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1. meowface · 1790666255 · focus · HN ↗

   Why is this article written like an op-ed, despite being Reuters?

   I am not even necessarily disagreeing with it (I lean very anti-Iran and slightly geopolitically neoconservative) but the tone is not at all neutral and makes no mention of the possible downsides of troops staying in Iraq after decades.

   1. fsh · 1790667046 · focus · HN ↗

      The article summarizes interviews with various interest groups in the region. Exactly what you would expect from a news agency like Reuters.

      1. meowface · 1790667958 · focus · HN ↗

         It does, but it feels like every paragraph is inserted to fit only one thesis.

         1. conorcleary · 1790689145 · focus · HN ↗

            Maybe that of the Thompson family. Or maybe the Thomson family.
      2. dmurray · 1790668502 · focus · HN ↗

         Shouldn't there be some quotes from the US leadership? Normally this would be a chance to claim a military victory, a "mission accomplished".

         Perhaps the US are trying not even to acknowledge it. A reputable newspaper would normally include "the Department of War was contacted for comment" but maybe that's not appropriate for Reuters.

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