US still killing Iraqis in failed Iraq war

After 17 years of failure in Iraq, turning it into a failed state, one might presume the US would take a powder. But no, we just launched airstrikes killing 25 Iraqi forces we claim are allied with our bete noir Iran and are targeting the 5,000 US troops and support contractors. The Iraqis have threatened massive retaliation which jeopardizes the entire US mission in Iraq. It is a failed mission, a senseless mission, a murderous mission. We're responsible for hundreds of thousands of needless Iraqi deaths in the past 17 years at a cost over $3 trillion in precious US treasure. It would be welcome and a tad ironic if just the last 25 we killed there were the impetus to send Uncle Sam packing up for good.