More dependent on Iran? For what? How much aid is Iran providing Iraq? If anything, the Iraqi government is being held hostage by Iranian backed militia.
It was a legitimate decision. Kataib Hezbollah (IRI) has been building up munitions in both.
Not a question of legitimacy. The Iranians are trying to provoke us into taking military action. They shot down our drones as well. We need to be smart and not take knee jerk reactions that are counterproductive. What will the invasion of our Embassy compound presage?
We could have addressed the IRI through more covert means rather than using high profile air attacks inside Iraq. Trump is battling the bureaucracy over removing troops from Afghanistan and Syria. They are undermining his decisions.
“More dependent on Iran? For what? How much aid is Iran providing Iraq? If anything, the Iraqi government is being held hostage by Iranian backed militia. “
They’re not being held hostage. They are pretty much one in the same.
This will make your head spin. PMF was founded by Nouri al Malaki, former PM of Iraq. It has since come under PM Prime Minister Al-Abadi and now PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi. They all have strong ties to Iran. Basically, PMF/PMC are Qods force/IRGC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Mobilization_Forces
Bush needed to get rid of the regime in Iran, after Saddam.