Trump is imposing his military presence on Iraq, and imposing taxes ​

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
​
Trump is imposing his military presence on Iraq, and imposing taxes
​
US President Donald Trump plans to raise the price of military bases abroad and called for a 50 percent increase in the cost of US troops, adding that countries hosting US troops are not paying enough.

According to White House directives, the US administration plans to ask any other country hosting US troops to bear the full cost of the presence and deployment of US troops, plus 50 percent or more for the privilege of hosting them, according to many administration officials as well as others They were briefed on this planned step.

In some cases, countries hosting US troops may be required to pay 5 to 6 times what is currently paid under the "plus plus" formula.

Since Iraq includes many of the American bases that spread after 2014 under the pretext of fighting gangs and urged, and the number of troops after Trump announced his withdrawal from Syria to tens of thousands of soldiers, it falls within the American decision, despite the popular rejection of the continued presence of these forces.

MPs in the Iraqi parliament rejected these statements, stressing that Iraq does not want the continuation of the US military presence did not ask Trump to be able to impose a tax on Iraq in exchange for the presence of troops.

The coalition of state law, Trump's statements to pay financial taxes to the military bases in individual countries are not concerned, pointing out that the security agreement for 2011 provided for the exit of all US forces as well as military bases.

The Spokesman for the State of Law bloc MP Bahaa al-Din al-Nuri said in an interview that the existence of these bases is an illegal presence, indicating that Iraq is not obliged to pay any money, noting that the rule of law and the coalition of construction and some other political forces rejecting the foreign presence. He continued: Iraq is a sovereign country and the presence of these forces is illegal and taking them out is necessary.

On the same level, Rep. Of the Coalition for Reform and Reconstruction Amjad al-Aqabi, that Trump's comments on the payment of funds from States for protection, this applies to the Gulf States.

He explained in an interview that Iraq does not need US protection in the presence of troops from the army and police and popular mobilization.

He added: Iraqis are protecting the Americans and they have to pay financial compensation to Iraq on the war and the destruction of infrastructure and the killing of innocent people in the yard Nsour.

Stressing that Trump out crazy statements from time to time are only ominous statements we are not part or are concerned.

"The Iraqis are the ones who protect the Americans in the military bases, not the other way around, but those statements apply to the Gulf states, not Iraq."

For his part, said a member of the Committee on Security and Defense parliamentary Badr Zeadi, that Trump's recent statements in the demand that States pay taxes to Americans are worthless, stressing that the Americans are located within all Iraqi military bases. He said in an interview that Iraq is not interested in Trump hobbies because we are not part of the occupied countries.

Indicating that the Americans are not guardians of Iraq and we do not need international protection. Pointing out that Iraq has men who are able to protect Iraqi territory and their presence in the country is an illegal presence and will not allow the head of the US administration or others to demand that Iraq pay taxes or tribute.

 [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]