Why The Main Argument Against Withdrawing US Troops Is Bogus by Caitlin Johnstone published on 2021-04-24T12:57:53Z The main argument against withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria or anywhere else is always that Obama withdrew troops from Iraq but only had to send them back in 2014. But this is a lie. The US didn't re-enter Iraq in 2014 to stop ISIS, the US re-entered Iraq in 2014 to stop Qasem Soleimani from stopping ISIS. Reading by Tim Foley Genre News & Politics