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  2. United States foreign policy in the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Marines on guard duty in April 2003 near a burning oil well in the Rumaila oil field of Basra, Iraq, following the 2003 U.S. invasion and during the Iraq War.. United States foreign policy in the Middle East has its roots in the early 19th-century Tripolitan War that occurred shortly after the 1776 establishment of the United States as an independent sovereign state, but became much more ...

  3. List of the United States military installations in Iraq

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    At the height of the occupation the US had 170,000 personnel in uniform stationed in 505 bases throughout all provinces of Iraq. Another 135,000 private military contractors were also working in Iraq. [1] [2] Due to International military intervention against ISIL, personnel have returned to

  4. List of countries with overseas military bases - Wikipedia

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    Some American bases are also NATO-led with forces from multiple countries. According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [100] Most of foreign military installations are located in NATO countries, Middle East countries, South Korea and Japan. Countries with U.S. bases include:

  5. List of American military installations - Wikipedia

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    Most of foreign military installations are located in NATO countries, Middle East countries, South Korea, Australia, Japan. U.S. officials have been accused of collaborating with oppressive regimes and anti-democratic governments to secure their military bases, from Central America to the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. [4]

  6. United States military deployments - Wikipedia

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    According to Hermann and Kegley, military interventions have boosted democracy in other nations. [4] The majority of academics, however, concur with professor of international politics Abraham Lowenthal that American efforts to spread democracy have been "negligible, often counterproductive, and only occasionally positive."

  7. Al Udeid Air Base - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. first used the then-secret base in late September 2001, when the Air Force needed to get aircraft in position for its operations in Afghanistan. The U.S. has nearly 40,000 military personnel in the Middle East. The U.S. Fifth Fleet is in Bahrain and has 28,000 military personnel in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar.

  8. Attacks on US bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria during the ...

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    On 23 March, it was announced that Iraqi PM al-Sudani will visit the White House in Washington DC on 15 April to hold formal talks about reducing the presence of the US-led military coalition in Iraq. [98] In September 2024, the Iraqi government and the US reached an understanding on plans for the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from Iraq.

  9. US-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021) - Wikipedia

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    As of 2 July 2018, the U.S. still maintained a limited military presence of 5,000 troops stationed in Iraq with the task of helping train and assist Iraqi forces. [186] The U.S. FY 2021 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) requested Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund (CTEF) of $645 million for operations in Iraq. [187]