Foreign Policy: Iraq, the bad years in the way back, and America does not trust Maliki being closely

Foreign Policy: Iraq, the bad years in the way back, and America does not trust Maliki being closely related to Tehran



02/12/2014 23:00

Defense Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi, and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during the funeral of soldiers killed in Ramadi, in the month of May last

Long-Presse / Baghdad

Warned the magazine Foreign Policy (Foreign Policy) U.S., on Wednesday, from "Back years Iraq bad," and indicated that Iraq "still important" for Americans being "rich in oil and natural gas", and as pointed out that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki "does not tolerate never with opponents and rivals hoped his departure from the Shiites, "confirmed that the administration" does not bother him and do not trust him too much being closely related to Tehran. "

The magazine (Foreign Policy) in a report published, and briefed him (range), that "with the speedy and Foreign Minister John Kerry to his helicopter to take off, at the end of his visit to Iraq last year, it became clear that the Americans have lost control of the country they wish drafted as they want."

The magazine added that "the departure of Kerry, on 24 March 2013, was signaling the end of a surprise visit was intended to revive the tenth anniversary of the invasion of the U.S. in Iraq," adding that "Ten years ago, stormed the United States Baghdad and unleashed one of the most brutal conflicts in the twentieth century, Since then, the bleeding did not stop in Iraq. "

She magazine in its report that "the visit was not presented Kerry something of value just the same cliches repeated for the supposed success of a democratic Iraq as a testament to the triumph of an imaginary American values, but telling the story of a decade of war was not enough even to ensure the trip unusual for a U.S. diplomat," adding that " That visit was a surprise because of the form the lack of coordination, which ensures the safety of Kerry, between the U.S. Embassy, then consisting of 16 000 element, and the Iraqi government. "

And went on to say "However, there was something sinister brewing in Iraq," pointing out that "the Sunni tribesmen fed up with the political model imposed by the Americans upon their arrival to the country caused by dividing it based on sectarian lines."

She Foreign Policy that "it is natural that a country the size and history of Iraq can not be easily slips into madness sectarian of his own," afterthought "but politicians from Sunni, Shia and intellectuals, who refused to join a convoy of radical political mainstream, had been marginalized for a long time or killed or imprisoned or deported they no longer have a place in today's Iraq, in addition to the abolition of national identity, which has been replaced by caste, clan, religion and ethnicity. "

She stressed that it "did not stay, today, the U.S. Embassy in more than 5100 component as that American companies give up its investments in southern Iraq, where there is most of the country's oil", a telltale that "Maliki has the upper hand in the south."

They pointed out that he "does not speak on behalf of all Shiites, as he does not tolerate never with opponents," adding that "in 2008, fought savagely to regain the reins in Basra from Shiite militants who challenged his rule," she said, "later he beat the Mahdi Army in a suburb of Baghdad and win in both cases, but after heavy losses. "

It showed that "his Shiite rivals hoping his departure," pointing out that "retained more battles brutal opponents of the year and claims his government, as is the case with most of the Arab autocrats, as fighting terrorism since the first day," afterthought "but in fact did not abandon their slogans."

She pointed out that "armed Sunni groups, some of which belongs to the base, actually benefited from the chaos that followed in order to promote their ideology and to seek more support for its cause," asserting that "the Sunnis in Iraq have suffered humiliation varied over the years before he knows Iraq al-Qaeda" .

She "suffered Iraqi tribal Sunni exclusion and humiliation, despite attempts to negotiate to find a formula that kept the dignity of millions of people who fled from the hell of war," adding that "the likes of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's notorious reputations bad targeting Sunni tribes and cruelty with any group that supports any form or tolerate resistance ", usually those events as" The painful reality. "

And went on to say that "through the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops from Iraq to Kuwait, the United States has left Iraq with the worst possible scenario; sectarian corrupt central government, and many of the parties that are competing for power and revenge and sectarian polarization image in the extreme".

She drew the magazine to that "with all that there is still Iraq's important for Americans," adding, "It may be the experience of a military failure, but still rich in oil and natural gas, as it is getting richer and anticipates a draft Iraqi budget for 2014, the rate of exports of 3.4 million barrels per day , an increase of one million barrels from a year earlier, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. "

Predicted Forbes that "there will be a drastic change on the horizon regarding the future of the oil market," pointing out that "the International Energy Agency reported that Iraq could be up to produce 9 million barrels per day by 2020, the highest rate in the history of the oil industry to this country." .

The magazine revealed that "the U.S. administration does not pay much attention to al-Maliki," and attributed the cause to being "closely related in Tehran can not be trusted," afterthought "but the most powerful man in Iraq, and controls nearly 930 000 members of the security forces deployed to the army, police and intelligence services , "emphasizing that" the Americans to work out something. "

And alerted the magazine that "the wealth of Iraq can not be easily obtained," and showed that "the parties are strong in the country comfortable with the repression exercised by the army against the Sunni tribes and al-Qaeda militants in Anbar and other, going away from the major oil fields in the country," afterthought "but they should be aware that the civil war was soon out of control, it was the death toll for 2013 is very high as it reached more than 8000, mostly civilians, "usually it as" the highest percentage since 2008, according to the UN. "

And warned that "years of Iraq bad, it seems, on its way to the back, this time in the absence of the United States to dominate the events," the telltale that "Kerry in the last comments during his visit to Jerusalem said (this is a battle the Iraqis)," asserting that "the United States can not do much of their existence military and diplomatic simple and I've already done a lot to her. "

And was responsible in the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed on Wednesday that keep thousands of American troops in Iraq, as if it actually happened, what he could to prevent the deterioration of security in the form currently located, adding that the rates of the current violence in the country is similar to the rates found during the period of the American presence, while Foreign Ministry confirmed that Washington has provided to the Iraqis all arms and intelligence support he needs.

A number of Republican lawmakers have criticized the administration of President Obama is ignoring what is going on in the area at the time that he must focus his attention where, in response to the administration sent recently Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel with Foreign Minister John Kerry to the Middle East to refute the belief among Republicans that the United States has abandoned its commitments with the countries of the Middle East.

The Ministry of Defense is working on the recommendation of the U.S. administration to leave ten thousand troops in Afghanistan after the end of this year, the same number as proposed by the Obama administration that is left in Iraq, but officials say the Americans that the administration is now focusing on helping the Iraqis to maintain the security of the state through equipping military equipment, which included equipping recently Hellfire missiles and helicopters.

The U.S. ambassador to Iraq Robert Stephen Beecroft warned, in (February 4, 2014), of "committing Iraq to mistakes at any step he takes for being lead to the outbreak of sectarian conflict," and that there is "more than 2,000 armed extremist", and pointed out that violence "During the past half-year exceeds the last five years," expressed optimism about the Iraqi situation "for filling the streets with cars and shops with goods world."

The Ktlta Kurdistan Alliance and the united accused, in (February 3, 2014), the federal government of "fabricating crises and shuffling papers," the political and security for electoral purposes, and while Astnkerta accuse the Kurdistan region, Salahuddin and Anbar as a "haven for terrorism", except that the "poor" management governance and political marginalization and exclusion "creates many kegs of terrorism," and that the policy of the coalition of state law, will lead to the decline of the democratic system in Iraq, and build a government "based on the centrality of primitive iron and fire."

He called on Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs Saleh al-Mutlaq, in (February 3, 2014), to stop military operations in Anbar, and demanded its neighboring provinces to facilitate the establishment of Nazhaha until they return to their homes, while the proposed governor of Karbala, the introduction of a central fund to support displaced people contribute to the provinces and ministries.

The mass was united under the leadership of House Speaker Osama Najafi confirmed, in (February 3, 2014), continue to boycott parliament sessions until a special session of the "crisis of Anbar", criticizing at the same time "indifference in dealing with the initiatives," presented by the political leaders to resolve the crisis Anbar .

It is noteworthy that the security situation in the capital, Baghdad, have been strained since the middle of last year, 2013, it confirmed the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), in the first of the current 2014, that in 2013 years, the "bloodiest" in the country since 2008, indicating that 7818 people were killed and 17981 wounded during which, when considered in its head, Nikolay Mladenov, that these figures were "alarming and a cause for sadness," and that the violence "in Iraq is the indiscriminate unacceptable

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