Iraqi PM Al-Zaidi: By September 30 U.S. Military Will Leave Iraq as U.S. Unilaterally Withdraws Remaining
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Iraq's PM oversees one of the Arab world's most complex political balancing acts.
Iraq's Prime Minister manages ties with both the US and Iran while leading a fragile coalition government. Learn more at Wikipedia
Al-Zaidi advises the U.S. President on national security daily.
As Deputy National Security Advisor, Al-Zaidi works inside the White House coordinating policy across the Pentagon, CIA, and State Dept — giving him a rare, top-level view of how U.S. foreign policy decisions are actually made.
What should PM Al-Zaidi tackle first to stabilize Iraq?
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Iraq's parliament voted to expel US troops after a 2020 Trump airstrike
In Jan. 2020, Trump ordered the strike killing Iranian Gen. Soleimani at Baghdad airport. Iraq's parliament voted to remove all foreign troops in response — yet ~2,500 US troops remain in Iraq today.
The U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003; now hosts its elected PM at the White House.
Over 20 years after the U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraq holds democratic elections and sends its Prime Minister to Washington for formal bilateral talks — a dramatic shift in the two nations' relationship.
