Despite Sunday’s 170-0 vote in the Iraqi parliament to expel US troops from the country, the Pentagon is looking to avoid getting into a whole thing with the legality of the continued presence by arguing they never got a request to leave in the first place.
It’s not that Iraq has been vague on the matter, and after Tuesday’s Iranian missile strikes on US targets, there is even more of an Iraqi interest in getting rid of the US before they end up hosting a war between those two.
The US was aware enough that the Army was drafting a letter to Iraq affirming the troop pullout. Iraqi PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi says Iraq has received that letter, in English and Arabic, despite the US saying it wasn’t intended to be sent yet.
The Pentagon says that the letter was poorly worded and not meant to imply a withdrawal, even though it fairly directly affirmed Iraqi sovereignty over the matter. Abdul-Mahdi says the only problem they had was that the English and Arabic versions were not identical and they want clarification of which was right.
Either way, Abdul-Mahdi wanted to offer some clarification of his own, that the Iraq’s decision to expel the US troops was “necessary,” and that he wants to avoid escalation between the US and Iran on Iraqi soil.
Don’t the Iraqis have to send some paperwork to the Sec of State, or the Pres (certified of they will deny it). The Pentagon follows orders from the Pres so they shouldn’t be talking about whether they got a letter or not.
Of course the NWO pentagon wishes to stay , but Trump is supposed to be running the show . Now is Trumps opportunity to ditch the NWO and let Europe provide their own defense . Europe will get along much better in the Middle East because they need each other . We can come home if Europeans will take over where we left off . The Europeans might jump at this opportunity because they are very tired of sending troops to be suffering under the United States mistakes . The Europeans wish to make their own mistakes . The Pope can unite the Christians and the Muslims . Obama and the United Nations can move to Belgium and run the whole glorious NWO show .
I must be a prophet ? Trump can bring the troops home and concentrate on making America great again . If only Europe will do what they say they wish to do .
The current US-Iraq agreement which is not a full-blown Status of Forces Agreement nevertheless allows each party individually to terminate the agreement. In that case the other part has one year of keeping the other party to the agreement. [1] If both parties agree to end then US forces can begin to be withdrawn the next day.
[1] However I doubt that the Trump administration would obey Iraq’s demand to continue to remain in Iraq and fight ISIL for one more year.
Ridículous speculation, possible CIA bot account.
Nah, I doubt that you’re a CIA bot account. CIA bots would probably generate some actual content.
Thomas a mod on this site believes that CIA does not have bot accounts? Is that what you are saying Thomas Knapp?
And to his statement you say what O wise mod?
I said what I said. Which, in English, is that you sound more like a bot account than the poster you were replying to, but that I think the CIA specifically would make bots that are more coherent and believable than you are.
The pro war “Antiwar” mod Thomas has spoken. He just wants Trump to continue on because hey a Republican imperialist is fine by him.
Well, except that I’m not pro-war, and except that I didn’t support Trump’s election, and except that I support Trump’s impeachment, and except that I’m a non-Republican anti-imperialist, you seem to have me 100% pegged.
Do you think removing Trump would solve any problems? Will it unglue warmongering consensus of our elite, or alter it in any recognizable way?
The straight answer is: I don’t know what it would accomplish, but I’m in favor of removing presidents on principle. I’m unaware of any president in my lifetime who hasn’t committed impeachable offenses, or who has fulfilled his constitutional obligation to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. If Congress stopped letting them get away with that shit, they might stop trying to pull that shit.
The straight answer is: I don’t know what it would accomplish, but I’m in favor of removing presidents on principle. I’m unaware of any president in my lifetime who hasn’t committed impeachable offenses, or who has fulfilled his constitutional obligation to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. If Congress stopped letting them get away with that shit, they might stop trying to pull that shit.
Let’s not go there. Keep in mind Antiwar is still one of the rarest of creatures — not peddling anyone’s agenda. Bots come and go. They are as a rule apologists for the Empire. Easily recognizable.
What the agreement says is — leave if both parties agree, if one sided (Iraq), US can take up to one year to leave. Let us not forget that US always assures wherever it goes that SOMEBODY there is making big money (courtesy taxpayers), so that leaving is an economic catastrophe to those interests.
This is why Iraq government — not actually functioning at present) must provide something more then verbal request, so that the year can start ticking.
Trump is in NO hurry to leave. He can string his voters easily with “I want to they won’t let me” stick.
I have not been sure — not still 100% — that Trump’s obsession with Iran is his own, or a MUST in order to keep the key power-wielders happy. As he was never a trusted choice to the power-wielding cabal, I thought his semi-religious approach to Iran was the inly thing that kept him from being thrown out long time ago.
But it appears that he is not allowed to coast till election, and the bill is coming due. If so, he will become a believer.
Let’s have this agreement in writing . Can you provide the link which establishes the rules you are referring to?
Pentagon simply could have told that we have 1 year to decide .
Here ya go.