Protection in support of troops was Iraq deal breaker
S. had obtainable to keep up to 5,000 troops nearby to train Iraqis at home air resistance, brainpower, and defending counter to the risk of invasion, particularly from Iran. But scarred by scandals like the abuse by Abu Ghraib prison, the killings both fortuitous and thoughtful of civilians, and incidents with security contractors like the Blackwater guards who gunned down population within a open harmonize, Iraqi politicians refused to present American troops exception from prosecution under neighboring laws. resistance is a standard agreement wherever U.S. forces are deployed.