The US military has reduced its numbers in Iraq, with many personnel who remain classed as advisers and trainers. Reuters
The National: US: Iraq is not Afghanistan and we are here to stay, says top official
America has about 2,500 troops stationed in Iraq, guarding the US embassy and training Iraqi personnel
The US will not leave Iraq as it did in Afghanistan, a top official from Washington said on Wednesday, amid fears that an American withdrawal would bring chaos to the country.
In August, American troops in Afghanistan returned home, nearly 20 years after Washington spearheaded a multinational invasion of the country.
The move allowed the Taliban to seize most of the country and sweep into the capital Kabul following the Afghan government’s fall.
“Iraq is not Afghanistan, we are here in the long term, we view Iraq as a key strategic partner and we are committed to this partnership,” Jennifer Gavito, the deputy assistant secretary of state for Iran and Iraq, said.
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WNU Editor: It's all about the oil.
who is going to believe that
ReplyDeleteBiden is frozen just by thinking (it could happens sometime) to make the same "success" he did with Afghanistan.
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ReplyDeleteFrankly I don't think biden does much thinking anymore. I wager the appointees, his wife, etc., do the "heavy lifting" these days.
US Enemedia: The US intends to negotiate with Iraq on the withdrawal of troops from Iraq before the end of the year
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I thought we were leaving or had left. Just another head fake by the Beltway Bastards.
Where are all the "No war for oil" idiots who got paid by various liberal nonprofits? Oh right, they are liberal hypocrites. They will be wanting a subsidy from the government for their home heating bills this winter.
Espousing or working toward the free flow of oil at market prices is wrong until you need a fuel subsidy and even then it is wrong. Or so liberals would have you believe.
Drilling for oil in the Arctic like the Russians or on Federal lands at sea or out west is wrong. Ask any liberals with a BFA. But they want their subsidy. Never mind the the roadside to the present time is littered with countries that once had subsidies like Ecuador, Venezuela or Iran.
Liberals despise American exceptionalism until they need their twisted interpretation of it. Subsidies will work in America, because American can print money or MMT or something.
We're for the underdog as long as it is only lip service or doesn't cost much. Or if they are Muslim or darker. The Kurds qualify on almost both those accounts, but for some odd reason most liberals do not want to help.
It would be nice to see what a Kurdistan (living up to the Wilsonian Principles) would do for world peace in the long run. However, there is no short term profit for Democrats.