Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen confirmed today that the Obama Administration is already in talks with Iraq’s Maliki government on the continuation of the American military presence in the nation beyond December.
The talks come after months of public haranguing by administration officials demanding that Iraq “ask” for the troops to stay, while insisting that they didn’t intend to remove them. The US currently has just under 50,000 troops in the nation, which they invaded in 2003.
But according to Mullen, the talks are now centering entirely on Iran, reflecting the administration’s current efforts to blame escalating violence on Iranian influence over Shi’ite militias. Officials have claimed certain weapons the militias are using contain “Iranian materials,” which Mullen described as “proof” of the Iranian government’s involvement.
Now Mullen insists that the Iraqi government must help the US to “control” Iran’s influence in the country. Iran’s government has close relations with the Maliki government, and the US seems keen on splitting the two up. With Maliki’s Shi’ite party depending on other Shi’ite allies to maintain control, such a move may be extremely difficult.
Looks like Operation "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" is in full swing. Obama's second term agenda is all set. Forget about the deficit, forget about jobs for Americans. Iran represents a threat to Israel, I mean, to US troops stationed in Iraq (for not good reason). That's all that matters. How long before a false flag operation is launched that will cost American lives in Iraq. The culprit: Iran of course. And presto! Justification for a war against Iran, in retribution for the attack against Americans. Regime change in Iran, perhaps they can place some Beverly Hills Iranian zionist clown as "president" of Iran.
”Insists Keeping Troops in Iraq Requires 'Controlling' Iran”..,
If any government in this world needs to be controlled is US militarism regime and NATO.., Iran haven’t attack any of its neighbors nor they have attacked Pakistan or Afghanistan or any other nations in the region.., but per Mullen saying.., it is USA and NATO who wants to ”Control the world” by being presence with their guns everywhere and conducting wars everywhere.
Iranian Regime got nothing to do with US or NATO appetite for wars and more wars.., it is their falsified democracy which have resulted in people all over the world protecting themselves with one or other social political system even if its based on dictatorial system.., at least the Iranian people as Libyans after 30 years of working when they retire.., they get paid their last salaries’ where they can live with the amount.., in US Barack Hussein Obama is willing to cut from Social Security which the needy people have a hard time to survive with what they get now.., in England and all over Europe government doing the same cutting everything putting it into war.., and calling it ”democracy”.
The US will pay a heavy price for its subservience to Israel.
Gee, if the continued presence of U.S. troops is required to control Iran……we gotta ask WHY….??? As Iran is NO threat to the superpower USA../… So which is it… Israel or the OIL companies…??? Which [or both] of them are we spending TRILLIONS to protect…??? I guess Mullens will ALWAYS get HIS GOVERNMENT WARFARE check….
I wonder why the media is really not following this story more closely. I'm not convinced, as some seem to be that the endgame in Iraq is so set in stone. Consider…Even tho the US's installed puppet has been dearly bought and paid for, his loyalty is questionable. Maliki's ties to Iranian Shi'ites are known. Maliki's problems with Sadr are strictly a power struggle for control of the government. If the Iraqi government does not "request" that the US remain, will the US "insist"?
A very complicated playground to be sure. The US has to protect the oil fields (and all the US oil companies running them – not to mention access to the oil market). At the same time, the US needs to keep the titular puppet in power. Loosing control to a Sadrist coalition would definitely complicate using Iraq – and all the "non" permanent bases the USG has spend billions to build – for their probable military invasion/strike against Iran – at the behest of Israel, of course.
Would the US thumb their noses at the Iraqis and tell them "we destroyed your country once and can do it again?" If the Iraqis do not request our continued presence, then what will we have gained after 8+ years of treasure and life – besides the billions of pissed off muslims who someday will collect on our arrogance. Not that staying will bring us anything good either.
50,000 troops. Plus who knows how many "contractors".
What pathetic lies on the part of Mullen. Anyone who knows even a minimal amount about Iraq knows that the weapons being used have been used throughout the conflict and are not "high tech" by any stretch of the imagination. If Iran wanted to enable insurgents to do real damage, they would give them laser guided anti tank missiles, sophisticated mines, .50 calibre sniper rifles, drones, etc, all of which Iran manufactures and has a large supply of. Instead these insurgents are still using propane gas tanks attached to small rockets. This just exposes how the mainstream media will blindly recite anything produced by the US government without questioning it, no matter how absurd the statement is. And considering that Iraq and Iran just signed 6 MOUs regarding increased economic cooperation, I would change "extremely difficult" to "impossible."
Also note the limitless arrogance the US constantly displays. Iraq is a sovereign nation, and as such, will decide on its own how it will deal with other sovereign nations. What right does the US have to interfere in this process and dictate what Iraqi policy should be? None at all.
Psst, did you say Iran?
Is that double speak for Big Bucks?
Get the F out. The evil that stalks Iran will not be content until full submission is achieved, resistance is futile, because the devil never sleeps.
I've kicked the devil's ass and I will do it every chance I get. You want to service the devil, and I will not stop you. The bible says that the devil was put here to rule for awhile. But turn the page. He put me here to hook the devil on dogshit sandwiches so my friend doesn't have to clean up after his hunting dogs any more. The devil does not let his disciples see him being bitch-slapped so they can spout off about a devil that DOES NOT EXIST. I HAVE THE POWER.
I still say our CIC has had custom brain work at Langley. Nobody without brainsurgery, even in a John Waters movie, could accomplish being such an a______ without a lobotomy and a couple of secondary cerebral nip and tucks.
The whole Iran / USrael issues…., you get lost thru the pages about politics democracy oil economy and other players Iraq, gulf states, Afghanistan, Hezboallah, Syria, Hamas, Palestine, terorism, security etc….The fact of the matter is Good vs Evil that is the title of the issue. Khomeini left a stirct legacy Iran will follow they shall live with it or die for it. draw your conclusion who is governed by Satan or God?