Foreign Policy: The time has come to end the American occupation in Iraq.
In a situation where, with the intensification of the aggression of the American invaders on the sovereignty of Iraq, the requests of groups and people and representatives of this country for the expulsion of the Americans have increased more than ever, the American magazine Foreign Policy wrote in an analytical report that after 20 years of the American occupation in Iraq, the time It is time for the Joe Biden administration to think about the best way to reduce the US military footprint in Iraq.
This American media continued to discuss the situation of the American forces in Iraq after the escalation of their attacks against different regions of the country and the anger of the Iraqi people against these forces and emphasized that Washington should reconsider its presence in Iraq. Last February, the Iraqi parliament was supposed to hold a meeting to vote on the continuation of the US presence, but this meeting did not reach the quorum. But now, Baghdad may finally decide that in the current situation, the time has come for the US and coalition forces to leave Iraq.
In the continuation of this report, it is stated: that Iraq can take this decision (expulsion of American forces) and manage the continuous threat of ISIS alone. Even if the current Iraqi government does not expel the (American) coalition, it is clear that the massive American military presence in Iraq has become unacceptable.
This American publication added: Even if American forces remain in Syria, Washington may be able to leave a small presence in the Iraqi Kurdistan region to support the “anti-terrorism” mission. But it is clear that America’s hasty and chaotic withdrawal from Iraq, like its withdrawal from Afghanistan, will damage the credibility of the United States.
Foreign Policy continued: On the other hand, the operation of the coalition against ISIS in Iraq has been completed to a large extent, and the continued presence of American forces does not help much to prevent progress in Iran-Iraq relations. The American presence in Iraq is under threat, and therefore if this presence becomes weaker, the threat against it will also decrease. The withdrawal of a large part of American forces from Iraq may put Washington in a better position against the government of this country; Especially if American forces remain in the Kurdistan region.
At the end of this report, it is emphasized: Of course, the elimination or gradual reduction of the American military presence does not mean the end of the American military participation in Iraq, the withdrawal of the United States from the region, or the recognition of Iran’s regional influence.
This is while recently Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani discussed with four members of the American Congress on the sidelines of the Munich security meeting regarding the issue of ending the presence of the international coalition led by the United States in Iraq.