The United States should not have invaded Iraq in 2003 to overthrow local President Saddam Hussein and increase its military presence in the Middle East. A similar statement was made by Donald Trump during a speech to media representatives at the White House.
The American Leader has also disagreed with the fact that the United States in recent years has reduced its presence in the Middle East. “I think we shouldn’t be there. I inherited this confusion, - he declared. - Should we be there? No, we should not.
Trump has also stressed that he is referring to the 2003 campaign unleashed by George W. Bush.
According to the current US President, the US military should not have invaded Iraq, “which did not destroy the World Trade Center,” writes TASS. “It was a country that did not contribute to the growth of terrorism”, Trump claimed. “Terrorists in Iraq were immediately killed”. He also noted his merits in relation to the destruction of ISIL (a group banned in the Russian Federation).
“However, we did an excellent job. I continued the fight against ISIL, the US President added. “We have eliminated the “caliphate” by 100%”.
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