How come the anti-American forces in Iraq, which were once in turmoil, are silent now?

After the United States launched the Iraq War in 2003 and overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime, the US military was strongly blocked by Iraqi anti-US forces. In fact, most of the US military's casualties in Iraq were caused by Saddam's regime. Produced after the fall.

However, in recent years, the anti-American armed forces in Iraq seem to have gradually declined, and now we rarely hear reports of anti-American armed forces attacking the US military. The author thinks that the reason for this situation is mainly due to the following factors: 1. The Iraqi government supported by the United States has incorporated many former anti-American armed personnel and turned them into security forces that "eat the emperor's food". These former anti-American armed forces After the personnel received better treatment, their anti-American thoughts gradually became indifferent or even disappeared.

2. Some leaders of the former anti-US armed forces discovered that Iraq was heading towards democracy, so they took advantage of the trend and ordered their subordinates to lay down their weapons, and formed legal political parties or political groups to participate in the democratic process in Iraq. 3. In recent years, some extremist organizations have expanded their influence into Iraq, seriously damaging the interests of the Iraqi government and the Iraqi people, and also undermining the strategic layout of the United States in Iraq. In order to deal with the incursions of extremist organizations, some former anti-American armed forces have to choose to cooperate with the US military and the Iraqi government forces. Under this "overall situation", it is naturally "inopportune" to attack the US military. 4. The U.S. military has indeed withdrawn many troops from Iraq in recent years. This has made some anti-American armed forces feel that the United States has softened and thus reduced its attacks on the U.S. military.

For ordinary Iraqis, they have endured years of sanctions and war, and everyone generally does not want Iraq to continue to be in chaos. When the US military invaded Iraq, ordinary Iraqi people still sympathized with and supported the anti-US armed forces; however, some anti-US armed forces often used improvised explosive devices to ambush the US military. Often, the US military and Iraqi government troops were not killed in the bombings, but innocent civilians were killed in droves. They became victims. Over time, the attitude of some Iraqi people towards the anti-American armed forces changed and they no longer supported the anti-American armed forces. Without the support of ordinary people, some anti-American armed forces will not be able to achieve anything no matter how hard they try.

The activities of anti-US armed forces in Iraq have indeed been greatly reduced, but they have not yet reached the level of "silent". This is mainly related to the geopolitical environment faced by Iraq. It is known that Iraq has a large number of Shia Muslims, and Iraq's main neighbor, Iran, is precisely a country with a majority of Shia Muslims. For many years, Iran has adhered to its anti-American line and implemented "exporting revolution". Iraq is an important stage for Iran's "exporting revolution". To this day, some Shia Muslim armed forces in Iraq are still able to obtain training and material support from Iran, and rely on Iran as a "big tree" to continue their anti-American struggle. As long as the U.S. military continues to stay in Iraq, it is impossible for the anti-American forces in Iraq to truly "settle down" and they will continue to become a lingering nightmare for the U.S. military in Iraq.