Secretary of State John Kerry said that the US will “support” the Maliki government in its attempts to retake the city of Fallujah and parts of Ramadi from al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), but that support won’t include any US troops.
“This is a fight that belongs to the Iraqis,” Kerry said, insisting “we are not obviously contemplating returning” and that there was no considering “boots on the ground.”
The Obama Administration has recently been shipping large numbers of missiles and drones to the Maliki government to “confront al-Qaeda.” The potential utility of this in attacking Fallujah remains unclear.
The US has had its fill of destroying the city of Fallujah in the past, engaging in bloody battles there during the American occupation. At present, AQI insists the city is an independent Islamic State.
It seems some of the Iraqi people don't like the government the Bush administration helped setup for them . Now do you understand why Saddam Hussien was so ruthless when he ruled Iraq ..Maliki doesn't seem to be any different , He has actually been worse to all the Iraqi minorities especially the Christians . Collen Powell said if we attack Iraq we will own Iraq . This murdering now can't be stopped . I bet a lot of Iraqi people think like me , They sure wish the United States had not helped them so much
Eric you are basically right IMO. On the other hand Saddam ruled with an iron fist over majority of Iraqis. Maliki is part of it. It is obvious that Sunnites do not like this game of turned tables, but I think they deserve a big portion of it for not standing for their Shiite compatriots when they were tortured, killed, maimed in the time of Saddam. We see a big support coming from Saudis to any rebel group of Sunnis. That is all !
Kerry has heard the American people and he is too wealthy and moral to corrupt.
What are you talking about?! If Kerry were moral he would not be where he is. Not in this era.
Wonder why the far right wing "moon bats" kept saying that Iraq is much better off now than when Saddam was in power…..somebody slap me, I must be dreaming.
First Bush fell for the Iranian 'tar-baby' Chalabis bs hook line and sinker. The welcoming party of Virgins waving flowers and swaying hips never eventuated. The culmination of Israel manufactured evidence of Saddam's WMDs, yellow cake and the image of Powell's little vial of white powder had Bush/Blair jelly kneed, believing their own propaganda.
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Within a year of occupation 'the coalition of the dummies' had massacred more Iraqis than Saddam did during his 30Y rule. However,Saddam did promise "the mother of all battles" when they removed him from power. I guess his words have come fruition because he obvious knew what he was talking about and Bush and his coalition didn't.
Iraq would probably be better off today if Saddam was still in power.