The Obama Administration’s efforts to cobble together a coalition of nations for the new war on ISIS has netted a handful of Sunni Arab nations willing to conduct airstrikes inside Iraq, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and by some accounts Egypt.
The big problem is that no one asked the Iraqis if they were okay with this, and President Fuad Massoum today made clear that the Iraqi government considers such nations “unnecessary,” which is a polite way of saying extremely unwelcome.
It’s not hard to imagine why, as the Shi’ite dominated Iraqi government, allied with Iran, is not on the best of terms with the Sunni Arab world, and having those nations’ warplanes looming overhead is going to be problematic for Shi’ite leaders.
President Massoum is a Kurd, however, so it is rather surprising that he would be the one vocalizing government disquiet about the US moves to include such nations in the strikes, without consulting the Iraqi government.
Massoum’s comments came in an exclusive interview with the Associated Press, in which he also expressed “regret” that the US was not allowing Iran, the primary nation currently involved in the fight against ISIS in Iraq, to even attend the coalition meeting in Paris.
France had similarly said they wanted to invite Iran to the coalition meeting, though the US insisted it was “not appropriate” to include them. It was seen at the time as a concession to the Sunni Arab nations which the US has been so desperate to include, but seems to be putting the coalition on a rather sectarian-looking footing to the Iraqis, and an unwelcome one at that.
Ever since putting itself on the path to a new war in Iraq, the US has been eager to put on the show of a broad “coalition,” even if it meant many of those coalition members weren’t doing anything. Keeping the Iraqi government more or less on board seems to have fallen by the wayside in favor of getting more members, which is making the US intervention far less comfortable for all involved.
Well, no one should be happy about Arab nations to strike ISIS, because ISIS is created by Saudis/UAE/USG/English.
What John Kerry and USG trying to do is for Saudis/UAE second force of "moderate" rebel to enter Iraq and Syria. As we said before, this is Obama's all times political trickery all over again.
What became of his first "moderate" rebel is ISIS, the second "moderate" Saudis/UAE force well become the 7th brigade of Saudis/UAE mercenaries, the occupier of Iraq and Syria, then again the idea by Barack Hussein Obama in Islamization and expansion of Saudis/UAE religious and their dictatorial system are still there: look we have said it many times, Barack Hussein Obama is following the path set forth by pentagon/AIPAC/Israel/Saudis and UAE for regime change in Iran, Syria and Libya, they have succeeded literary to give Libya to Saudis/UAE/Qatar regime, Syrian government and the Iranian government are still there, Barack Hussein Obama or any other president after him can not back down on the plan unless the entire political structure of USG is changed to one that works for the American people and is elected by the American people, not the Saudis or Qatar's or AIPAC or English, the one that respects the laws of the land where its social political, economical system based on that law.
Let's make it simple for democrats to understand: if Barack Hussein Obama/Joe Biden didn't have his manipulative political agendas they simply would not get involved in regime change in Syria or in Libya, nor in Ukraine.
Yet another QUALITY beltway production. What is the political equivalent of "direct to video"?
This is getting ridiculous and embarrassing.
I was just thinking the exact same thing. WHat is this Keystone Govt routine? We're organizing a flase flag operation, and then Iraq says oh no you don't, from the guy we just helped get in. Oh well, that part of the world doesn't workt he same way we do. We are embarassing ourselves, you are right.
"Keystone" is a good comparison. Consider also First Lt. Milo Minderbinder and his M&M Enterprise where 'everyone had a share' – even in the bombing of his own airbase. It seems that Iraq's President Fuad Massoum is rejecting his share. Will Egypt come up with chocolate covered cotton to entice him I wonder? Life imitating art.
There is one reason that inviting Iran to the "coalition? meeting is not considered "appropriate": Israel! Will there ever be an end to Israeli dominance over the foreign policy decision making process of the United States? Not as long as The Lobby is permitted to function. I say bring an end – and a very fast one – to The Lobby and its ownership of America.
There should be an end to killings in Irak half of the nation is suffering and the west is destroying their immages as brutal agressor.
I agree. After all these years of meddling, destabilization and killing, I cannot believe Iraq is still even a nation…maybe in name only, but…jeez…what a bunch of cold merciless f*cks who started the killing and destruction and will never stop…so sad.
Come on people… this is not about some hokey coalition. There is no coalition. This is about performing a snow job on the American people. The American people are tired of the government's adventures in the ME and they've made it clear when Obama and his neocon buddies tried to expand into Syria. No more… So, realizing that if the American people are not going to be willing to pay, in blood and treasure anymore, they've concocted this kabuki to convince the American taxpayers that the US won't be lifting the heavy stuff – just providing air support and strategic guidance (and funding, of course – but they don't really talk about that much) and there "won't be any US boots on the ground" – except for the nearly 1500 they've dribbled into Iraq as "advisors". At least, and I really hate to say this but, McCrazy and Grahamcrackers are honest when they say they only way we have a chance to win against ISIS is to put troops in country – and use them. But that would be a serious mistake.
Look, the neocons got what they wanted, mostly. The ME is a frigggin mess and the lid has been ripped off a 1000 year old pisspot of religious animosity between Shia and Sunni, thanks to the neocons. The US people have been dragged into this mess on false pretenses and the designers are trying everything they can to keep the American people ignorant. The US is being well played – by the Israelis and the Saudis. The job of the American press should be to expose the real reasons we are involved over there and inform the American people. And then to call for an official examination of what happened to get us where we are now and who was responsible. And then to call for prosecutions, no matter how "respectable" or "elite" or "monied" they are.
And then they need to lead the charge to get us out of this mess over there and take care of business here…for the people who are paying taxes and who love this country for what it used to stand for.
And the American people need to grow a friggin backbone and tell our so-called leaders, to quote Howard Beale: 'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!'
But , that's just this old Curmudgeon's opinion…
Attention; This was not the neocons doing pal this was ALL Obama's doing. The Obama Doctrina; Lead from behind, then pretend to givea damn- until you don't have to.
Of course it was but that's OK, many of us who live in the real world understand that that fact doesn't fit your narrow world view so, whatever… BTW, many of those same neocons are still "advising" the government instead of wearing orange jump suits and THAT you can place at Obama's feet.
And I'm surely not your "pal."
It's really simple and straight forward. The Obama administration does not make decisions about anything. Like the Bush administration before it, they merely serve as front-man and offer legitimacy to decisions already made by Zionist neocons running the US government.
Ha! So the Coalition Of The Killing is a no show. Looks like violence-loving Americans will have to do the killing themselves, instead of watching big, brave NFL players beat up women.
Kurd have their own agenda to advance under the guise of fighting ISIS.More territories and independent state.