FAST THINKING: Is the Iraq War over… again? Fast Thinking by Atlantic Council
JUST IN
First Afghanistan, now Iraq. Seven years after US troops returned to the country to fight ISIS, US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced on Monday that the American combat mission in Iraq will wrap up by year’s end. As the US military formally transitions to an advisory role with Iraqi forces, what’s next for the fights against ISIS and Iran-backed militias? Will anything really change? Our Iraq experts weigh in.
Today’s expert reaction courtesy of
Kirsten Fontenrose: Director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative and former US National Security Council senior director