US newspaper: Maliki emptied the treasury Iraq and Abadi reforms may exacerbate internal tensions

US newspaper: Maliki emptied the treasury Iraq and Abadi reforms may exacerbate internal tensions

2015/09/05 18:20

Long-Presse / Baghdad
The Iraqi ambassador in Washington, on Saturday, that the financial crisis caused by the sharp decline of oil prices affected the country’s ability to fight (Daash), while analysts Americans counting that the former prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, is a major cause of that crisis, and that the reform measures carried out by his successor, Haider al-Abadi, a good despite the lack of sufficient opportunities for being able to pull the country from “the brink of collapse,” Benoit they can check some of the gains in the long run, even though it threatens to, in the short term, generate internal tensions may enable extremists gains from “chaos” achieved.
Quotes Stars and Stervs newspaper (Stars and Stripes US) accredited to the Department of Defense (Pentagon), the Iraqi ambassador to the United States, Luqman Philly, as saying, according to I followed (range Press), said that “Iraq’s ability to fight the militants organize Daash terrorist affected by the crisis Finance left the Baghdad government working to meet the immediate needs only, “returned to” the government’s inability to pay the salaries of soldiers and volunteers on time may affect the morale and hinder progress in the course of operations for the recovery of important areas occupied by that organization. ”
He added Philly, “The result of the sharp drop in world oil prices, the financial crisis”, but acknowledged the “failure of the government as a result of its dependence on oil resources only and slow processing of corruption process, such as the phenomenon of aliens staff in government departments who are present in their names on paper, while the subordinates Status of salaries allocated to them in their pockets. ”
According to US newspaper, that “the majority of the Iraqi government expenses go military effort at a time when it is trying to rebuild its military forces, which collapsed in front of Daash attack, and enhance its strength to launch the corresponding attack to recover the usurped territory,” noting that “the government is doing all these efforts is weak budget adopted in computed on the price of $ 56 a barrel despite the rate that oil prices have fallen more in recent weeks to reach only $ 40. ”
He said US political analyst between the Haovljen, who is familiar with the situation in Iraq, according to the newspaper, said that “one of the main causes of the crisis in Iraq is the former head of government administration, Nuri al-Maliki, who has left the treasury empty from any source can be invoked if the landing inevitable in oil prices”, noting that “Khalifa al-Maliki, the current Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, the good actions included a sharp reduction of expenditures and the search for financial sources outside the oil sector, despite the lack of sufficient opportunities for being able to pull the country back from the brink of collapse.”
In turn, a US official said, on condition of anonymity, as quoted by Stars and Stervs, “President Barack Obama’s administration has increased military aid to Iraq to recognizing the double dilemma faced by the country, of a heart Seen organization Daash with severe financial distress caused by the collapse of oil prices.” .
He acknowledged the US official, as “there is increasing challenges may force the US administration to allocate greater resources for the campaign of anti-Daash, the Iraqis to be able to fight it,” noting that “the US government has allocated during the fiscal year 2014 the last $ 300 million to finance the purchase of arms and has been allocated $ 150 million For the current year 2015, to come back allocations to rise again during the financial year allocations for next year 2016, to reach $ 250 million. ”
He explained that official, that “the US military donated some surplus equipment, which included 300 wheel armored Mrabs MRAP mine-resistant,” he continued that “Iraqis need a package of multiple aid ranging from anti-tank weapons to the wheels Mrabs armored wheels and Humvees down to Light weapons “.
The US official, that “the battle against the Iraqis Ejodoha Daash not only their fight, because the organization Daash constitutes a threat to the region and the international community as well,” adding that the “error that battle classified as private only Iraqis and Syrians.”
Returning to the Ambassador Philly, he has acknowledged that “Iraq has received US aid,” adding that “the Germans and the Dutch may also have contributed to supply Iraq with light weapons, equipment and systems, anti-tank”, noting that “most of the battles expenses is the responsibility of Iraq to cover military expenses and formations crowd popular. ”
And on the expenses of the circle battles on the ground, said the Iraqi ambassador in Washington, that “Iraq is borne by himself, and includes salaries, weapons, uniforms and equipment”, acknowledging that “the financial crisis and the shortfall in the budget caused disable salaries for a few months.”
He Philly, that “Iraqi Finance Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, will visit London and Washington, through next October, hoping to sell Iraqi sovereign bond six billion dollars worth approximately, as well as trying to get a loan from the International Monetary Fund to help resolve the financial liquidity crisis.”
The newspaper said, that although not “a group of analysts are hoping that the lead changes you make to the Iraqi government, in the long term, to achieve some gains, but they agree that such actions threaten, in the short term, generate internal tensions growing exposure Abadi reform program at risk,” indicating that, according to US officials and analysts, the “Abadi reforms could open more opportunities for extremists to gain realized from the chaos.”
The head of the Iraqi government, Haider al-Abadi, began to take a series of reforms to improve government performance and the fight against corruption, in response to the demands of the popular movement that uncle majority throughout Iraq, ranging from (the 31st of July 2015), calling for reform of the political process and the fight against corruption and improve services, which received Shiite support.

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