Sadly, Iraq has been subverted to be a puppet of the Iranian regime. The people of Iraq should be able to live in peace and prosperity.

President Donald Trump is working to achieve peace on behalf of the Iraqi people. I am grateful that two of my sons served in Iraq to also help achieve this goal.

Historically, this subversion can be traced back to President Obama and then-Iraq envoy Brett McGurk who propped up Iranian puppet Nouri Maliki as Iraq’s Prime Minister, even after he lost the 2010 elections. Maliki’s regime and his ruthless pursuit of political opponents led to the emergence of ISIS. In response, Obama and McGurk then worked with Iranian backed militias to defeat ISIS.

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