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Trump: U.S. Should Maintain Troops in Iraq to “Watch” Iran

HeadlineFeb 04, 2019

During his CBS interview Sunday, President Trump confirmed his plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, after Senate Republicans last week rebuked the move, saying the Islamic State was still a threat in the region. Trump also said that he wanted to maintain a U.S. military presence in Iraq to monitor Iran.

President Donald Trump: “All I want to do is be able to watch. We have an unbelievable and expensive military base built in Iraq. It’s perfectly situated for looking at all over different parts of the troubled Middle East.”

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