimum casualty figures and they just needs to choose the CIAs preferred fantasies. Prolly only Abdullabob and his cousin the only real casualties. Why would they want us out of their Nation? The OIL's not gone yet.
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Wat u talkin bout? We're AMERICA dammit! We go WHEREVER WE DAMN WELL PLEASE! AMERICA **** YEAH! COMIN AGAIN TO SAVE THE MUTHA****IN DAY YEAH!
The intel community hasn't got a great record when it comes to the ME.
Trump has NO record when it comes to the ME. Snap. Plumb forgot! He did look the other way when Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered in the Saudi Embassy in Ankara.
And did Trump appoint nincompoops with his appointments of Gina Haspel (CIA) and Dan Coats (DNI)?
Awww...
Trump hurt some Iraqi feelings by talking about reality. Now Salih has to say something against Trump so his own people don't get all pissy.
Thing is, though, Iraq needs the US more than the US needs Iraq.
Don't worry, Kushner will go over there...smooth some ruffled feathers...and everything will be okay.
That's diplomacy, folks.
This clown talks himself in so many circles.
ISIS is defeated!
Actually, it's not, but will be soon and then we'll leave!
But we need troops in Iraq to be able to bomb ISIS!
ISIS is defeated!
Actually, it's not, but will be soon and then we'll leave!
But we need troops in Iraq to be able to bomb ISIS!
Trump has NO record when it comes to the ME. Snap. Plumb forgot! He did look the other way when Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered in the Saudi Embassy in Ankara.
And did Trump appoint nincompoops with his appointments of Gina Haspel (CIA) and Dan Coats (DNI)?
He needs to SHUT THE **** UP...before Pres.Trump, he was OVERRUN by "Obama's 'JV' " ..the TRUMPOPO CAME TO TOWN :
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Isis was already getting beat before trump was president. You guys are such authoritarians, you aren’t even hiding it anymore.
Not even REMOTELY close to what happened after he replaced former Pres."ISIS is the JV": "Red Line in the Sand" Mommy Pants..as the WORLD KNOWS.
Hot dam y'all, an swar. Ya' don't suppose the Iraqis took it personal that we casued the death of a million or so of their citizens and made refugees of another 4 million, do ya'? Why, they's beaucoup NGOs publishing minimum casualty figures and they just needs to choose the CIAs preferred fantasies. Prolly only Abdullabob and his cousin the only real casualties. Why would they want us out of their Nation? The OIL's not gone yet.
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Wat u talkin bout? We're AMERICA dammit! We go WHEREVER WE DAMN WELL PLEASE! AMERICA **** YEAH! COMIN AGAIN TO SAVE THE MUTHA****IN DAY YEAH!
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