Trump: We should have left Iraq a long time ago

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After the international coalition led by the United States to fight ISIS ended its mission in Iraq after 12 years, US President Donald Trump announced that “we should have left Iraq a long time ago.”

Trump added in statements to reporters at the White House: “We left Iraq with respect.”

This came after he had previously praised the coalition forces’ completion of their mission in Iraq, and Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, whom he considered “wonderful.”

He said in a post on his Truth Social platform: “This day represents a victory for the United States, a victory for Iraq, and a decisive victory over ISIS.”