Good. So long, fellows, and good luck. It is not or should not be the responsibility of the United States to solve all the world’s problems. U.S. forces should be devoted to making sure that the Islamic State (ISIS) can’t bring its jihad to America. But of course our military is much too concerned about “white supremacists,” i.e., foes of the political elites, to be concerned about that.
“Iraq’s prime minister says US troops no longer needed to fight Islamic terrorists,” by Mark Moore, New York Post, July 25, 2021:
Iraq’s prime minister said US combat troops are no longer needed to fight Islamic State terrorists in the country and said a timetable for their redeployment will be part of discussions with Biden administration officials this week.
“There is no need for any foreign combat forces on Iraqi soil,” said Mustafa al-Kadhimi told the Associated Press, adding that Iraq’s security forces and army are up to the task of defending the country.
He said any withdrawal of US forces would be based on the needs of Iraqi troops, which in the past year have carried out independent missions against the terror group.
“The war against IS and the readiness of our forces requires a special timetable, and this depends on the negotiations that we will conduct in Washington,” al-Kadhimi said in the interview published Sunday.
The Iraqi leader, who is scheduled to meet with President Biden on Monday, said he will ask the US for help in training and intelligence gathering.
The timeline could have most US troops out of Iraq by the end of the year.
An agreement between Iraq and the US in April called for the US military to focus on training Iraqi troops to fight ISIS and begin the process of withdrawal but no timetable was set.
Roughly 2,500 US service members are in Iraq after former President Donald Trump ordered the reduction last year.…
Jillian says
No, they don’t need US troops in Iraq because Biden already allowed all the Islamic terrorist in OUR nation. Secondly, all of them are ISIS. I still do not understand WHY any ISIS monsters are allowed to live? And if they have ISIS wives with kids they should also face death and their children should be adopted by non-Muslims and never told about their terror parents ideology. In addition, psychiatrists have stated that psycothopy is inherited 80 percent and twenty percent surroundings, but for past two decades now THEY SAY this is 100 percent heredity! Again, I don’t understand why this is ignored within the scientific community. If anyone thinks they shouldn’t care then I ask you this…have you seen those ISIS children being taught and revelling in how to kill and behead the infidel? I have.
seabird says
If withdrawing from Iraq means bringing in another wave of thousands of immigrants from that country (like in Afghanistan) then leave the troops there with no mission except to eat pancakes and play cards as a reminder (and discouragement) of what starting a war on a false premise with no real plan and no exit strategy results in.
Initial “shock and awe” followed by a false sense of optimism and “nation building”, followed by a backlash and uncontrollable insurrection leading to a temporary “surge”, the disrespect from the host country and a hasty retreat with thousands of endangered locals (now traitors) relocated to the US.
Not to mention the abuse and endangerment of our loyal and trusting soldiers resulting in the deaths and maiming of thousands-for what purpose?
“We have to fight them over there”, so we can bring them over here?
No, thanks.
This is why I’ve seen a couple of bumper stickers in my small Calif. town that read;
“We’re already against your next War”.
Rarely says
Yes. t was pretty stupid to be there in the first place.
Infidel says
Thank you, Prime Minister Khadimi. B’cos we’re sick of leaving our troops in Iraq and spending money there. Good luck keeping your country together: you have Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Kurds all pulling you in diverse directions
gravenimage says
Iraq’s prime minister says US troops no longer needed to fight Islamic State jihadis
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Or maybe Mustafa al-Kadhimi is just OK with the Islamic State:
“The resurgence of the Islamic State in Iraq”
https://www.sipri.org/commentary/essay/2020/resurgence-islamic-state-iraq-political-and-military-responses
Infidel says
Any idea whether he’s a shi’a or sunni?
gravenimage says
Mustafa al-Kadhimi is Shia, Infidel, like most in power in Iraq now. He ran afoul of Saddam Hussein in 1985 and fled to Iran.