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Iraq
Iran seeks to use crisis to force US out of Iraq
2020-04-08
[THEBAGHDADPOST] In recent weeks, Iran-backed Shiite militias have become more empowered and emboldened in attacking US personnel in Iraq and advancing Tehran’s geopolitical, strategic and ideological interests.

According to American officials, almost every day there are reports of "imminent" attacks against its diplomatic and military bases or facilities in Iraq. US President Donald Trump
...The man who was so stupid he beat fourteen professional politicians, a former tech CEO, and a brain surgeon for the Republican nomination in 2016, then beat The Smartest Woman in the World in the general election...
has become alarmed, as he last week tweeted: "Upon information and belief, Iran
Posted by:Fred

#5  #3 Saddam was Iran't only natural enemy.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-04-08 09:58  

#4  What #2 said...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-04-08 09:30  

#3  If you roll back the years, Saddam was faced with the very same challenge. I was certainly no Saddam fan, but it would appear the conflict is a long-standing neighborhood dynamic. Hindsight being what it is.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-04-08 06:13  

#2  If US leave, make sure all the funding evaporate as well. And impost the same sanctions as Iran on Iraq.
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance   2020-04-08 04:04  

#1  And USA objects because?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-04-08 01:08  

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