Expectations of continued US presence in Iraq with Trump’s arrival to power

Information / Baghdad… Political researcher Qasim Al-Tamimi said on Thursday that the equation of the American presence in Iraq and the issue of withdrawal from Iraqi territory may change with Trump’s arrival to power, suggesting that the American presence inside Iraq will continue despite the existence of an agreement between Baghdad and Washington on this issue.

Al-Tamimi told Al-Maalouma, “The US President-elect, Donald Trump, has clear intentions towards the countries supporting and participating in the axis of resistance, and it is not hidden from everyone that he was behind the crime of assassinating the leaders of victory on the approaches to Baghdad airport.”

He added, “Iraq has moved towards removing American forces from the country, and an agreement has been reached between Baghdad and Washington on this issue, but Trump’s arrival to power may change this equation with the aim of continuing the American presence in Iraq.”

He explained that “Trump had previously visited the Ain al-Assad base in Anbar and met with the American forces there, and therefore the presence of American forces inside Iraq represents a priority for this figure, which excludes the implementation of the agreement for the withdrawal of these forces from Iraq.”

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