Iraqi Deputy PM Hussein al-Shahristani issued a statement today warning Israel against violating their airspace during any future attacks on Iran, saying that they would face “consequences” if they did so.
Shahristani also claimed his government had received “assurances” from the US that they would never use Iraqi airspace for attacks on any of Iraq’s neighbors, which presumably came after the 2008 attack on Syria.
It’s the first time Iraq has specifically warned Israel about this, but in practice there seems to be little they can do about it, since Iraq doesn’t have significant air defenses and has essentially no air force since the US occupation.
Still, past speculation on an Israeli attack has focused on the idea of the warplanes going around Iraq in one way or another, usually using Saudi Arabia or sometimes a northern route through Azerbaijan. Any route would be difficult, however, and Israeli officials have made it clear that their preference is for the US to do the attacking for them.
Well, if Israeli officials have a preference for US doing heir attack, what are they waiting for? God has spoken to them through his chosen people's elevated oficials! Any mishappenings upon that is NEVER an American guilt. In fact that is a non-existing outcome of anything whatsoever.
america is the zionist jackass
Looks like Iraq needs a string of s300 batteries -because sure as hell the US in never going to sell them Patriots to protect against the Israelis.
In fact – why HASN'T Iraq already BOUGHT s300s?
"their preference is for the US to do the attacking for them." Great, that is all the USA and its citizens need is another war . . . it will accomplish exactly what the last ones have . . . nothing, other than the slaughter of innocent people and the self-destructive implosion of the US economy, which is exactly the goal Bin Laden aspired to . . . aren't the Washinton clowns so brilliant?