Iraq Threatens Ban on U.S. Citizens, Putting the Fight Against ISIS at Risk

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/Time

Iraqi lawmakers said Sunday that they might ban U.S. nationals from entering the country in retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on Iraqis in the U.S., a move that could hinder the fight against ISIS.

The Iraqi parliament’s foreign committee issued a statement calling on the Iraqi government to act after President Trump controversially ordered that citizens from Iraq and six other Muslim-majority countries be refused entry to the U.S. for at least ninety days.

“Iraq is on the front line of the war on terrorism,” said the statement. “It is unfair that the Iraqis are treated in this way.” The proposal could now be put to a vote in the Iraqi parliament. Some Iraqi members of parliament (MPs) are in support of a ban on U.S. nationals, while others say they will urge Washington to reconsider.

If a ban is enacted it could impact thousands of American aid workers, contractors and journalists currently working in Iraq, as well as more than 5,000 U.S, military personnel there to aid Iraqi forces in their effort to oust ISIS from Mosul and the country.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iraq-threatens-ban-on-us-citizens-putting-the-fight-against-isis-at-risk/ar-AAmnEih

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The fact that Trump has been musing about taking Iraq's oil probably does not help things.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. Do it!!!

[Drunken Irishman]

2. I think all of Europe should join together and ban Americans from visiting.

[mwooldri]

11. Bad idea. Better idea: Suspend visa waiver programs.

Canada and Mexico should lead the way. It's not closing the borders but it makes life more inconvenient for those who matter.

If things get worse, certain properties could get nationalized. There is a golf course in Scotland that could become a public park... theoretically of course. Shouldn't matter to DJT, after all he did dovest, didn't he?

[ck4829]

3. If it puts the fight against Daesh at risk, then it's aid and comfort to the enemy (II)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1682544

Let's stop mincing words and call it what it is, if Daesh is an enemy of the United States, then doing these things that are helping them are acts of treason.

[triron]

12. How many treasonous acts does this asshole

get to commit before congress or SCOTUS acts?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Trump and that drunk Bannon did not think this through

What a clusterfuck!

[ananda]

5. Now this might make an impact!

It also makes me laugh.

[potone]

6. Me too.

They should have banned us after Trump said that we should have taken their oil. If I were an Iraqi, I wouldn't want any Americans in my country.

[msongs]

7. republicans would be quite happy with this...whips up the mob that supports them nt

[roamer65]

8. Dumbass Dump just pushed Iraq right into the hands of Iran.

[elmac]

9. Do It! All countries should ban US citizens

while fascists are in control. The USA is a dangerous, out of control country.

[former9thward]

10. Let's hope this happens.

Our involvement in this cancer of a country will finally be at an end.