Trump Says "US Will Not Leave" Iraq Unless Billions For Air Base Are Repaid, Threatens Baghdad With "Very Big" Sanctions

Source: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-says-us-will-not-leave-iraq-unless-billions-air-base-are-repaid
Published: Jan 5, 2020
Author: Tyler Durden
Post Date: 2020-01-05 22:42:23 by Horse
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"We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that’s there. It cost billions of dollars to build. Long before my time. We’re not leaving unless they pay us back for it."

Poster Comment:

How long will those bases last without any supplies from the outside except for air drops? No water, no electricity, no sewage and garbage removal, no food.

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#1: Horse    To: All (#0)

USAF Is Spending Millions To Upgrade Turkey Bases Amid Turkish Threats To Kick Them Out

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/31622/usaf-is-spending-millions-to-upgrade-turkey-bases-amid-turkish-threats-to-kick-them-out

Horse posted on 2020-01-05 22:56:09   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Lod    To: Horse (#0)

Global hegemony is such a bitch to maintain.

Lod posted on 2020-01-06 00:47:20   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Darkwing    To: Horse (#0)

When France kicked the US military out of THEIR country, the French put a value of $1 dollar on all US stuff. The US packed and left.

Darkwing posted on 2020-01-06 09:02:53   Reply   Private Reply