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.
US Says It's Not Discussing Withdrawing From Iraq
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/08/14/us-says-its-not-discussing-withdrawing-from-iraq/
4 Comments
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 10 pts · 2y
DrJenkem@lemmy.blugatch.tube · 8 pts · 2y
Probably something about not having all your eggs in one basket.
Aqarius@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Yeah, but after a certain number of baskets, it turns from using baskets to store eggs, to using eggs to mark baskets.
dessalines@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 2y
Why have 2 of anything?
firewood010@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 2y
Because Israel's interest doesn't align with the US perfectly?
Frozyre@kbin.melroy.org · 2 pts · 2y