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U.S. forces will stay in Iraq and could reenter Syria from there, Trump says
Trump: 'No plans at all' to remove U.S. troops from Iraq
 
By Paul Sonne and
Tamer El-Ghobashy
December 26

President Trump said he has no plans to withdraw American forces from Iraq, a week after announcing a surprise pullout of troops from Syria and ordering the Pentagon to bring home roughly half of the American forces deployed to Afghanistan.

The decision allows the United States to maintain a presence in the heart of the Middle East and a bulwark against Iranian influence, while also keeping a nearby staging ground should American troops be forced to reenter Syria and engage a resurgent Islamic State.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-forces-will-stay-in-iraq-and-could-reenter-syria-from-there-trump-says/2018/12/26/39c32b82-0948-11e9-892d-3373d7422f60_story.html?utm_term=.2551a483ef2a
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