US Says It's Not Discussing Withdrawing From Iraq - News From Antiwar.com
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The State Department on Wednesday said that at "no point" in recent talks with the Iraqi government has the US discussed the idea of withdrawing troops from Iraq. The comments came in response to questions about reports saying that the US was planning to withdraw. Tasnim, an Iranian news agency,…

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.

  • sunzu2
    10•3 months ago

    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?

    • Dr. JenkemEnglish
      8•3 months ago

      Probably something about not having all your eggs in one basket.

      • @Aqarius
        1•3 months ago

        Yeah, but after a certain number of baskets, it turns from using baskets to store eggs, to using eggs to mark baskets.