America’s long-awaited, final withdrawal from Iraq became international news — for a few minutes, until the administration announced it was a 'mistake'
Mission unaccomplished. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Last week, the United States executed a high-ranking Iranian official by dropping several bombs on him as he lingered outside Baghdad International Airport. The U.S. did not seek the Iraqi government’s permission before carrying out an assassination-by-missile on the streets of its capital city. And the Iraqi government took exception to this oversight.
It is not clear if this resolution is legally binding, and the Iraqi lawmakers included no timetable for withdrawal. Further complicating matters, Iraq is currently ruled by “caretaker” government, as Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi officially resigned in December amid nationwide protests, but has continued executing his formal duties until new elections can be held. In this context, the limits of the sitting government’s authority is ambiguous.
And yet, on Monday afternoon, the Iraqi defense ministry received a letter from United States Marine Corps Brigadier General William H. Seely III, the commanding general of Task Force Iraq, announcing America’s withdrawal from the country. An Iraqi military official confirmed the authenticity of the letter to Reuters, and America’s long-awaited, final withdrawal from Iraq became international news.
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