US nears full withdrawal from Iraq as bases in Kurdistan Region face attacks from Iran, proxies
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/07/us-nears-full-withdrawal-iraq-bases-kurdistan-region-face-attacks-iran-proxies
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greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo · 9 pts · 28d
Has the US ever actually won an engagement, or has it been humiliated every single time?
wurzelgummidge@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 27d
It doesn't try to win, it's aim is to destroy and destabilise
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 26d
The French won for us that one time
ohshit604@lemmy.halstead.host · -2 pts · 26d
I guess WW1 and WW2 don’t count? Everything after that really seemed insignificant.
greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo · 2 pts · 26d
Turned up late both times and you were busy trying to decide if you liked the brownshirts more than democracy before the japanese spat in your eye.