More neutral than I’d expect, given it’s from Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/us-troops-unlikely-forced-out-iraq-analysts-say-1480459?
U.S. Troops Unlikely to Be Forced Out of Iraq Despite Calls for Their Expulsion, Analysts Say
FTA:
“I was supposed to meet Soleimani in the morning the day he was killed, he came to deliver me a message from Iran responding to the message we delivered from Saudi to Iran,” the Iraqi leader said.
This is actually a rather clever article
https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/the-low-chance-of-war-with-iran/
The low chance of war with Iran
By Richard Fernandez
FTA:
If Trump’s goal was to drag the secret four decade war out of the shadows he has succeeded spectacularly. Suddenly Iran can no longer pick and choose when to engage. Suddenly politicians can no longer indefinitely fight this “forever war” without accountability. Pressure will mount in Congress to vote on what to do about it: win, surrender or initiate a negotiated settlement. If nothing else it will force them to articulate the alternatives. But they can’t hide it under the fold any more.
Whether intentional or not Trump’s actions have eliminated secret war with Iran as an alternative. “President Trump has warned the US is ‘targeting’ 52 Iranian sites and will strike ‘very fast and very hard’ if Tehran attacks Americans or US assets.” If Iran tries to dive into the murky waters of deniable conflict again the Donald has 52 depth charges to bring it to the surface. This puts enormous pressure on Tehran to either open another front against America or negotiate a ceasefire in its secret war against the US. As Shadi Hamid of the Atlantic put it, nobody really wants open war but Iran can stand it least of all.
slight different take here and I wonder which is it? a non-binding resolution or law if signed by the PM?
Although Parliamentarian resolutions are non-binding to the government like laws are, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi encouraged the Parliament to take urgent action.
vs. Newsweek
The parliament then voted to expel the U.S. troops, 170 to 0. However, many of the legislative body’s 328 members did not attend. The legislation would be valid when it is signed by the prime minister, and it remains unclear how a U.S. withdrawal would move forward.