Trump on Iraq: We’re There to Protect Them, Iran Was a Big Burden on Iraq, They’re Not Going to Have That Problem Anymore

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TRUMP: “Well, we don't think we need the military there anymore. It's a very big operation and what we do have is the oil companies are all going in now and they're doing partnerships with Iraq and they're getting along very well. The relationship is a whole big relationship. Well, we don't need the military there. We're there to help them. We're there to protect them if need be, but we don't think that's going to be necessary. And their their primary I considered an opponent, they might have considered a friend, but I consider that an opponent was Iran was a big burden on Iraq because they were the bully of the Middle East as you know, and We were just talking about that, but they're not going to have that problem anymore because Iran has been very much destabilized and really their military powers just a tiny fraction of what it was just four months ago.”