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Mar 13, 2021
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Head Of Al-Nujaba Political Council Ali Al-Asadi: The Americans Will Only Pull Out Of Iraq By Force, Blows Of The Resistance; Trump, Biden Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin

#8749 | 01:59
Source: Al-Nujaba TV (Iraq)

Iraqi politician Sheikh Ali Al-Asadi, the head of Al-Nujaba Political Council said that the Americans have a cowboy and gang mentality, so they will only pull out of Iraq by force and the "blows of the resistance." He made these remarks in an interview with Al-Nujaba TV (Iraq) that aired on March 13, 2021. Al-Asadi said that Trump and Biden are two sides of the same coin, and the Republicans and Democrats have the same goals, but they employ different policies and methods. He added that the Americans have shut down Al-Nujaba’s social media accounts, because they had caused harm to the American home front, in addition to the harm inflicted by the missiles of the resistance on the military front.

Sheikh Ali Al-Asadi: "The Americans have a cowboy mentality in dealing with things. It is a gang mentality. They do not deal with things in a reasonable, political manner. Unless force is used to make them [pull out of Iraq], they will not leave. They would cling to the land. Inshallah, the blows of the resistance will force them to leave, because the [Iraqi] government is weak. 

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"Over a U.S. intelligence report about the Al-Nujaba Movement, the Americans shut down Al-Nujaba accounts on social media, because these accounts harmed the Americans on the home front. This was in addition to the missiles of the resistance on the military front. [The Americans] are upset over words in the media to the point that this country that purports to be democratic is trying to silence [us]."

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Interviewer: "Is Trump's America different from Biden's or is it the same thing?"

Al-Asadi: "These are two sides of the same coin. The policies of the Democrats are different from those of the Republicans. Both are interested in reaching the same goal, but their methods are different. Democrats usually try to smooth things over and use political methods, while Republicans use force. But there is no [real] difference."

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