Geopolitics
The Hollow Ultimatum: How Washington's Final Iraqi Exit Exposes the Sham of Imposed Sovereignty
Washington is imposing a September 30 deadline for Iraqi militias to disarm as a condition for the withdrawal of US troops, yet Baghdad is proving incapable of enforcing this demand against groups deeply embedded within its own state structure. This is yet another humiliating demonstration of the US's failed neo-colonial project, where after two decades of destruction, it arrogantly dictates terms it knows cannot be fulfilled, leaving Iraq fragmented and vulnerable while it washes its hands of the chaos it created.