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    Trump Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq to See American Troops

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    President Trump and Melania Trump pose for photos as they greet members of the United States military in a dining hall at al-Asad air base, on Wednesday during an unannounced trip to Iraq.CreditAl Drago for The New York Times
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    President Trump and Melania Trump pose for photos as they greet members of the United States military in a dining hall at al-Asad air base, on Wednesday during an unannounced trip to Iraq.CreditCreditAl Drago for The New York Times
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    WASHINGTON — President Trump visited American military forces in Iraq on Wednesday, a surprise trip and the first visit to troops stationed abroad in a combat zone by a commander in chief who has made withdrawing the United States from foreign wars a signature issue.
    The trip, shrouded in secrecy, came in the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and less than a week after Mr. Trump disrupted America’s military status quo and infuriated even some of his staunchest political allies by announcing plans to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and about [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. That decision on Syria, made over the objections of American military generals and civilian advisers, led to the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], and fueled tensions within the national security establishment.
    The place Mr. Trump chose to visit is the one theater of war where he has not promised a rapid drawdown of forces — and it is where he claims his greatest military victory, the defeat of the Islamic State in Mosul, the Iraqi city where the group’s leader, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] declared the beginning of its self-proclaimed caliphate. The assault on Mosul by Iraqi forces, backed by Americans, began under President Barack Obama but culminated in the summer of 2017 under Mr. Trump.
    Mr. Trump, who was accompanied by his wife, Melania Trump, was expected to make two stops on his post-Christmas trip, delivering a holiday message to the more than 5,000 American forces stationed in the country.
     
    “President Trump and the First Lady traveled to Iraq late on Christmas night to visit with our troops and Senior Military leadership to thank them for their service, their success, and their sacrifice and to wish them a Merry Christmas,” Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House spokeswoman, said in a tweet.
     
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    President Trump and the First Lady traveled to Iraq late on Christmas night to visit with our troops and Senior Military leadership to thank them for their service, their success, and their sacrifice and to wish them a Merry Christmas.
     
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    Visiting troops abroad is a cherished tradition for presidents. President George W. Bush served Thanksgiving turkey to the soldiers in Baghdad in 2003, in the early days of the Iraq War. Mr. Obama flew to Baghdad in April 2009, four months after his inauguration, winning cheers when he told the troops it was time for the Iraqis to take responsibility for their own country. He visited Afghanistan four times while in office.
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    But nearly two years into his presidency, Mr. Trump had yet to visit any troops abroad, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] from various corners.
    After he canceled a rainy-day visit to an American cemetery outside of Paris last month during a World War I battlefield commemoration, he told Chris Wallace, the Fox News anchor, that he had not visited troops abroad because of “an unbelievably busy schedule.”
    Mr. Trump ran for the presidency on a platform of bringing the troops home from Afghanistan and Syria, part of a broader strategy of ending nearly two decades of American military interventions — from Iraq and Libya to Syria and Afghanistan — that he criticized as costly, ineffective and at odds with his “America First” foreign policy.

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    But the United States still has 14,000 troops in Afghanistan and about 2,000 in Syria. While the number of casualties in these conflicts is a fraction of what it was during the two previous administrations, the fact that American troops are still on the ground — in the case of Afghanistan, 17 years after they were first deployed — attests to the difficulty of extracting the country from these entanglements.
    Mr. Trump’s trip came at a sensitive moment, as the president’s clash with Mr. Mattis over the troop withdrawals opened a rift between the commander in chief and the military.
    Over the weekend, Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy to the coalition fighting the Islamic State, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], telling colleagues that he could not in good conscience carry out Mr. Trump’s newly declared policy of withdrawing American troops from Syria. Mr. McGurk, a seasoned diplomat who was considered central to the fight against the terrorist group, had originally planned to retire in February.
    Mr. Trump’s announcements on Syria and Afghanistan have left a trail of confusion, with White House officials unable to explain the timetable for the withdrawals or their strategy to prevent a return of radical extremism in either country.
    Adding to the sense of uncertainty is the partial shutdown of the government, which does not affect active-duty military but had led Mr. Trump to cancel his holiday visit to his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, and remain sequestered in the White House.
    [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], the first lady, made calls from the West Wing to troops stationed abroad, though he was criticized in the media for being the first president since 2002 not to visit troops or wounded warriors on the holiday.
    Mr. Trump says he has “done more for the military” than many of his recent predecessors but had not made visiting active duty military personnel a priority.
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    Trump from Anbar: We may use Iraq as a base if we want to do something in Syria


    US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had no plans to withdraw from Iraq.
    This came during a surprise visit to US forces at al-Assad base in Iraq on Wednesday for Christmas.
    His first visit to a conflict zone after almost two years of his presidency and days after the announcement of the withdrawal of US troops from Syria.
    "In fact, we can use (Iraq) as a base if we want to do something in Syria," he told reporters.
    Trump arrived in Iraq with his wife Melania at 1916 local time at al-Assad airbase in Anbar
    Trump said he had already told his advisers: "Let's get out of Syria," but he was persuaded to stay before he decided to bring the 2,000 troops home.
    "I think a lot of people will be convinced of my thinking and it's time to start using our minds," he told reporters, where he spent three hours visiting US soldiers.
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    The US authorities have informed the Iraqi authorities of the desire of US President Donald Trump to visit Iraq on Wednesday evening to congratulate the new Iraqi government and to visit the US military within the coalition forces supporting Iraq in the fight against the Daash and the Iraqi government welcomed the request.
    "There was supposed to be an official reception and a meeting between Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and the US president, but a different view of the organization of the meeting led to his replacement by telephone conversation on developments in the situation, especially after the US president's decision to withdraw from Syria, To fight and promote security and stability for the peoples and countries of the region. " 
    The Prime Minister welcomed the US President "this visit and invited him to visit Baghdad and the US President invited the Prime Minister to visit Washington, and agreed to continue to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries," according to the statement. 
    The statement said that "the visit of the US president and the first lady included congratulating the American military at the Iraqi base of Ain al-Assad in Anbar on the occasion of birthdays."
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    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - US authorities have informed the Iraqi authorities of US President Donald Trump's desire to visit Iraq on Wednesday evening to congratulate the new Iraqi government and to visit US troops in the coalition forces supporting Iraq in a fight against Saddam and the Iraqi government welcomed the request.
    "There was supposed to be an official reception and a meeting between Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and the American president, but a divergence of views to organize the meeting led to the replacement of him by telephone conversation on the developments in the situation, especially after The US president's decision to withdraw from Syria, and joint cooperation to combat the establishment and provide security and stability to the peoples and countries of the region. " 
    The Prime Minister welcomed the US President "this visit and invited him to visit Baghdad and the US President invited the Prime Minister to visit Washington, and agreed to continue to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries," according to the statement. 
    The statement said that "the visit of the US president and the first lady included congratulating the American military at the Iraqi base of Ain al-Assad in Anbar on the occasion of birthdays."



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    {International: Al Furat News} US President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled the fate of the US-Mexico border wall.
    "He is prepared to wait for five billion dollars from taxpayers to finance the US-Mexico border wall, no matter what the cost of time," Trump said in a speech to a crowd of US soldiers at the Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province during his surprise visit to Iraq. 
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    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump arrived in Iraq on an unannounced visit to meet US troops there, the White House said Wednesday night.
    Trump and his wife Melania arrived at the Ayn al-Assad air base in Anbar province in western Iraq, where US troops are based. 
    The plane carrying Trump landed at 19:16 local time at the air base. 
    Trump and Melania spent three hours at the base and talked to the soldiers on Christmas Eve. 
    The US president denied plans to withdraw troops from Iraq, saying that "he may take from this country a base for attacks inside Syria." 
    Trump defended the decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, saying "many people will be convinced by my thinking." 
    Trump made his decision on Syria abruptly, ignoring the advice of top aides and military commanders, including Defense Secretary James Matisse, who resigned the next day.
    Trump said during the visit that he is not in a hurry to choose a new defense minister, and that the acting minister may remain in office for a long time. 
    Trump said he had told his advisers, "Let's get out of Syria," but he was persuaded to stay before he decided to bring the 2,000 soldiers home. "I think many people will be convinced of my thinking and it's time to start using our minds." 
    A source close to the agency (Al-Furat News) that "Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi was aware of the visit of US President Donald Trump to Iraq." 
    This is Tramp's first visit to Iraq since he took office as president two years ago



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    [size=36]Abdul Mahdi Office issues a statement on Trump's visit to Iraq[/size]

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    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - US authorities have informed Iraqi authorities of US President Donald Trump's desire to visit Iraq on December 26 to congratulate the new Iraqi government and visit US military personnel in the coalition forces supporting Iraq in a fight against Saddam, an Iraqi government statement said. 
    According to the statement, it was supposed to receive an official reception and a meeting between the Prime Minister, Mr. Adel Abdul Mahdi and the US president, but a divergence of views to organize the meeting led to the replacement by telephone conversation on the developments of the situation, especially after the US president's decision to withdraw from Syria, To fight and promote security and stability for the peoples and countries of the region. 
    The Prime Minister welcomed the US President and invited him to visit Baghdad and also called on the US President to visit Washington. The two sides agreed to continue to strengthen the common relations between the two countries.
    The visit of the US president and the first lady included congratulations to the American military at the Iraqi base of Ain al-Asad in Anbar on the occasion of Christmas. 


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    [size=36]Sarson announces his first position on Trump's visit to Iraq[/size]

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    BAGHDAD (Reuters) -  
    The Sawsan alliance, sponsored by Sadr's leader Moqtada al-Sadr, has suspended US President Donald Trump's visit to Iraq, saying it was the embodiment of an American search for US interests and that it was no different from previous visits to Iraq. Of the visit, " 
    said the deputy of the mass of Saasron, Badr Ziadi in a press statement must be careful of Trump visit, because they are looking for their interests, and the results of these visits did not come to Iraq, but what happened in the occupation of a third of the country. 
    "All Iraqis must unite against external challenges," he said. "It is possible to negotiate with US forces in Iraq."
    "The US forces are present in northern Iraq and we ask the Kurdistan region is there with the approval and coordination with Baghdad?"
    He pointed out that "there are external pressures in the formation of the cabinet cabaret and everyone wants to make Iraq a battlefield for fighting and regional conflict grow the Iraqi people bear the injustice." 
    The White House revealed Wednesday evening a surprise and unannounced visit by US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania to Iraq, the first since he took office in 2017, to meet US troops there and thank them for his service, on the occasion of birthdays. 
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