[Salon] Mainstream Media Lies About U.S. Wars In Iraq Wear On

[Chas Freeman <cwfresidence@gmail.com>]

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Mainstream Media Lies About U.S. Wars In Iraq Wear On

January 18, 2024

Another blatant mainstream media lie:

• How Israel’s war in Gaza became a tangled crisis spanning the Middle East - Washington Post, Jan 17, 2024

> Roughly 2,500 U.S. personnel are based in Iraq, with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani saying that their presence is needed to help stop the Islamic State from regaining ground. <

Reality:

• Baghdad Seeking ‘Arrangements’ to End Deployment of Int’l Coalition - Asharq Al-Awsat, Dec 29, 2023
• Iraq: PM says government to start process of removing US-led forces - MEE, Jan 5, 2024
• Iraq decision to end US military presence ‘irreversible’: Sudani - ABNA, Jan 6, 2024
• Iraq preparing to end presence of US-led coalition, says PM Mohamed Shia al-Sudani - WION via MSN, Jan 10, 2024
• Exclusive-Iraq seeks quick exit of US forces but no deadline set, PM says - Reuters via AOL, Jan 10, 2024
• Iraq seeks quick exit of US forces: Sudani - ABNA, Jan 11, 2024
• Iraq discusses security cooperation with NATO - Iraqi News, Jan 17, 2024

> The meeting addressed the withdrawal of the international coalition forces in Iraq, which the government included in its agenda following the development achieved by the Iraqi forces.

The Iraqi Prime Minister also talked about the need to end the mission of the international coalition in Iraq through dialogue to ensure a smooth transition of its duties.

Al-Sudani explained that Iraq does not mind cooperating with the countries of the international coalition in fields of armament, training, and equipment within the framework of bilateral ties that unite Iraq and the coalition’s member countries. <

Posted by b on January 18, 2024 at 10:13 UTC | Permalink