On September 30, the final American and coalition forces departed from Erbil Air Base, with the Pentagon describing the pull‑out as an “orderly departure.” The White House framed the exit as a victory, and President Trump described the undertaking as “a very expensive excursion into Hell,” a remark that, unusually, seemed to reflect the operation’s true toll.
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