Ex-CENTCOM chief Joseph Votel talks to 'Post' about the post-Soleimani era

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Ex-CENTCOM chief Joseph Votel talks to 'Post' about the post-Soleimani era
‘Israel should scale back Iraq strikes while US shores up Iraq alliance’
By YONAH JEREMY BOB   FEBRUARY 2, 2020 20:16

After the strike on Qasem Soleimani, Israel should “lay off” its airstrikes against Iranian militias in Iraq in the near future while the US tries to restore US-Iraqi relations to focusing on fighting ISIS, former CENTCOM chief four-star Gen. Joseph Votel has told The Jerusalem Post.

Speaking on the sidelines of the 13th annual INSS annual international conference this past week, Votel addressed Israeli attempts to push back against Iran positioning rockets in Iraq to potentially threaten the Jewish state.

The former commander until March 2019 of US forces relating to Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Pakistan and a variety of other countries told the Post, “I don’t think it helps the situation there,” regarding Israeli airstrikes.

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