The US does not intend to discuss Iraq withdrawal
United States does not wish to discuss with Iraq the withdrawal of its troops, said the state Department in response to demand interim Prime Minister of Iraq, Adel Abd al-Mahdi to send a delegation to work on the issue.
Nevertheless, the Ministry stressed that it is necessary to conduct with the Iraqi authorities, the dialogue is not only About security but also About the financial, economic and diplomatic partnership, and noted that America is " a force for good in the middle East ".
about the fact that Washington is obliged to send to Iraq their commissioners to develop the mechanism of the withdrawal of foreign military, Abd al-Mahdi said in a telephone conversation with the state Secretary Mike Pompeo. However, he said that Baghdad wants to retain " the best relations with neighboring and friendly countries ".
The requirement of resignation of the us military were made in the government and Parliament of Iraq after the fact, how the United States conducted within the country operation to eliminate the Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Baghdad interpreted this attack as a violation of the terms of the deployment of U.S. forces.
5th January, the Iraqi Parliament voted for the withdrawal of foreign military. On the subsequent day, the chief of the Armed forces of Iraq Abdel Kerim Half said that the training mechanism for the withdrawal of American troops has already begun.
the head of the United States Donald trump in response to this threatened Iraq with serious consequences. According to his statement, he is ready to enter Baghdad against such punishment, " which they have never seen ". In addition, trump added, the us military did not want to leave Iraq, as long as he doesn't pay for the construction of the American airbase.
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