A non-binding resolution by Iraq's Parliament called for the departure of American troops.
Sunni and Kurdish members of parliament boycotted the session, and the resolution passed with 170 votes of the body's 328 members, just over a quorum.
The resolution said the withdrawal would occur on a "timetable," which was undefined. Kuwaiti journalist and analyst Husain Abdul-Husain notes that in Middle Eastern countries, "timetables mean 'indefinitely.'"
In a letter to Parliament, outgoing Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi stated that it's in the Iraqi interest is to maintain neutrality between America and Iran, and that if Iraq antagonizes America, it risks losing its international status. Despite this, the American media viewed the vote as an affront to the U.S.
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