Without giving any legal justification .. US forces confirm the continued presence in Iraq ??

by **Ponee** Sun Feb 25, 2018 5:58 pm

US officials will remain in Iraq and Syria "indefinitely," Saudi Arabia's al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper quoted US officials as saying on Saturday, while refusing to give any "legal argument" to justify their presence.

The officials said that 'American forces will remain in Syria and Iraq indefinitely to prevent this and to prevent the scenario of their fighters on American soil'.

"We are not looking for an argument to fight the government of Syria, or the forces that Iran supports in Syria," wrote Mary Waters, assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs. But at the same time, we will not hesitate to use the necessary and appropriate force to protect our forces there, the coalition forces and the coalition forces that are working with us to defeat and to diminish the influence of al-Qaeda, "he said.

Jack Goldsmith, a professor of law at Harvard University who was a legal adviser to the Bush administration's Justice Department, said President Trump's insistence on a legal argument to keep US troops in Iraq and Syria " Weak argument over a weak argument '.

02.25.2018

http://www.ikhnews.com/index.php?page=article&id=164571

by **Ponee** Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:01 pm

Officially announces ... United States Our troops remain in Iraq for "indefinite" and reason !!

Without giving any legal justification .. US forces confirm the continued presence in Iraq ?? Image

Baghdad News -

US officials have confirmed that their forces in Syria and Iraq will remain "indefinitely" to prevent their war on American soil, following recent statements that a daunting defeat does not mean the end of it and that some of its fugitives from Iraq and Syria could threaten US interests in the region.

President Donald Trump told congressional leaders from both parties that he did not need a mandate for US troops to stay in areas in the Middle East, where White House officials said that "the constant threat from Da'ash provides us with a legal explanation to keep our troops in Syria and Iraq indefinitely '.

"As in the past, we withdrew our troops ahead of time, and the problems are complicated," Deputy Defense Secretary for Political Affairs David Trangberg said in a letter to Congress after questions about the date of the withdrawal of US forces from Syria and Iraq. "We are waiting to repeat this, Control over the areas he controlled, or some of them '.

"We are not looking for an argument to fight the Syrian government or the forces that Iran supports in Syria, but at the same time we will not hesitate to use the necessary force," Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Mary Waters wrote in a letter to congressional leaders. , To protect our forces there, coalition forces, and partner forces that are working with us to defeat the Al-Qaeda and reduce the influence of al-Qaeda.

"The insistence of President Trump and his senior officials on the legal argument to keep US troops in Iraq and Syria is only a weak argument over a weak argument," said Harvard law professor Jack Goldsmith.

02.25.2018

http://www.baghdadnews.info/index.php?page=article&id=32671