Acting US Defense chief on unannounced trip to Baghdad
Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan landed unannounced in Baghdad on Tuesday after a direct flight from Kabul, Afghanistan. Shanahan sat down with Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi to discuss relocating to US bases in Iraq the American troops due for withdrawal from Syria. DEBKAfile: The defense secretary also acted to deactivate Tehran’s unrelenting pressure on the Iraqi government to demand that Washington pull US troops out of that country too.
The Iraqis are getting serious about kicking out Camp Cupcake after the ‘protecting Israel/watching Iran’ remarks and the viral Youtube videosong from the camp. No SOFA for you! say the Iraqis
MUST SEE viral video from Camp Cupcake at youtube.com/watch?v=C_qzEY8R3rU