According to a statement from Iraq’s Defense Committee leader Hakim al-Zamli, the government has formally authorized Russia to carry out airstrikes against ISIS convoys that have crossed into Iraqi territory from Syria, a move he says is key to weakening supply lines.
The move comes amid a solid week of US officials warning Russia away from any involvement in Iraq, and threats to punish Iraq if they dared to accept any help from Russia, insisting Iraq had to choose between the two potential partners in the war.
It’s unclear, however, if this authorization is a direct violation of US demands, since it appears to be limited just to operations in the immediate area around the border. Given how much of ISIS territory in Iraq is along the Syria border, however, it may be a subtle distinction.
It may be sufficient, however, to avoid any public US retaliation, as it is clear the Obama Administration never seriously intended to end the war just because they weren’t getting their way, and can likely spin this as a concession from Iraq.
When Russia got involved the matter of Syria-Isis become a decisive matter and a game changing factor, USG, European will say and well not shame to do or say things that are not relevant to the outcome or facts on the ground, whatever they have said is either has no meaning, or just a propaganda on their behalf, simply because there is no values left in what they're saying or do, their agendas is hallowed by lies they have said and continue as if nothing happened, which to them Syrian people and their suffering didn't exist, Saudi-Wahhabism-Qatari-Israeli-Turkish Erdogan regimes are much important to them then 4 million displaced Syrian or over a million Iraqis are killed by them.
The game changing factor is that Putin has got himself bogged down in an unwinnable war and that will undoubtedly destroy him.
The more Putin bogs himself down, the better.
Game set match" Russia " Next Iran will help rebuild Iraq. Turkey and Saudi Arabia are now Isolated they will realize they have to become good Neighbors. Russia will build the pipeline to Greece. Europe will get the message there a new sheriff in town. The us will in aggravation like a mad dog will chew it's own leg and turn on it's own people as the cause of it failure in its quest for one world domination with the Us at is head.
Take a certain squatter colony out and booooom, peace will prevail.
Yeah, because history records that war was completely unknown among humankind prior to 1948.
George W. Bush was keen to call post-CPA Iraq "sovereign" at the earliest opportunity. Does the current administration feel otherwise? What would it hurt for regional stability if the Iraqis invite Russian help, and why not let them become a client state again?
Although this news is everywhere, it's not on the WMD-propaganda twins, the NYT and WaPo. They're awaiting their talking points from the State Dept, which is still confused as to the "message."