While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Rex W. Tillerson, secretary of state, in testimony to the senate foreign relations committee, says that the U.s. Armed Forces will remain in pro-Iranian Iraq, even if asked to leave.

       [added 3/16/2023] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.