With The U.S. Now Gone, Iraqi Airspace Is Now Clear For Israel To Use On Route To Iran

U.S. To Leave Iraqi Airspace Clear For Strategic Israeli Route To Iran -- Washington Times

The U.S. military’s fast-approaching Dec. 31 exit from Iraq, which has no way to defend its airspace, puts Israel in a better place strategically to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Iraq has yet to assemble a force of jet fighters, and since the shortest route for Israeli strike fighters to Iran is through Iraqi airspace, observers conclude that the U.S. exit makes the Jewish state’s mission planning a lot easier.

Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, the top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, said the Iraqi military will maintain radars to monitor the country’s airspace, but it has not taken possession of American F-16s to guard that space.

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My Comment: With the American's gone and the airspace to Iran cleared .... I suspect that in Israel the temptation to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities has just increased significantly.

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