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Title: US Army Tells Iraq It Is Preparing To "Move Out" Out Of "Respect For Sovereignty"
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URL Source: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopoliti ... lls-iraq-it-preparing-move-out
Published: Jan 6, 2020
Author: Tyler Durden
Post Date: 2020-01-06 16:21:21 by Horse
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Views: 165
Comments: 8
As it turns out, President Trump's decision to kill Iranian General and revolutionary icon Qasem Suleimani - an attack that millions of Trump's critics warned could start WWIII - might have given the US exactly the cover it needs to pull out of Iraq, once and for all. In a letter from Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, obtained by AFP whose authenticity has since been confirmed by both US and Iraqi defense officials, the US Army informed Iraq that it is "preparing for onward movement" out of respect for Iraq's "sovereign decision to order our departure." sLTG Abdul Amir Deputy Director, Combined Joint Operations Baghdad Iraq - Ministry of Defense Your Excellency, Sir, in due deference to the sovereignty of the Republic of Iraq, and as requested by the Iraqi Parliament and the Prime Minister, CJTF-OIR will be repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward movement. In order to conduct this task, Coalition Forces are required to take certain measures to ensure that the movement out of Iraq is conducted in a safe and efficient manner. During this time, there will be an increase in helicopter travel in and around the International Zone (IZ) of Baghdad. This increased traffic will include CH47, VH-00, and AH-64 security escort helicopters. Coalition Forces will take appropriate measures to minimize and mitigate the disturbance to the public. In addition, we will conduct these operations during hours of darkness to help alleviate any perception that we may be bringing more Coalition Forces into the IZ. As we begin implementing this next phase of operations, I wish to reiterate the value of our friendship and partnership. We respect your sovereign decision to order our departure. Very Respectfully, WILLIAM H. SEELY III Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps Commanding General, TF-Iraq Yesterday, Iraqi lawmakers voted to expel foreign troops from the country during an emergency parliamentary session. Interim Iraqi prime minister, Adil Abdul Mahdi, stressed during the session, that while the US government notified the Iraqi military of the planned strike on Soleimani, his government denied Washington permission to continue with the operation. Though the Iraq war 'officially' ended in 2011, thousands of coalition troops stuck around. Their numbers increased following the rise of ISIS in the region. Ending the US troop presence in Iraq has been a longtime goal of non-interventionists like Ron Paul and his son, Rand. That said, even without troops in Iraq, the US will still have plenty of capacity to bully Iran, and other other regional powers. Of course, Trump has gone back on promises to pull troops before (remember Syria?), and, as we noted just moments earlier, other reports claim thousands of Marines are headed toward Iraq as we speak. In any event, over the past few years, Trump has become an expert at managing public opinion - after all he singlehandedly tweeted the market to new all time highs - and it's possible that this is simply more rhetoric. On the other hand, if the troops really do come home, it would beg the question: Was Trump playing 5-D chess after all? Poster Comment: Iran can take revenge in Afghanistan in the short run because the US has 14,000 troops there and the new Iranian commander used to work there. The next point of loss would be Yemen. If the Iranians were to step up efforts there, they could, after a Yemeni victory, raise a proxy army capable of taking down the Saudi royals who are unpopular at home. Then more nations could force the US out.
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#1. To: Horse (#0)
There's nothing on MSM about the Prime Minister agreeing to the expulsion resolution, much less a US military commander announcing it it would comply.
Just saw this. ASHINGTON – The United States has no plans to pull out militarily from Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper told Pentagon reporters on Monday, following reports by Reuters and other media of a U.S. military letter about a withdrawal. "There's been no decision whatsoever to leave Iraq," Esper said, when asked about the letter, adding there had also been no plans issued to prepare to leave. "I don't know what that letter is ... We're trying to find out where that's coming from, what that is. But there's been no decision made to leave Iraq. Period."
Don't most letters, of any stripe, have a signature?
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley sought to address the confusion that began after the leak of aletter to the Iraqi government from US Command in Baghdad suggesting US troops would be withdrawn from the country. "That letter is a draft. It was a mistake, it was unsigned, it should not have been released ... (it was) poorly worded, implies withdrawal, that is not what's happening,"
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Maybe someone higher up got a call from the boss (Netanyahu)telling them to stay. The Truth of 911 Shall Set You Free From The Lie
But the letter expressly refers to the Prime Minister also telling the US to leave, and that never made the news either. I think it was just our highly efficient military planning for everything.
Onward, Zion's soldiers! Marching off to war, With the Star of David going on before. When in the entire history of tyranny has the US Government ever respected the sovereignty of a people whom they had invaded to exploit, subjugate, liberate, or whatever? Georgia asked them to leave many times -- as did South Carolina - - but they still burned Atlanta and Columbia to ground. We're still asking them to leave, and they still haven't left. The Iraqis probably shouldn't start counting their chickens just yet.
#2. To: Pinguinite (#1)
#3. To: Pinguinite, Horse (#1)
There's nothing on MSM about the Prime Minister agreeing to the expulsion resolution, much less a US military commander announcing it it would comply.
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination 
#4. To: Horse (#0)
#5. To: All (#4)
#6. To: Ada, Pinguinite (#2)
obtained by AFP whose authenticity has since been confirmed by both US and Iraqi defense officials,
#7. To: Horse (#6)
Maybe someone higher up got a call from the boss (Netanyahu)telling them to stay.
#8. To: Horse (#0)
to prepare for onward movement
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