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Iraqi PM tells US to start working on troop withdrawal plan
CNBC ^ | 01/10/2020

Posted on 01/10/2020 8:46:21 AM PST by SeekAndFind

KEY POINTS:

*Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has told the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to send a delegation to Iraq tasked with formulating the mechanism for the withdrawal of U.S troops from Iraq.

* The Iraqi leader asked Pompeo to “send delegates to Iraq to prepare a mechanism to carry out the parliament’s resolution regarding the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq.”

Iraq’s caretaker prime minister asked the U.S. secretary of state to start working out a road map for an American troop withdrawal from Iraq, his office said Friday, signaling his insistence on ending the U.S. military presence despite recent moves to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the U.S.

Adel Abdul-Mahdi made the request in a telephone call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday night, his office said in a statement. He also told Pompeo that recent U.S. strikes in Iraq were an unacceptable breach of Iraqi sovereignty and a violation of the two countries’ security agreements.

The Iraqi leader asked Pompeo to “send delegates to Iraq to prepare a mechanism to carry out the parliament’s resolution regarding the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq,” according to the statement.

“The prime minister said American forces had entered Iraq and drones are flying in its airspace without permission from Iraqi authorities and this was a violation of the bilateral agreements,” the statement added.

Iraqi lawmakers passed a resolution to oust U.S. troops last Sunday, following the U.S. drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and senior Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at Baghdad’s airport. The non-binding vote put the responsibility on the government to formally request a withdrawal. Abdul-Mahdi, addressing lawmakers at the time, called for “urgent measures” to ensure the removal of the troops.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: iran; iraq; qasemsoleimani; qudsforce; ustroops; withdrawal
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Speaking to Pompeo, Abdul-Mahdi stopped short of requesting an immediate withdrawal and appeared to give the U.S. time to draw up a strategy and timeline for departure. Still, the comments suggested he was standing by the push for the American forces to go despite recent signals toward de-escalation between Tehran and Washington after Iran retaliated for Soleimani’s death with a barrage of missiles that hit two Iraqi bases where U.S. troops are based but caused no casualties.
1 posted on 01/10/2020 8:46:21 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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I say I agree with the Iraqi PM. Trump has been thinking of withdrawing our troops for some time.

NOW, is a good time to start planning for it.

Let them handle their own affairs.

And if ISIS returns, tough duck for them. Let them learn to fight.


2 posted on 01/10/2020 8:47:36 AM PST by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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Sheeeyit. We can be out of town in 24 hours, bro.


3 posted on 01/10/2020 8:48:16 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Texas Eagle

Just do it!


4 posted on 01/10/2020 8:50:06 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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or I’ll come back her and kill every last one of you sons of bitches
5 posted on 01/10/2020 8:50:16 AM PST by Spruce
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To: SeekAndFind

If Isis returns we need a test site for new weapons, let Isis fight Iran and trim down both sides as the battle unfolds..


6 posted on 01/10/2020 8:50:32 AM PST by aces (and)
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To: SeekAndFind

Sorry about the little mess we left on the road by the airport.


7 posted on 01/10/2020 8:51:07 AM PST by windsorknot
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Iraqi PM tells US to start working on troop withdrawal plan

I’m perfectly okay with this. Pull them out. Out of Iraq, out of Afghanistan, out of every ungrateful sh*thole on earth...

Germany included.

8 posted on 01/10/2020 8:52:33 AM PST by Magnatron
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Sure hope we destroy EVERYTHING we leave behind. Otherwise, our enemies will be claiming it.


9 posted on 01/10/2020 8:53:46 AM PST by ryderann
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“. . . to prepare a mechanism to carry out the parliament’s resolution regarding the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq,”

Does that include the Iranian Quds and Revolutionary Guard?


10 posted on 01/10/2020 8:54:21 AM PST by oldbill
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We could be out by Ground Hog Day:

Groundhog Day falls on February 2 in the United States!

11 posted on 01/10/2020 8:54:40 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump defense chief: "US not seeking war with Iran but prepared to 'finish one'!")
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To: SeekAndFind

That guy is in Iran’s pocket


12 posted on 01/10/2020 8:56:53 AM PST by dila813
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President Trump said before that he would want reimbursement for our expensive air base there. That would be nice. We blew a lot of money there with no compensation.


13 posted on 01/10/2020 8:58:27 AM PST by KittyKares (Drain the Swamp)
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To: Magnatron

Perfect, works for me.


14 posted on 01/10/2020 8:59:09 AM PST by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: SeekAndFind

No problemo!


15 posted on 01/10/2020 8:59:40 AM PST by Renkluaf
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump likely knew this would happen. Now he has an excuse to leave without the neocons screaming bloody murder.


16 posted on 01/10/2020 9:01:13 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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Groundhog Day falls on February 2 in the United States!

Don't Drive Angry!

17 posted on 01/10/2020 9:01:52 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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18 posted on 01/10/2020 9:05:02 AM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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19 posted on 01/10/2020 9:05:35 AM PST by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: MNJohnnie

20 posted on 01/10/2020 9:05:52 AM PST by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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