Washington Pushes Back After Iraq Links US Pullout To Resistance Disarmament – The Cradle
Washington Pushes Back After Iraq Links US Pullout To Resistance Disarmament
The US confirmed it is not ‘withdrawing’ but is instead just ‘shifting’ its presence in Iraq, warning that Baghdad has a ‘responsibility’ to disarm resistance groups
Washington has rejected recent comments made by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, in which he linked the disarmament of Iraq’s resistance to the withdrawal of US coalition forces from the country.
Speaking to Shafaq News, a US State Department spokesperson said addressing “terrorist organizations” remains an Iraqi sovereign responsibility, emphasizing that such groups engage in “violent and destabilizing activities in Iraq.”
The spokesperson added that “their actions drain the country’s resources and act against its national interests.”
Addressing the future of US forces, the spokesperson said Washington is proceeding in accordance with an agreed timeline to transition the coalition’s mission and conclude its combat role.
“This is not a withdrawal,” the spokesperson affirmed. “It is a shift toward a more traditional bilateral relationship in the areas of security and diplomacy.”
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8/12/24 — Iraqi Resistance Warns US Of ‘Unrestrained Response’ If Iran Attacked Via Iraq’s Airspace
7/9/24 — US Delays Announcing Timetable for Iraq ‘Withdrawal’
2/8/24 — Iraq Threatens to Expel U.S. Troops After Strike in Baghdad
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1/10 — Iraq Wants ‘Orderly’ Withdrawal Of ‘Destabilizing’ US Troops: PM
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The real question is why should the sovereign country of Iraq … have to beg the US permission to conduct business with its neighbor that is in its own interest?
Somewhere in the answer to that question, is the prime reason for why BRICS is rising.
…7/25/23 — Washington Names Itself ‘Custodian’ of Iraqi Debt Payments to Iran via Oman
And thus, its no wonder the global south is breaking away from US control, when it so often overrides their own interests[and sovereignty]
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