{"id":11862,"date":"2020-01-07T10:40:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T10:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disruptarian.com\/blog\/pros-and-cons-of-the-recent-conflict-with-iran-soleimani\/"},"modified":"2020-01-07T10:40:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T10:40:22","slug":"pros-and-cons-of-the-recent-conflict-with-iran-soleimani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disruptarian.com\/blog\/pros-and-cons-of-the-recent-conflict-with-iran-soleimani\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros and Cons of the recent conflict with Iran – Soleimani"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The thing with this “recent conflict” is that it is not really “recent” at all. This has been going on in my lifetime all the way back to the Reagan days with the Iran\/contra affair, where we traded weapons for hostages. Then the more recent and more notable event in the conflict is when Obama decided to implement the \u00a0Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action\r\n \r\n <\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a> aka “The Iran Nuclear Deal”, that freed up somewhere between 50 billion and 150 billion dollars of sanctions against Iran, and also negotiated a payment from the USA in the form of 1.7 billion dollars. In return, Iran would not continue their nuclear weapon program. It is said by many investigators and foreign leaders that Iran has, in fact, continued the warfare against Americans in Iraq via small “rebels” or “militias”, even up until recently when the US embassy in Baghdad was attacked on December 31st 2019<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, as I have watched this unfold, both in horror that we may be starting a serious and expensive conflict. But also in relief, as this may be a final end to the war\/occupation in Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The USA has over 700 bases around the world, and it may be as much as 800 depending on the source. However, it is a lot, and in reality that is 700 or 800 more than we should have on other countries' soil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So when the Iraqi parliament voted to send foreign troops (US troops) out of their country, I cheered!! Thinking not only are we not under any moral obligation to be there anymore but also we have no right to insist to stay anymore. If they want us out, then YES let us depart. I would only worry if they were asking us to stay, in order to protect them further from other sources of terror in the region. But with their government voting to get us out, I say let's take this as a “perfect storm” and leave already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trump however, is being petty saying “Iraq must pay us for our Air-base<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> that we built in Iraq, that cost billions”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n