Thu, 11 Apr 2019 06:12:18
The US embassy in Iraq announced on Wednesday that the United States was ready to withdraw its forces from Iraq if requested, saying US forces were in Iraq at the request of the government .
In response to a question by a NRT reporter about the discussions in the Iraqi parliamentto issue a resolution on the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq and US forces, Baghdad's embassy coordinator in Baghdad, Joe Hood, said today (10 April 2019) that "his country's forces are present in Iraq At the request of the Iraqi government, and if we are formally asked to leave, Washington will withdraw its troops from Iraq. "
He added that "US forces provide help and support to the Iraqis who are not occupiers, and in the event of our withdrawal, all our allies will withdraw, causing damage to Iraq, stressing that Iraqi politicians are not with the withdrawal of US forces."
"It is normal for the Iraqi government and citizens to have relations with Iran, but it is not normal for them to have relations with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards," the US embassy coordinator said.
It is noteworthy that many Shiite political forces announced months ago to prepare a bill for approval in the House of Representatives to expel US forces from Iraq.
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