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The US did not leave Iraq when they were asked to. They simply called a few thousand of them "defence contractors" instead, and promptly returned them all in 20

The US did not leave Iraq when they were asked to. They simply called a few thousand of them "defence contractors" instead, and promptly returned them all in 2014. Russia has already annexed territory. By the way, the US is still occupying territory to this day in Cuba, so clearly the intent remains.

riku_iki 5y ago
> They simply called them "defence contractors" instead, and promptly returned them all. "All" means 100k of initial invasion forces? Or few hundreds who provide security to commercial objects in Iraq? > Russia has already annexed territory. They occupied territory, it is not recognized by many countries as annexed. Now they want it to be recognized. It
- sudosysgen 5y ago
  They put pack more than 10 000 troops and took control of Iraqi airspace. The troops I'm talking about weren't for commercial security. They were in US "embassy" complexes and were used as an occupying military. Russia annexed Crimea. They aren't occupying it. It is a done fact. Annexation has nothing to do with international recognition. Annexation is when a sovereign state takes over territory and annexes it to it's own. Which Russia did to Crimea in 2014. Russia is asking Ukraine to recognize the facts on the ground and give up it's claim, after which both countries may exist in a state of peace.
  - riku_iki 5y ago
    > They put pack more than 10 000 troops and took control of Iraqi airspace. Could you provide any reference on this? > Russia annexed Crimea. They aren't occupying it. Looks like rest of the world is in disagreement with this statement.