WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen

Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) welcomed the Prime Minister of Iraq, His Excellency Haider al-Abadi, at a meeting with the newly created Congressional Iraq Caucus. The goal of this new caucus, started by Iraq War veterans Moulton and Kinzinger, is to create a venue to engage with experts and key officials and improve and strengthen the US-Iraq relationship. Following their meeting, the Congressmen issued the following statements.

“We launched the bipartisan Iraq Caucus to ensure that our shared investment in a more stable Iraq is not squandered,” said Moulton. “We can't win the war without a strong relationship between our two nations, and that means a commitment to a political strategy for long-term peace in Iraq. Our caucus seeks to play a leading role in that effort so that we can bring our troops home for good. It’s an honor to have the support and participation of the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the Iraqi Embassy, including Ambassador Yaseen, as we work on strengthening US-Iraq policy and encouraging other members to be engaged in this bipartisan mission. Too many young Americans have given their lives for us to do anything less.”