> we would have had maybe 100,000 troops there for a decade The US has had north of 100k troops in Iraq for 7 years, then about 50k for 3 more years. https://

> we would have had maybe 100,000 troops there for a decade The US has had north of 100k troops in Iraq for 7 years, then about 50k for 3 more years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War_troop_surge_of_2007#/media/File:Iraq_Troop_Strength.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War_troop_surge_of_2007#/...