January 30, 2024
After Iran Proxy Strikes, Should U.S. Troops Leave Iraq and Syria?
Source: The Cipher Brief
Journalist: Hollie McKay
Others argue that an exit would ultimately serve as a gift to Iran.
“Tehran would like to see U.S. forces leave Iraq,” said Jonathan Lord, Director for the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. “This has been the playbook all along, but Iran and its partner militias in Iraq are executing the play with renewed vigor since the breakout of the Gaza war. It’s opportunistic.”
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