Posted on 01/29/2017 9:23:03 AM PST by markomalley
The Iraqi parliament's foreign affairs committee called on Sunday for a reciprocal ban on Americans coming into the country, a parliament member said, after US President Donald Trump last week signed a ban on people from seven Muslim majority countries entering the US, reports I24News.
In a statement the committee said that "Iraq is in the front line of the war on terrorism (...) and it is unfair that the Iraqis are treated in this way."
"We clearly demanded that the Iraqi government deal reciprocally in all issues... with the United States of America," Hassan Shwairid, the deputy head of the committee, told AFP.
Trump on Friday signed a sweeping executive order to suspend refugee arrivals and bar visas for travelers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
It was not immediately clear what affect such a ban would have on US military operations in Iraq, where some 5,000 American troops have provided substantial support to the assault led by Iraqi forces on the Islamic State group, however a lawmaker who asked to remain unnamed told Reuters that it could have negative implications on cooperation.
The source said that Baghdad plans to lobby the US government over its decision and added that Baghdad will "explain that Iraq as a sovereign country will be forced to apply similar treatment, and that would affect negatively cooperation, including military cooperation."
The Iraqi announcement came a day after Iran's foreign ministry released a statement saying it would reciprocate with a ban on Americans entering the country:
READ: Iran bans Americans
lol
okay
Buh bye to all our military advisors. Fight ISIS on your own.
Fine. Bring 'em home.
Good luck, Iraq.
1000-1500 folks go to Iraq each year...big whoop....
Time to call all Americans home from Iraq. Including all military.
“The source said that Baghdad plans to lobby the US government over its decision and added that Baghdad will “explain that Iraq as a sovereign country will be forced to apply similar treatment, and that would affect negatively cooperation, including military cooperation.””
Tell ISIS we said hi.
Never again should Americans die for these people.
Two of our top 5 dream vacation spots.. can someone get me a safety pin for my diaper, I have my own pacifier , thanks. /sarc
And I was so looking forward to being the next star of an ISIS head chopping video.
“We will no longer capture and imprison any of you filthy Americans. Take that.”
Over 5,000 American troops there. Iraq can make a choice.
They hate America. What else is new?
Darn the luck.
F’em
Winning! Winning! Winning!
The Iraqis don’t even have total control over their own country. ISIS has occupied its second largest city, Mosul, for over two years. They have seized Iraqi passports (blank and otherwise). How can we trust any documentation from Iraq?
They didn’t ban Americans. Some whiner CALLED for a ban on Americans.
The headline writer is full of crap.
Yep. Caught that too.
L
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
...just like when Obama banned them.
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