Iraq

[biku324]

Looks like this one is finally over as well.

Biden, Iraqi prime minister to announce end of US combat mission in Iraq | TheHill

 

[waffles]

Notes a shift to a "training and advisory role". We've heard an end to combat operations before, until we're actually out I'm not putting much stock in it.

 

[biku324]

The contracting industry is certainly, suddenly drying up between AF and IQ.

 

[usmc2427765]

They are just marking time until we will send more young service men and women back to die for no good reason. The U.S. has not only forgotten how to win a war but have forgotten how to quit a war.

 

[Ματθιας]

Meh. The perpetual war machine is just moving to the Pacific.

 

[Hair Trigger]

It was a useless endeavor from the git-go, and a total waste of good manpower from 1990 on. Started out about oil and money and went downhill from there. I served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm from mid 1990 until mid 1991, from stateside to flying in and out of Dhahran.

 

[Ματθιας]

Meh. The perpetual war machine is just moving to the Pacific.

Prepare Now for War in the Pacific
The window to prepare for war in the western Pacific is closing quickly. The United States must build and prepare naval forces that can deter China, or defeat it if necessary

Prepare Now for War in the Pacific | Proceedings - July 2021 Vol. 147/7/1,421

...As Admiral Phil Davidson, the former Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, recently warned, we may have six years or less before the People’s Republic of China (PRC) takes action against Taiwan. Some have taken to calling this the “Davidson window.”...

...The Davidson window will close rapidly. We must build a battle force that is ready for war—not in 2045, but by 2025. ...

Build a battle force!? With what money!?