Withdrawal of American Forces from Iraq and Afghanistan

Withdrawal of American Forces from Iraq
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Withdrawal of American Forces from Iraq and Afghanistan
The withdrawal of American soldiers from Iraq has attracted support and criticism equally following the impacts of such a decision. Under the Obama administration, the US government decided to withdraw its soldiers from Iraq strategically, a decision that would be accompanied by positive and negative impacts. One of the positive impacts was the fact that the US stood a chance of reducing the budget in the fight that people considered unworthy. The outcome has been rendered useless considering that it caused the rise of ISIS, a terrorist group that is currently threatening global peace. If a complete withdrawal of US soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan continues to its completion, the growth of ISIS is poised to continue amidst a region that is currently faced with socio-economic and political instability. This research elaborates on the current American administration at being better equipped to not make the same mistake that President Obama made when he pulled the American military out of Iraq prematurely. President Obama’s decision to pull the US soldiers from Iraq is likely not to happen again under a Trump or Biden administration because the US has made a significant stride in its intelligence evolution, the motivation to end terrorism as a global objective, and the increasing support from the US allies.
The evolution of American intelligence is something that the new administration will emphasize in its attempt to address the possibilities of a complete withdrawal from the Middle East. America invaded Iraq under unproven assumptions. While on the brink of the war, the US asserted that their motivation to attack Iraq was primarily based on Saddam Hussein's actions in Iraq. The US alleged that Saddam had rekindled its nuclear program, something that would automatically affect the stability of the region. With an ongoing active nuclear program, the US felt that Iraq was bound to threaten its neighbors including Israel, which is a key ally in the region. The other claims that the intelligence community imposed on Saddam Hussein included the production of chemical weapons and stockpiling biological weapons. Such allegations were eventually deconstructed. The challenge was a late discovery of the facts, which happened after the invasion of Iraq by the US soldiers. The blames would soon be anchored on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA), eavesdroppers, the National Security Agency’s (NSA), the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA), and the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) imaginary intelligence inputs. Since the mistakes, the intelligence community has made strides in supporting strategic decision making at the white house, the congress, and the executive departmental agencies.[Collier, Michael W. "Critical Thinking Instruction in Academia: What can the U.S. Intelligence Community Expect?" Journal of Strategic Security 6, no. 3 (2013): 62.] [Mandel, David R. "Too Soon to Tell if the US Intelligence Community Prediction Market is More Accurate than Intelligence Reports: Commentary on Stastny and Lehner (2018)." Judgment and Decision Ma...