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

submitted 2 months ago by NightOwl@lemmy.ca to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 11 points 2 months ago (3 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?

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

Why have 2 of anything?

[–] DrJenkem@lemmy.blugatch.tube 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

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

[–] firewood010@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

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