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Originally Posted by Schneed10
Not sure what you mean by hands are tied, but our presence in Iraq offers a few strategic things:
- Possible future deployment location for our anti-missile system. Kind of hard for Iran to assault Israel with long range missiles if we have a system to shoot down their birds.
- Iraq becomes a possible staging area for future mid-east conflicts, whether they involve the defense of Israel, or whatever.
- Geographically, it puts an American presence right smack between Syria and Iran.
- Increased leverage on Iran in negotiations for nuclear non-proliferation.
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But I guess for the argument you're making, I totally agree. It's good for strategic purposes, but I think that's all it will ever boil down to.