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Wait..were we negotiating with Iraq for confirmed troop withdrawl? As far as I and the rest of the world knew, there were no plans to remove troops from Iraq..so why is Iraq suddenly outraged over the status Quo?
I basically agree with this (boldface). But do Obama's mistakes justify abandoning our friends in 2018? This is Trump's call now, not Obama's.
We are in a position we’re unless we stay in Syria forever the Kurds are in danger.
The US always uses the Kurds, but we have never been their ally. Kissinger knew that Saddam was going to slaughter them and still told the Shah he would let it happen BEFORE we publicly backed them.
It can be Trump or some other president, we have lossed in Syria and leaving now or in ten years won’t change anything. The best thing to do is to use diplomatic means to save the kurds, but that would require our government carrying for them at all.
We are in a position we’re unless we stay in Syria forever the Kurds are in danger.
The US always uses the Kurds, but we have never been their ally. Kissinger knew that Saddam was going to slaughter them and still told the Shah he would let it happen BEFORE we publicly backed them.
It can be Trump or some other president, we have lossed in Syria and leaving now or in ten years won’t change anything. The best thing to do is to use diplomatic means to save the kurds, but that would require our government carrying for them at all.
Diplomatic means to save the Kurds. And who would be in charge of that? Mike ("it's a mean nasty world") Pompeo?
Diplomatic means to save the Kurds. And who would be in charge of that? Mike ("it's a mean nasty world") Pompeo?
It won’t happen, like I said.
The Kurds will look to Russia and Assad to protect them (someone they already work with). Turkey is our NATO ally who we sell billions of arms to.
We don’t care about the Kurds, our media elites are just using them as an excuse. We were told by them that we are there just to fight ISIS, now the establishment is mad because we can’t counter Iran.
Baghdad -- Iraqi lawmakers Thursday demanded U.S. forces leave the country in the wake of a surprise visit by President Donald Trump that politicians denounced as arrogant and a violation of Iraqi sovereignty.
Politicians from both blocs of Iraq's divided Parliament called for a vote to expel U.S. troops and promised to schedule an extraordinary session to debate the matter.
"Parliament must clearly and urgently express its view about the ongoing American violations of Iraqi sovereignty," said Salam al-Shimiri, a lawmaker loyal to the populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
So this is what we get afforter losing 5000 lives in that godforsaken land. Funny, when ISIS were at the gates of Baghdad, they were begging us to go back in. Next time I say call your buddies in Tehran who are already taking credit for beating back ISIS. Trump insticts are always right.
Why? Because Iraqi officials, many of whom are allied to Iran, were not in the loop on it? For security reasons, they would be the last to know.
We have no obligations to inform Iraq of our specific military movements, such as the commander in chief of our armed forces visiting our armed forces. Do we inform them when Joe Smith returns home after his term and Bob Johnson arrives to take his place?
Wow, the USA is there currently by Iraq's invitation, and not as an occupying power. You bet when a head of state enters a country, that country should be well aware of it, and exhibit common courtesies. Imagine if the leader from Venezuela decided to land in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and talk to ex-patriates there, with out permission from the USA?
When our ally, the Kurds (who have fought alongside our country) are slaughtered, as they've been given the OK by the U.S., watch Trump blame the Dems or Europe or anyone besides the real culprit. Donald J. Trump.
Nobody wants to "slaughter" the Kurds. They stay where they are and nobody gets hurt.
Wow, the USA is there currently by Iraq's invitation, and not as an occupying power. You bet when a head of state enters a country, that country should be well aware of it, and exhibit common courtesies. Imagine if the leader from Venezuela decided to land in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and talk to ex-patriates there, with out permission from the USA?
If Venezuela just saved America from annihilation, I might dispense with formalities if their president wants to visit his troops here.
Nah, he just made stuff up and lied like he usually does, like claiming the military hadn't had pay increases in 10 years and that HE got them 10%.
you mean the same made up stuff like if you like your plan and like your doctor you can keep it and your premiums will go down? ......or we have to invade, occupied and nation build Iraq because they have WMD's and they are a grave threat to our nation?,,,,,,that kind of lies from the last 2 previous Presidents? OK
What does that have to do with Iraq?
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