Note that the Prime Minister has not asked us to leave, so the letter states something that is not true.
It is either a fabrication, or a draft letter the command asked for to have IN CASE the Prime Minister asked and the president decided to go along with it.
We also don’t know for a fact that this letter was sent to Iraq. We know the newspapers have it, and published it.
Here’s my take:
The letter was a DRAFT that was pre-written JUST IN CASE the resolution to expel US troops becomes law.
As it stands now, the resolution IS NON-BINDING.
1) It was voted on by a half-empty parliament with no participation from Sunnis and Kurds.
2) The Prime Minister had not signed it.