Iraq 0
4 December 2020

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named “two missions” for the U.S. in Iraq: “Continue the campaign to make sure that ISIS doesn’t raise its ugly head again, and second, to work to make sure that the leadership in Iraq was on the right mission, was focused on its independence and sovereignty and the freedom to be out from under the jackboot of the Iranian regime”. Pompeo further noted that “Iraq’s leadership has a responsibility to my team, to our diplomatic team, and to those… who have embassies in the Green Zone as well, to do the hard work to make sure that those diplomatic posts are safe and secure. And when they can do that, we’re happy to be present and to work. When they can’t, we’re going to do the right thing for our own security posture, all the while making sure that we are fully committed to the sovereignty and independence of Iraq”.

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