Permanent US Iraqi Presence
As predicted by many years ago, the US is now signalling an intent to stay more-or-less permanently in Iraq.
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In Washington and among American military officers in Iraq, the idea of establishing permanent US bases there is under discussion - with one official citing as an example the decades-long presence of US troops in Korea.
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"The analogy doesn't make sense," says Mr. O'Hanlon. "South Korea was threatened by an external enemy. Iraq is threatened by internal chaos."