Donald Trump wants to keep the army in Iraq to "observe" Iran

The president of United States, Donald Trump, said Sunday that he wanted to keep the US soldiers Iraq can "observe a little" Iran, a country that considers the "real problem" in Middle East.

In an interview on the channel CBS, Donald Trump insisted that the war of Iraq It was a "big mistake", but he explained that since she has already been invested in the creation of a military base in this country, it is better to keep it and use it. to keep an eye on Iran.

"One of the reasons I want to keep it is that I want to watch a bit Iran because Iran That's the real problem, "he said.

Asked if this base would attack Iran, the president replied, "No, I want to be able to observe Iran. All I want is to watch. We have an incredible and expensive military base built in Iraq. He is perfectly placed to observe the different parts of the problematic Middle East, instead of removing it. "

Currently, United States maintains about 5,200 soldiers in Iraq who are in a dozen military bases.

For US authorities, Iran is one of the biggest threats of Middle East and, therefore, last year, Donald Trump announced its exit from the nuclear agreement signed in July 2015 by the government Islamic Republic and the G5 + 1, then integrated by Russia, China, United Kingdom, France, Germany and the United States.

Since then, United States He again imposed on Iran all the sanctions he had lifted with the agreement, which heightened tensions between the two countries.

On the other hand, in his interview in CBS, Donald Trump He defended the decision taken in December to order the withdrawal of US troops in Syria, where 2,000 soldiers are deployed as part of an international coalition against the terrorist group Islamic State.

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