US President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi announced that remaining US forces will depart Iraq by September 30. The deployment originated with the March 2003 invasion that overthrew Saddam Hussein. Sources differ on whether the presence constitutes a continuous two-decade mission.
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“Last remaining US troops set to exit Iraq by Sept. 30, capping 2-decade mission - stripes.com”
Read at Stars and Stripes →The withdrawal ends an occupation begun on unsubstantiated claims that produced prolonged instability and high costs.
“Imperial overreach and foundational deception”
The exit fulfills an America First goal of terminating open-ended commitments whose original rationale had faded.
“Avoiding prolonged occupations without clear victory conditions”
The departure reduces expansive state projection of force that rested on disproven justifications and imposed large taxpayer costs.
“Non-interventionism and limits on state power abroad”
All three views accept an RT-framed narrative of continuous mission and deception while overlooking Iraqi politics, post-2014 legal distinctions, and partner vulnerabilities.
“Groupthink on origins and failure to examine power vacuums or domestic incentives”
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