But the top U.S. official for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS said shortly before Trump’s Iraq trip that it would take “a period of months.” . ... Trump said “then I flew to Iraq” where other generals told him, “we can have it totally finished in one..…
Last year, he threatened to vote against the nomination of Mike Pompeo to serve as the next secretary of state because of his support of the Iraq war. Before the committee vote, Paul tweeted that he had spoken to Trump several times and met with and spoke to Pompeo and received assurances..…
At Baghdad’s request, Iran has been providing military advisory assistance to Iraq in its counter-terrorism campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . ‘Arbitrary, Unacceptable Threat’: Havana Slams Trump for ‘Allowing’ Lawsuits Against Cuban Firms . ..…