The troop withdrawal created a ton of surplus armament. Through the so-called “1033 program,” police departments can acquire excess military gear from the Pentagon for free.
Source: https://www.stephensemler.com/p/how-the-iraq-war-turbocharged-police
According to the graph there were fewer US troops deployed in Iraq during the last years of Obama’s presidency than there are now.
So Bush started the war in Iraq and Obama ended the war in Iraq?
Sorry, but this graph just doesn’t fit with the both sides forever war narrative.