Unless you pay us billions of dollars for the airbase we're going to stay and spend billions more!
Sunken cost fallacy for sure.
I do understand stand that this would lead to Iran expanding their influence over Iran, that is a consideration. It could likely be the the reason Trump wants to stay, but in that case it may as well be a permanent deployment. The situation with Iran is not changing anytime soon.
Preventing Iran from exerting control over Iraq is definitely one of the stated goals of the NeoCons and pro-war Left. I'm of the opinion that we should stop caring and let Russia, Turkey, whomever deal with the Middle East. If Britain, France, and/or Germany want a slice they can have it too.
Sounds like a plan to me.
I've heard claims that Iran is already running the show in Iraq and that's why the government voted this way. I haven't found anything supporting or denouncing this, so it is probably just a internet guy with a radio show rambling.
Well, this whole story is in the end only a very trumpish way of saying "you can't afford it"
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