Posted on 09/13/2024 11:03:39 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Iraqi officials – some on the record, some not – stated this week that they are finalizing an effort to remove nearly all American troops from the country following the collapse of the Islamic State “caliphate.”
The plan would allegedly remove nearly all American military personnel from the country by 2025, leaving some in the autonomous northern region governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for another year. Defense Minister Thabit al-Abbasi reportedly announced the plan in an interview with the Saudi network Al Arabiya this week; the Washington Post quoted an anonymous “Iraqi military official” on Thursday describing the same plan as essentially agreed upon by Baghdad and Washington, but yet to be made public.
The reports surfaced as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian made the first international visit of his tenure this week: a tour of Iraq, which began on Wednesday in Baghdad and has taken him to the KRG capital, Erbil, and the city of Basra. Pezeshkian is expected to conclude his trip to Iraq after the Basra stop on Friday.
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How Important are the base(s) left to us in Iraq, given that Biden gave away Bagram in Afghanistan?
I give a crap about Iraq, about as much as I give a crap about Russia, Ukraine, and Europe. We send our men and daughters to die in foreign proxy wars, and destroy our economy on endless wars that never end in complete victory. We’ve been fighting proxy wars with Russia and China since The Korean War, and since our involvement in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, we’ve been fighting proxy wars with Iran. The U.S. needs to get the hell out of the Middle East, Europe, NATO, and the UN. America First.
Looking for more money from Biden/0bama?
Thanks, Dumbya.
And Russia and China, along with Iran, will replace our presence in the Green Zone. Great job Harris!
F’em! They don’t want us here and we shouldn’t be keeping troops there to be targeted. All the bastards want is our money, well we should pull every last man out and destroy every piece of American equipment we can’t remove and cut every last dollar of taxpayer aid!
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