New York Times: defeat in Iraq is a mistake, Obama and the Republicans and Maliki
New York Times: defeat in Iraq is a mistake, Obama and the Republicans and Maliki
15/06/2014 (00:01 pm)
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Defeat in Iraq is the fault of President Obama and the Republicans fault, too, but before this and that it is an error of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Some leftists blame the fault of President George W. Bush over the invasion of Iraq in the first place, and allegedly Sen. John McCain, that the White House assumes this responsibility as it was on President Obama’s replacement of the national security team.
we should remember that Iraq was not a pillar of political;, where he country stands people (33 million people) on the edge of a cliff, you pay its own dynamics and chokes, unfortunately, many problems in its external relations. Although the debate over “who lost Iraq” debate is a foolish debate echoes the mid-twentieth century, “Who lost China.” China were not a king for us to lose, and today Iraq also does not belong to us to lose.
story is that President Bush began a game of dominoes, and the problem is that Obama administration officials were boasting about how two years ago that Iraq is turning into a peaceful country and the successful result of their efforts. Was ill appreciation disastrous in this direction at the very least.
opinion of Republicans is that President Obama has allowed the demise of gains and hopes through the withdrawal of the last American troops in December, 2011. This seems reasonable to some extent, where Maliki was apparently uncomfortable Agreement (SOFA) which would have allowed the survival of American troops beyond 2011.
responsibility that Obama lies in Syria – which is the cause of destruction in Iraq today – At a later time, a mistake Obama when he objected to the suggestion of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Gen. David Petraeus, in arming the moderates in Syria. No one knows whether it will succeed or not, but it is clear that Obama’s approach has failed in this aspect. Activists say 160 people have been killed in Syria and President Bashar al-Assad has regained his strength. Because of the absence of foreign support, he left the rebels Syria frustrated units led by moderate leaders and joined the extremists because they are better armed and Odzl tender.
, and the result was that the extremist forces – a private group Daash – has gained strength and established safe havens in northern Syria, used as bases to attack northern Iraq during the past few days.
what happened after that was amazing. Was able Daash four thousand fighters to defeat the Iraqi army has more than 200 thousand troops, and the dismantling of several military teams. And here comes the role of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki because this issue is political, not military. Over many years, al-Maliki was systematically marginalizes the year, and result in weakening the fighters of the Awakening movement, which was a bulwark against the extremists, as he gradually weaker professional armed forces. Some of the year they were afraid of their government to the extent that they have accepted Bdaash as the lesser of two evils.
therefore, al-Maliki, who is creating his opponents and ignore the danger signs without reflection, without a desire to hear the voice of truth. All of this was in repeats what he did Saddam Hussein. In 2002, during the reign of Saddam, published a column inflamed against Saddam when I was in Iraq. Then summoned me to his office, a government official in Baghdad – where hanging a picture of Saddam and is staring out at us – and began a speech he Ptqureia resonant.
seems that it was the official did not read the whole column, so I asked the interpreter to read it to him in Arabic. You pay for the interpreter that was not paid a huge wants to send me away from the country or locking me, so I bypass the whole paragraphs. Administrator decided I was released with a stern warning. Then I remembered how the infected systems paranoid mislead itself. The same way, it seems that al-Maliki had no idea that his army crumbles.
while discussing the United States Maaliha do, let us remember the central role of the owners in all of this. Hawks Congress on the right that Iraq could be a disaster, we are seeing the establishment of a succession of terrorism, acts of killing untold, and a rise in oil prices and a more global terrorism.
, in this context, the hawks prefer air strikes U.S., but that these strikes generate a risk, especially if our intelligence was rusty. Although these strikes may be necessary to slow down the movement of Daash, it is not enough. What comes crucial, which must apply diplomatic pressure in order to achieve it, is that the fall-Maliki and share power with the Sunnis At the same time, decentralize government. If what he did Maliki, it may be possible to save Iraq. Without it, the air strikes would be a waste in a country where Hdrna quite a lot.
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