The U.S. have been bombing Iraq for the last 33 years. Every U.S. president has been involved in some way. From the 1991 Gulf War, to airstrikes authorized by Bill Clinton and the invasion and occupation by George W. Bush in 2003, the U.S. involvement has been consistent. Barack Obama and Donald Trump continued the military campaign during their terms. Even President Joe Biden has taken military action in Iraq. There are approximately 2,500 U.S. troops stationed in large bases across the country, focusing on defeating ISIS. The Iraqi government reacted furiously to a recent U.S. airstrike, prompting plans to remove U.S. forces from the country. Despite ISIS’s diminished capacity, successive U.S. administrations argue that their job isn’t done. The Biden administration appears to agree with this assessment, with plans to deepen security cooperation in the region. The U.S. is precluding a withdrawal from Iraq based on the stability of the region. U.S. troops have been attacked over 115 times by militias since October 17, and President Biden authorized precision airstrikes in retaliation. U.S. policymakers have a choice to make regarding the continued military presence in Iraq. They can continue the status-quo policy or finally admit that the U.S. has succeeded in its mission to eliminate ISIS and remove the military from Iraq.