Tag: US military presence
Iraqi Lawmakers Plan to Take ‘New Position’ Vis-à-vis US if Troop Withdrawal Agreement Not Reached
Iraq’s parliament issued a resolution requesting the complete withdrawal of all foreign forces from their nation in the wake of the January 2020 US assassination of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad. The Trump administration began drawing down forces in March 2020. The Biden administration has sought to freeze the withdrawal. …
CrossTalk: Another 20 years?
During the Trump Administration, the US agreed to leave Afghanistan by May 1 this year. The Biden Administration is wavering over this commitment. It claims the conditions on the ground are not favorable for withdrawal. This begs the question: what can be done now that has not been tried for the past 20 years? …
Syrian Minister Reveals What Percentage of Country’s Oil is Stolen by US and Its Allies
While Syria’s oil resources are modest compared to some of its neighbours, they have been sufficient to guarantee the country’s energy self-sufficiency, and to earn Damascus a modest income from exports. Since 2011, much of these resources have been damaged or looted, first by jihadists and then by the US and their Kurdish allies. …
How the US military subverted the Afghan peace agreement to prolong an unpopular war
In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone, Col. Douglas Macgregor, a former senior advisor to the acting secretary of defense, revealed that President Donald Trump shocked the US military only days after the election last November by signing a presidential order calling for the withdrawal of all remaining US troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. …
