AND WITH THAT THOUGHT, LETS GO
TO THE WHITE HOUSE THE HEAR FROM
PRESIDENT BIDEN.
>> IRAQ HAS BEEN A VITAL PARTNER
FOR THE UNITED STATES FOR SOME
TIME NOW IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AND
WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED DEEPLY IN
IRAQ FOR MY ENTIRE CAREER BACK
IN THE SENATE, AS VICE PRESIDENT
AND AS PRESIDENT.
VI
I HAVE WORKED WITH IRAQ, AND AS
A MATTER OF FACT, MY SON BEAU
WAS IN IRAQ FOR A YEAR WITH THE
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
THE SACRIFICES THAT SO MANY HAVE
MADE TO BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP
THERE IS REAL, AND IT IS
CONSEQUENTIAL, AND THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO
STRENGTHENING THE PARTNERSHIP,
MR. MINISTER, AND THE IRAQI
STRATEGIC DIALOGUE IS ABOUT
COMMITMENTS THAT EXPAND OUR
COOPERATION ON ISSUE LIKE HEALTH
CARE, CLIMATE, ENERGY AND AS A
MATTER OF FACT, I AM GOING TO
TELL YOU THAT I AM TOLD THAT ON
BEHALF OF HALF A MILLION,
500,000 COVID VACCINES WERE TOLD
THEY WERE NOT GOING TO BE THERE
IN A WHILE, BUT THEY ARE GOING
TO BE THERE QUICKLY.
SO WE SUPPORT STRENGTHENING
IRAQS DEMOCRACY AND ANXIOUS TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE ELECTION GOES
FORWARD IN OCTOBER, AND WE ALSO
COMMITTED TO OUR SECURITY
COOPERATION, AND THE SHARED
FIGHT AGAINST ISIS IS CRITICAL
FOR THIS STABILITY OF THE
REGION, AND OUR COUNTER
TERRORISM COOPERATION WILL
CONTINUE AS WE SHIFT TO THERARE
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO TALK TO
THE PRIME MINISTER TODAY, AND WE
HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT, AND HE
IS A GOOD FRIEND AND I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO TALK WITH
YOU.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE
WITH OUR AMERICAN FRIENDS, AND
WE HAVE A STRATEGY PARTNERSHIP,
AND I AM HERE IN WASHINGTON TO
TALK ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP, AND
HOW THE IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRYIESCOUNTR
AMERICANS HELP IRAQ, AND
TOGETHER WE FIGHT AND KEEP ISISD
ISIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK AMERICA ON
BEHALF OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE, AND
I THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, AND
ALL THAT AMERICA HAS GIVEN FOR A
FREE AND DEMOCRATIC IRAQ.
TODAY, THE RELATIONSHIP STRONGER
THAN EVER.
OUR PARTNERSHIP FOR OUR ECONOMY,
ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND
EDUCATION, AND CULTURE AND MORE.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK
TOGETHER TO BRENGING OUR COUNTRI
TOGETHER FOR IRAQ AND THE UNITED
STATES TO GO FORWARD FOR OUR TWO
COUNTRIES.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
>> WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WHOA, HANG ON A SECOND. IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IRAQ,
IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IRAQ,
ASK ME A QUESTION ABOUT IRAQ.
>> CAN YOU ASK HOW THE
RELATIONSHIP CHANGES WITH THE
DIALOGUE OF IRAQ --
>> THIS MOST RECENT TIME YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT?
>> YES.
>> WELL, THE FOREIGN MINISTERS
AND THE CABINET HAVE BEEN
TALKING A LOT, AND WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING AN
ELECTION IN OCTOBER.
WE ARE WORKING HARD WITH IRAQI
GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
U.N. AND THE GCC THAT WE HAVE
OVERSIGHT WITH THE FULL AND FAIR
ELECTIONS.
I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH --
AT ANY RATE, I THINK THAT THINGS
ARE GOING WELL, AND OUR ROLE IN
IRAQ WILL BE AS A DEALING WITH
NOT -- AND IT IS JUST TO BE
AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE TO TRAIN,
TO ASSIST, TO HELP AND TO DEAL