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Nimatzo
rank Tue Mar 17 00:58:33 2020
The US army is pulling out of al-Qaim and two other key military bases in Iraq in the coming weeks.

The decision to leave three of its eight bases in Iraq is a sign the US is looking to dramatically reduce its footprint in the country.

It comes amid heightened tensions with the Iraqi government and Iran.

A ceremony will take place this week at al-Qaim, where the US will formally hand over equipment to the Iraqi army to help it ensure security in the area.

It will end any US presence along the Iraqi side of the border with Syria.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-5191460

Pillz
rank Tue Mar 17 01:05:17 2020
Gotta bring the troops home. Corona is about to break in Iraq.

Also need them to police the streets once doomsday strikes

Rugian
rank Tue Mar 17 01:08:29 2020
Who needs troops to stop Iran when you can use a pandemic:

"Senior Iranian IRGC commander dies of coronavirus"

http://eng...nder-dies-of-coronavirus-.html

Victory!

Rugian
rank Tue Mar 17 01:09:30 2020
But yeah "marshall" law is probably coming soon.

sam adams
rank Tue Mar 17 01:34:59 2020
Nuke it and leave

Habebe
rank Tue Mar 17 01:54:08 2020
This could be the best thing Trump has done.

jergul
rank Tue Mar 17 02:11:03 2020
Now that he has crashed the stock market you mean?

Let it play out. He will fuck this up too.

Habebe
rank Tue Mar 17 03:10:59 2020
Jergul, How did he crash the SM?

jergul
rank Tue Mar 17 03:16:23 2020
He opened his mouth and words came out.

tumbleweed
rank Tue Mar 17 04:53:38 2020
corrected OP link (was missing a '0'):

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51914600

sounds like we're abandoning the area to Iranian forces... and I didn't see mention of how much oil we're taking

hood
rank Tue Mar 17 06:16:01 2020
"He opened his mouth and words came out."

And horrendously butchered the covid response.

Allahuakbar
rank Tue Mar 17 07:00:53 2020
This could be the best thing Trump has done.

Hrothgar
rank Tue Mar 17 11:01:27 2020
It's funny how a rampant virus destroying the world economy suddenly makes the remnants of the Iraq war seem trivial to put effort into. I can see US leaders suddenly pondering "wtf do we care at this point, bring them home before Iraq's oil based economy implodes".

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Nimatzo rank	Tue Mar 17 00:58:33 2020 The US army is pulling out of al-Qaim and two other key military bases in Iraq in the coming weeks. The decision to leave three of its eight bases in Iraq is a sign the US is looking to dramatically reduce its footprint in the country. It comes amid heightened tensions with the Iraqi government and Iran. A ceremony will take place this week at al-Qaim, where the US will formally hand over equipment to the Iraqi army to help it ensure security in the area. It will end any US presence along the Iraqi side of the border with Syria. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-5191460
Pillz rank	Tue Mar 17 01:05:17 2020 Gotta bring the troops home. Corona is about to break in Iraq. Also need them to police the streets once doomsday strikes
Rugian rank	Tue Mar 17 01:08:29 2020 Who needs troops to stop Iran when you can use a pandemic: "Senior Iranian IRGC commander dies of coronavirus" http://eng...nder-dies-of-coronavirus-.html Victory!
Rugian rank	Tue Mar 17 01:09:30 2020 But yeah "marshall" law is probably coming soon.
sam adams rank	Tue Mar 17 01:34:59 2020 Nuke it and leave
Habebe rank	Tue Mar 17 01:54:08 2020 This could be the best thing Trump has done.
jergul rank	Tue Mar 17 02:11:03 2020 Now that he has crashed the stock market you mean? Let it play out. He will fuck this up too.
Habebe rank	Tue Mar 17 03:10:59 2020 Jergul, How did he crash the SM?
jergul rank	Tue Mar 17 03:16:23 2020 He opened his mouth and words came out.
tumbleweed rank	Tue Mar 17 04:53:38 2020 corrected OP link (was missing a '0'): http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51914600 sounds like we're abandoning the area to Iranian forces... and I didn't see mention of how much oil we're taking
hood rank	Tue Mar 17 06:16:01 2020 "He opened his mouth and words came out." And horrendously butchered the covid response.
Allahuakbar rank	Tue Mar 17 07:00:53 2020 This could be the best thing Trump has done.
Hrothgar rank	Tue Mar 17 11:01:27 2020 It's funny how a rampant virus destroying the world economy suddenly makes the remnants of the Iraq war seem trivial to put effort into. I can see US leaders suddenly pondering "wtf do we care at this point, bring them home before Iraq's oil based economy implodes".
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