U.S. policy towards Iraq under the second Trump administration seems straight forward but it’s not. The main focus is to reduce Iran’s influence in Baghdad. Following that policy has been chaotic however as the U.S. government does not speak with one voice due to the lack of Trump’s leadership.
1915 UK fought skirmishes with Sehikh Ajaimi’s men from Montafiq Confederation in Basra
1922 UK Sec of War Evans wrote cabinet Iraqi army weak British military presence small
Iraq vulnerable to Turkey tribal unrest so UK should withdraw from Mosul
1916 British withdrew from Butaniya and attacked by tribesmen British suffered 373 casualties Arabs
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Samuel Helfont released his third book on Iraq entitled The Iraq Wars, A Very Short Introduction. It is a brief review of U.S.-Iraq relations from the 1990s to the 2014 war versus the Islamic State. He provides some new and interesting insights on how Iraq became a focus of American foreign policy.
1919 Gertrude Bell met with Naqib of Baghdad who said he wanted British rule in Iraq under Sir Percy Cox
Warned that Shiites should not be trusted Said didn’t want any of the Sharifan family to rule because were not from Iraq
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1914 Lord Hardinge visited Basra Assured locals that British would protect their interests Met by anti-UK
protests in Qurna and Shaiba
U.S. policy towards Iraq under the second Trump administration seems straight forward but it’s not. The main focus is to r...
