"Withdrawal of the United States from Iraq will be one of the electoral axes in this country, which will also create a flow in the level of public opinion," noted the Iranian expert on regional affairs on Radio Goftogoo.
In an interview with "Rouydad" program, Siamak Kakai spoke about the recent meeting between Biden and Al-Kazemi; "After the Iraqi parliament's approval, a series of strategic negotiations have taken place between the two countries, and in fact a year and a half has passed since then."
He pointed out Biden's recent remarks and stressed that it doesn't necessarily conveyed the US full withdrawal from Iraq; "(Support force) can be interpreted in various ways, one of which means the presence of military forces and is in fact a change of use of American forces and suppliers. But this isn't what the Iraqis want."
Kakai explained that there would as well be reactions to this issue in Iraq; "Earlier in 2009, the issue of withdrawal was raised and part of the US forces left Iraq by 2011, until 2014, when ISIS attacked Iraq, the Americans found a new excuse to strengthen their presence in Iraq."
He continued; "Some believe that leaving a number of American troops in Iraq as trainers indicates that the current situation will keep going so that new activities can be performed."
According to Kakai, this debate by the Americans is challenging; because now the number of American troops in the units has increased, and on the other hand, the Resistance is a serious opponent of the US presence in Iraq, which sometimes manifests itself in the form of opposition against the United States.
He described the current state of affairs as being "influential" in the US future decisions; "From now on, things will get difficult for Americans. At the political level, there are forces that are not defined under the resistance movement but are opposed to the US presence in Iraq."
In his remarks, Kaakai stated; "Withdrawal of the United States from Iraq will be one of the electoral axes in this country, which will also create a flow in the level of public opinion."
"Today, many groups declare that Iraq isn't in need of presence of foreign forces in it, and therefore it should be noted that the United States is declining in Iraq, and this issue has influenced the decision of the Iraqi government," he added.
Kakai attributed al-Kadhimi's visit to Iraq to the pressure of Iraqi internal opinion, adding: "This marks the end of the current situation."
