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U.S.-led coalition says it will withdraw from Iraq -letter
Reuters ^ | Monday, 6 January 2020 20:10 GMT

Posted on 01/06/2020 12:25:13 PM PST by cann

The United States-led military coalition against Islamic State said on Monday that it was pulling out of Iraq and would be repositioning forces over the next few days and weeks, a letter seen by Reuters showed.

"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.

The authenticity of the letter, which was addressed to the Iraqi defence ministry's Combined Joint Operations Baghdad, was confirmed to Reuters independently by an Iraqi military source.

"We respect your sovereign decision to order our departure," it said. (Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 4dchess; baghdad; fakenews; idiotssayneocon; iran; iraq; qasemsoleimani; qudsforce; retreating; taskforceiraq; williamhseelyiii
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To: Maudeen

And we should close the embassy too..why the heck do we have embassies in Muslim countries where they hate us anyway


41 posted on 01/06/2020 12:46:50 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: bkopto

Leftists have never been anti-war, or pacifists, they just believe we fought for the wrong side.


42 posted on 01/06/2020 12:46:58 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: cann

“Your call is very important to us...”

Love that there’s no time limit.
Let the Iraqis think about it happening.


43 posted on 01/06/2020 12:47:00 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts (M / F) : Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Maudeen

The Russian did this when they pull back..


44 posted on 01/06/2020 12:47:28 PM PST by DEPcom
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To: cann

Iraq used to pull this kind of crap all the time when Dubya and Obama were in power, in order to get more aid out of the US. Trump is signaling to America’s allies that if they do so with him, we will actually leave.


45 posted on 01/06/2020 12:47:49 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: mewzilla

I guess it’s time to pack up and let Iran and Iraq settle it. I have to believe that Iraq would rather partner with us than them.


46 posted on 01/06/2020 12:47:52 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: cann

3...2...1... (countdown until they beg us to stay)


47 posted on 01/06/2020 12:48:36 PM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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Nazi Peelousy is about to sh@t twinkies


48 posted on 01/06/2020 12:48:52 PM PST by dsrtsage (Complexity is merely simplicity lacking imagination)
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To: 1Old Pro

“This is going to get the leader in Iraq to beg that we stay - it’s all a big game.”

Maybe Trump will cut him a deal where they reimburse us for every dollar spent for their security with gold or oil.

That vote by parliament was a big mistake and Trump is going to make them pay bigly.


49 posted on 01/06/2020 12:49:16 PM PST by Gahanna Bob
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To: dfwgator

True, true. You’ve got me there....


50 posted on 01/06/2020 12:49:17 PM PST by bkopto
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To: bkopto

Just curious why the letter is not signed, no cc’s, dated but not stamped...this may be happening but the letter looks funny.


51 posted on 01/06/2020 12:49:23 PM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Almost half the Iraqi parliament was prevented from voting. The other half was warned to vote this way. Even with that he voted a non-biding resolution.

the Iraqi parliament right now is no better than Venezula’s. IF we were already in Venezuela would we leave if Maduro’s handpicked parliament said to?


52 posted on 01/06/2020 12:49:34 PM PST by FreedomNotSafety
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To: cann

WINNING


53 posted on 01/06/2020 12:49:37 PM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: 1Old Pro

As long as they don’t export their crap our way, it’s no skin off our nose.


54 posted on 01/06/2020 12:49:40 PM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Bob434

+infinity


55 posted on 01/06/2020 12:49:52 PM PST by piytar (If it was not for double standards, the Democrats and the left would have NO standards.)
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Good thing they ‘peached fohdie fibe, otherwise there would have been pandemonium


56 posted on 01/06/2020 12:50:22 PM PST by dsrtsage (Complexity is merely simplicity lacking imagination)
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To: mrsmith

“would be repositioning forces”,

I’m going to have see what the feedback on all of this is.


57 posted on 01/06/2020 12:50:32 PM PST by BeadCounter
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To: mewzilla

link?


58 posted on 01/06/2020 12:50:42 PM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: DoughtyOne

That’s where I am with this at the moment.

Embassy is attacked by Iranian rebels a la “get out!”
We decapitate Iran’s anti-Iraq leadership operating in Iraq.
Iraqi parliament says (under duress and with lopsided voting due to boycott) “get out!”
So we ... get out?

Yeah there’s other reasons to leave, but bad context. “Here Iran, Iraq is yours. You win.”

Unless, as some speculate, it’s Trump calling Iraq parliament’s bluff: “ya want us out, we’ll leave.” “No, wait, we didn’t mean it! Come back!”

Though, oddly, handing Iraq over to Iran might be an interesting way to defuse Iran, a la a dog catching a car tire: “you wanted it, you have it - now waste all your resources governing & subjugating it.”


59 posted on 01/06/2020 12:50:52 PM PST by ctdonath2 (Democrats oppose democracy.)
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To: hotsteppa

You’re confused by diplomatese. It’s a difficult language to learn because everything means something else.

“Nice doggie...”


60 posted on 01/06/2020 12:50:52 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts (M / F) : Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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