U.S.-led coalition says it will withdraw from Iraq.
“Sir, in deference to the sovereignty of the Republic of Iraq, and as requested by the Iraqi Parliament and the Prime Minister, CJTF-OIR will be repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward movement,” read a letter from United States Marine Corps Brigadier General William H. Seely III, the commanding general of Task Force Iraq.
It’s what we all wanted…right?
Not only we are pulling out…we got to kill the guy that was responsible for hundreds of American soldiers deaths and thousand more injured/wounded.
Oh and I want to thank @GrandWazoo for bringing this to my attention.
“We’ve spent a lot of money in Iraq,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington after spending the holidays at his Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago. “We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that’s there. It cost billions of dollars to build. … We’re not leaving unless they pay us back for it.”
The president added that if Iraqi officials try to kick the United States out the country it would not leave on a “very friendly basis.” The U.S. invasion of Iraq took place in 2003.
“We will charge them sanctions like they’ve never seen before ever,” Trump said. “It’ll make Iranian sanctions look somewhat tame.”
Curious. Does Iraq really want to have US troops gone while they have a border to defend with Iran? I’m not sure what the current status is. but is that something they would want?
That your OP has already been contradicted by Trump? He doesn’t want to go and is willing to put heavy sanctions on them if they continue down this oath of removal.
