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[[[ Our US military has now completed its withdrawal of troops from Iraq after 12 long years...12 years and Iraq is still in somewhat of a mess. So the question now becomes, just how long will Trump keep us bogged down with Iran while he keeps trying to make deals with islamic terrorists (to try and save his supposed "peace president" legacy I might add) instead of doing what needs to be done. A valid question that needs an answer to.]]]

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US military completes withdrawal of troops from Iraq after 12-year mission

The counter-ISIS mission launched in 2014 shifts headquarters to Jordan as Iraqi forces take primary security responsibility

Bradford Betz / Fox News 

The US military has completed the withdrawal of American forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base in Iraq, ending its Operation Inherent Resolve mission, US Central Command announced Wednesday.

The departure closes the Iraq chapter of the U.S.-led military mission launched against ISIS in 2014, while shifting primary responsibility for the country's security to Iraqi forces. The broader counter-ISIS campaign is not ending, however, with the U.S.-led task force relocating its headquarters to Jordan and operations continuing in Syria.

"Job well done to the tens of thousands of American service members, diplomats, and civilian personnel who answered the call in Iraq," CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said.

"Because of your grit, sacrifice and professionalism, ISIS no longer poses a systemic threat to Iraq’s national security and Iraqi security forces, including the Peshmerga and other Iraqi Kurdistan Region security forces, now possess the capacity, leadership, and operational independence to unilaterally manage threats to their homeland."

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Just a Thought

The thought below is my (Diane Sori), thought  alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.or google.com      

  

[[[ Earlier today the meme to the left was posted in a FaceBook group...this was my response to it..."Oh YES some of us did say plenty...I know I did. I wrote published articles about it and talked about it on the radio as well, but few listened as they were too busy focused on making fun of Biden's mental and physical ailments instead of dealing with the problems he caused. Hypocrites are NOT exclusive to one party alone...we sadly have plenty of them on our Republican side as well." What say you guys? ]]]

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New Ukraine offensive Operation Vivaldi recaptures several towns — and takes out 2,000 Russian troops

Ronny Reyes / NEW YORK POST  

Ukrainian forces have liberated three more villages and restored full control to two others on Monday in a push that saw Kyiv take some 250 Russian prisoners and inflict 2,000 casualties, officials said.

Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps successfully retook the villages of Ridkodub, Nove, and Katerynivka in the Donetsk region under Operation Vivaldi, a phased counter-assault aimed at liberating conquered Ukrainian land, Brig. Gen. Andrii Biletskyi said.

Biletskyi said the operation saw his troops trick Russia into desperately trying to protect a position south of their true goal, allowing the Ukrainian soldiers to reconquer 20 square miles of territory — an area about the size of Manhattan.

“This forced them to pointlessly burn through their reserves in counterattacks in that direction; in reality, the enemy slept through the main strike, which was aimed at capturing Nove,” Biletskyi boasted.

Details of Operation Vivaldi were made public earlier this month, highlighting Ukraine’s widening counterassault along the frontlines this year that has resulted in Russia losing hundreds of square miles of land. Read more, see video and photos here.

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Just Another Thought

The thought below is my (Diane Sori), thought  alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.or google.com      

[[[ As reported in the Jerusalem Post earlier today, "US President Donald Trump is willing to offer Iran sanctions relief and the release of frozen funds in exchange for concrete progress on nuclear issues."

 

I say, nothing like giving economic relief and releasing monies to those you are at war with, those who will likely use said monies to militarily rebuild. Nothing like trusting the "fingers crossed behind their backs enemy" to keep their promises made.

 

And yet some still think Trump knows what he is doing...simple fact...Trump is a terrible war time president for his goal is to make deals NOT fight to win. I truly believe history will show the Iran War as "Trump's Folly" and America's loss...how sad is that.

 

Are you die-shard Trump supporters ready to see the truth yet...seriously what will it take to wake you guys up? Talk about serious "buyers remorse." ]]]

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