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US Says It's Not Discussing Withdrawing From Iraq (news.antiwar.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Iraq’s government has been under pressure to expel the US since January 2020, when a US drone strike in Baghdad killed Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani and PMF leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. After the strike, the Iraqi parliament voted to expel US forces, but the US refused to leave.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (11 children)

Why do we need troops in Iraq when we have an ally like Israel in the area?

I thought the entire point of Israel is that US has a foothold in the region? Why do we have bases in Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Kuwait?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because Israel's interest doesn't align with the US perfectly?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Really? Do you have an example of this?

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