Iraqi ambassador to Washington warns of stalling the U.S. to help Iraq

Iraqi ambassador to Washington warns of stalling the U.S. to help Iraq




3/7/2014 0:00 


John Hudson 
translation: Anis al-Saffar demanded the Iraqi ambassador to the United States on Tuesday with more military aid to deal with the terrorists, directed at the same time warning of explicit to the White House view: What did not help America's Iraq to get his need, it will resort to the opponents of the United States such as Iran, Russia and Syria instead. said Iraqi Ambassador Luqman Alfeli Addressing those present at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, "because of the critical situation that we face will be difficult for us to reject the offers made ​​by us other countries that share our sense of danger together." and then went on in a specific reference Iran and Russia, saying: "We have tried to always resist responding to these offers, however, that we put on the ground that could lead us to accept more of the support provided by our neighbors." and Moscow, Tehran and Damascus has stepped up recently from its military support for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in his efforts to repel the insurgents "Daash "and prevent them from gaining more territory in central Iraq. Russia has shipped to Iraq recently fighter jets and military trainers while Syria launched air strikes on targets for "Daash", but Tehran has supplied Iraq fighters and military advisers and weapons as well as financial support. During this continues the Obama administration flipping options before deciding whether they will be directed air strikes to "Daash" or not, and say Alfeli that Iraq's decision to ask for the support of opponents of the United States stems from the "need rather than desire," he said. currently fighting the Iraqi army a furious battle to wrest the city of Tikrit, from the hand of "Daash." On Tuesday announced the official media that the army has succeeded in liberating Tikrit University of armed extremists, but these are still in control of the second largest Iraqi city, a city of Mosul, in addition to other parts of the country. goes Alfeli indicating that the emergency situation on the ground is not the time appropriate for Washington to suspend its support for Iraq because the danger imminent and the threat for us particle does not allow reflection any conditions. " the United States continues to deliver weapons to Iraq, such as the F - 16 fighter jet, but the process is going very slowly, he says Alfeli who adds, " the process of delivery of the aircraft does not fit the immediate threat we face. "over more than a year Baghdad was insisting on Washington in order of receipt jets and Apache helicopters when they were locked in the midst of its battle to impose its control over all parts of the country, but U.S. lawmakers have caused repeatedly in the delivery delay due to certain concerns have . Alfeli and continued his speech, saying that the construction of the structure of the rule includes all matter that must be met, but these things will be settled over time. * magazine, "Foran Bolci"

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