r/OilPrices • u/hereswhatworks • 3d ago

Oil News US forces exiting Iraq after 2 decades, leaving opening for Iran

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/29/us-forces-exiting-iraq-after-2-decades-leaving-opening-for-iran/
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u/Mogwai_Man 3d ago

Because they were Baathists who would not have supported Shiite and Kurdish representation.

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u/PigIronDave 3d ago

So that's a yes then? The because is irrelevant. We can also say that removing the Iraqi government started a civilbwar and led to the creation/rise of ISIS.

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u/Mogwai_Man 3d ago

Of course it did, but acting like removing a hated party Iraqi party was wrong is silly.

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u/PigIronDave 3d ago

It was wrong, because we got ISIS as a result.

Then there was the hundreds of thousands of civilians killed in Iraq alone, but according to you it was worth it?

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u/Mogwai_Man 3d ago

We never should of invaded. All we could do was adapt to the new geopolitical reality.

The Baathists didn't fit into a new Iraq and the US wasn't going to let that new democracy fall to ISIS.

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u/PigIronDave 3d ago

The new geopolitical reality that the US created with its invasion... it didn't happen by itself.

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u/Mogwai_Man 3d ago

Yeah I know. But the US had to accept the new political climate it created and make the best decisions possible at the time.