U.S. Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) and a handful of Republican colleagues have introduced a resolution that would withdrawal all remaining U.S. forces from Iraq. Roughly 2,500 U.S. troops tasked largely with training Iraqi forces remain stationed in military stations throughout the country as of 2023.
“The U.S. military overthrew Saddam Hussein’s regime within 3 weeks of being in Iraq. There is no reason to risk the lives of American soldiers by maintaining a presence there.,” Crane, a former Navy Seal who fought in the Iraq War, wrote in a tweet Tuesday. “My resolution would result in a full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.”
The resolution — which was submitted by Reps. Crane, Gosar (R-AZ), Gaetz (R-FL) and Boebert (R-CO) — would terminate the National Emergency declaration issued by former President Bush via executive order on May 22, 2003.