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The US should leave. Iraq would be better off. The two main reasons things are heating up now are that Iraq selected Chinese firms over Americans to carry out the reconstruction-for-oil projects and a Russian firm was selected to build the gas pipeline from Iran to Syria. These would bring more economic development to Iraq instead of the continuous cycle of dealing with the 'terrorists' which is essentially a US criminal protection racket to extort the government into buying more US weapon systems. If Iraq needs counterterrorism help, it should come from the Russians who have experience fighting Islamic insurgents in their own republics.
That is BS! The president is briefed immediately as in real time. You got hoodwinked by trump yet again.
No, THAT is BS. The Pentagon said there were no casualties at the time. You're so dishonest.
Following the attack, the Pentagon had initially said that no casualties had resulted from the 16 missiles fired by Iran. The US military defines a casualty as either an injury or fatality involving personnel.Asked about the apparent discrepancy, a Defense official told CNN, "That was the commander's assessment at the time. Symptoms emerged days after the fact, and they were treated out of an abundance of caution."
Last week, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper had said the initial assessment found only damage to property.
"The current (Battle Damage Assessment) is, if you will, again, we can get you details, things like tentage, taxiways, the parking lot, a damaged helicopter, things like that; nothing that I would describe as major, at least as I note at this point in time. So that's the state of -- of the attack at this point as we know it. Most importantly, no casualties, no friendly casualties, whether they are US, coalition, contractor, etc.," Esper said. https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/16/polit...ike/index.html
If you really love America you'll fool it twice into another disastrous war in the Middle East against a country three times the size of Iraq, going another couple of trillions of dollars into debt to the Chinese in the process.
It's actually quite simple. If Trump pulls troops, you're adamantly against pulling those troops. If Trump doesn't pull troops, you're adamantly for pulling those troops.
Foreign affairs and national security issues are clearly too complicated for you to understand,
No, THAT is BS. The Pentagon said there were no casualties at the time. You're so dishonest.
Following the attack, the Pentagon had initially said that no casualties had resulted from the 16 missiles fired by Iran. The US military defines a casualty as either an injury or fatality involving personnel.Asked about the apparent discrepancy, a Defense official told CNN, "That was the commander's assessment at the time. Symptoms emerged days after the fact, and they were treated out of an abundance of caution."
Last week, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper had said the initial assessment found only damage to property.
"The current (Battle Damage Assessment) is, if you will, again, we can get you details, things like tentage, taxiways, the parking lot, a damaged helicopter, things like that; nothing that I would describe as major, at least as I note at this point in time. So that's the state of -- of the attack at this point as we know it. Most importantly, no casualties, no friendly casualties, whether they are US, coalition, contractor, etc.," Esper said. https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/16/polit...ike/index.html
Is there a chance, then, that more troops are hurt and either the Pentagon doesn’t know about them, or they haven’t told the American people yet?
A mortar attack landed a rare direct hit on the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday night, damaging buildings and reportedly leaving at least one person with minor injuries. Iraq's prime minister condemned the strike, saying it could turn the country into a battlefield and complicate efforts to get the U.S. to withdraw troops from Iraq.
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