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Have other countries (besides Iraq) issued arrest warrants for some [former] US presidents?
The New Arab reported that
Last year [2022], Iraq's judiciary issued an arrest warrant for former US president Trump for ordering the assassination of Soleimani and Muhandis.
Did the judiciary in ...
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Why do Iraqi officials repeatedly called for the withdrawal of coalition forces in Iraq?
Washington has had a continuous presence in Iraq since its 2003
invasion. Although all U.S. combat forces left in 2011, thousands of
troops returned in 2014 to help the government of Iraq defeat IS.
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Have any prominent politicians in the US called for US troops to leave Iraq this year?
Some US politicians, like DeSantis, have said US troops in Iraq are just "sitting ducks", at their present strength, so called for either a surge or departure.
“We’ve got troops in Syria ...
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Did the US and allies ever apologize for their invasion of Iraq?
In reference to Did Soviet Union ever apologize for its alliance with Germany before 1941?
We all know that the US and its coalition has invaded Iraq in 2003. They have toppled a government which was ...
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How does the indignation of the Russo-Ukrainian War compare to the Iraq War? [duplicate]
I was only born in 2001. I know London and DC had enormous protests, but none of the details. So eyewitness accounts are great but I need historical data too.
With the triumph of YouTube I can follow ...
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In the wake of the 2014 Iraqi army disintegration in front of ISIS, did the US make changes to how it trained such forces, esp. in Afghanistan?
Although some are shocked by the disintegration of Afghan army in front of the Taliban, I for one wasn't too surprised given the 2014 precedent provided by the US-trained Iraqi army, which ...
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Why didn't the USA invade Iran before they could build up their missile arsenal?
Iran's Ballistic Missile Program
According to the above article, even though Iran started its domestic missile program during the 80s, it achieved its long-range missiles around the 2000s. As of 2021,...
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Is petroleum a valid explanation of why the U.S. military fought the first Iraq war?
Why couldn’t the U.S. have bought petroleum from Iraq after they took control over Kuwait’s oil supply?
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Why didn't the USA topple Saddam Hussain in the 90s?
Why did the US government topple Saddam Hussain in 2003, rather than in the 90s?
Why did they wait 13 years?
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Why did the US invade Iraq for weapons of mass destruction but not North Korea [duplicate]
Why can the US invade Iraq for weapons of mass destruction but not North Korea who have confirmed nuclear weapons? Are they more scared of NK?
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Was John Abizaid's statement about the Iraq War rationale taken out of context?
I have recently visited the wikipedia page that was titled "Rationale for the Iraq War" for the sake of interest. I then saw a section titled oil in that wikipedia page. I never believed ...
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Have US anti-ballistic-missile capabilities been used and were they effective in countering the recent Iranian missile strike on US bases in Iraq?
This is breaking news, so it may not be answerable right away but probably will be in a reasonably short term...
Iran has launched (from its own territory) ballistic missile strikes against US bases ...
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Why is Iraq's decision to expel US troops non-binding?
In response to the United States' killing of an important Iranian military commander on Iraqi soil on 3 January 2020, the Iraqi parliament voted to expel US troops from the country. According to ...
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Has there been a decrease of US aid to Iraq under Trump?
Trump has recently threatened Iraq with sanctions if they decide to expel US troops.
His statement didn't explicitly say anything about [withdrawing] US aid, which appears to still be ongoing, ...
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Why would the USA honour an Iraqi request for its military to leave? [closed]
Reportedly, President Trump has threatened Iraq with sanctions if they expel US troops.
I don't understand the threat. It's not like military aggressors ask nicely before invading or occupying other ...
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Does the US have any long-term leases on bases in Iraq?
Breaking news is that the Iraqi parliament has passed a non-binding resolution calling for the withdrawal of foreign troops:
The non-binding resolution was passed by the Iraqi parliament after the ...
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Why was Qasem Soleimani in Iraq?
Earlier this week, Qasem Soleimani was killed by the US. The news media is brimming to capacity with news stories about this. However, not one - that I've seen at least - mentions why Qasem Soleimani ...
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Who was General Qasem Soleimani, and why was he targeted by the US?
Early on Friday morning, the US carried out an air strike on Baghdad airport which killed General Soleimani, along with members of local militia.
Who was General Soleimani, why is he so important, ...
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Why are the Syria and Iraq wars viewed differently among Democrats?
Currently, the Iraq war seems to be viewed very negatively by the US "establishment" of the Democratic Party—for example, in both the 2016 and 2020 primaries, people have been attacked for past ...
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Did Rand Paul publicly approve of Obama's withdrawal from Iraq?
Rand Paul is one of the few (I think) high-level Republicans who publically approved of Trump's decision to withdraw from Syria. (Even Mitch McConnell attacked it and reminded that "A bipartisan ...
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How much money did the United States spend on the Iraq war, and how much money did US oil companies gain as a result of the new Iraqi constitution?
This is just a cost benefit analysis, any discussion about US motivations in engaging in the Iraq war I would consider out of scope.
Iraq nationalized oil production in 1972 (source). Following the ...
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Was Saddam ever a US ally?
Was Saddam Hussain ever a US ally during his presidency?
If YES,
why didn't Iraq had any major US-made weapon?
what caused the alliance to decline?
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What specific consessions did Iraq make to be excluded from Trump's new executive order?
One of the differences between two travel executive orders was the fact that Iraq was omitted in the new one ("Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (13780)")
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What made Saddam Hussein believe that he could get away with the Kuwait invasion?
What made Saddam Hussein believe that he could get away with invading Kuwait?
How did he assess the political situation before Kuwait invasion?
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What was the Bush administration's public explanation on Iraq invasion when they failed to find Iraq's WMDs? [duplicate]
What was the Bush administration's or Republican party's explanation on the justification of Iraq invasion to the public when they failed to find Iraq's WMDs?
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Why did Donald Trump say that? [closed]
In an interview to CNN being held in 2007 related to the Iraq War, Trump said
"Saddam Hussein has nothing to do with World Trade Centre and also there's no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq for ...
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What influence has the Chilcot report had in the United States?
Since many of the findings of Sir John Chilcot, must apply equally as much to the United States decision to go to war with Iraq as they do to Britain, has the report had much public discussion in ...
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Why was Saddam Hussein captured but Assad is still spared by America?
There were 2 major reasons for capturing Saddam:
Possessing WMDs (Never proved completely)
Killing Shias by Chemical
Weapons
In the neighbourhood of same Iraq, Bashar Al Assad has been doing ...
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Why is the United States seen as a major supplier of weapons to Saddam-era Iraq?
The United States is sometimes portrayed as a major supplier of weapons to Saddam-era Iraq. For example (slightly edited):
Just look at the history books, Saddam was USA ally during the Iran/Iraq ...
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How did ISIS gain control of a stockpile of weapons that did not exist?
Breitbart is reporting:
ISIS took over a military base in northern Iraq last month that
contains Saddam Hussein’s stockpile of chemical weapons, including
hundreds of warheads containing sarin and ...
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