The New York Times: There are no American plans for a post-"boost" in Iraq

The New York Times: There are no American plans for a post-"boost" in Iraq

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Former US Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey said: "There are no clear US plans so far to support Iraq in the post-state organization."
The New York Times quoted Jeffrey as commenting on Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi's meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday (March 20), saying: "The devastation caused by a fugitive organization in Iraq will force Trump to ask difficult questions , Relates to the extent of their participation in the process of reconstruction of Iraq, as well as stability and additional political reforms, which could be a basic guarantee to prevent the emergence of any other armed groups.
US President Trump assured Abadi during a meeting Monday that he would continue to support Iraq in his war on a sympathetic organization, describing what Abadi was doing with good work. "The United States recognizes that the Iraqi soldiers fighting to restore Mosul are fighting hard," the US newspaper said.
The former US ambassador to Iraq, Jeffrey, according to The New York Times, "The reason why the United States faces a dilemma in Iraq is that it was facing in the short term only, without a long strategy, and today we are faced with the difficult question, How will we get to Iraq? "
The paper pointed out that 12 members of the US Senate, led by Bob Corker, head of the Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Trump on ways to stabilize Iraq, stressing that stability in Iraq requires more power-sharing with Sunnis, To resolve tensions with the Kurds, pointing out that the challenges facing Iraq will not be solved by the defeat of a militant organization on the battlefield.
In their message, the senators stressed the need for Abbadi to make these commitments conditional on US support.
The new US administration includes leaders in Iraq, led by Defense Secretary Jim Matisse and the national security adviser, who later joined an expanded meeting of US and Iraqi officials.
Abadi, in his comments on the meeting he held with the American president and his administration, said he was happy with this meeting, stressing that the new US administration renewed its support for Iraq and its readiness to expand this support.
"We have received assurances that support will not only continue, but will accelerate," he said in a speech at the US Institute of Peace in Washington.
Abadi did not address the issue of Iran, which in the eyes of the new US administration is in control of Iraq.
US officials and their Iraqi counterparts did not explain the nature of the economic support that Washington could provide to Baghdad, especially with regard to the reconstruction of the areas and cities affected by the military operations. The nature of the role that America will play in Iraq at some point After the organization of the preachers and the liberation of the city of Mosul.
A number of security experts stressed the urgent need to continue training Iraqi forces, especially with regard to the formation of a special Iraqi force capable of pursuing armed groups.
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