Iraq continues to confuse with their reaction to President Trump’s immigration ban, with Prime Minister Hayder Abadi today insisting that Iraq has not and will not impose a retaliatory ban on American citizens, despite parliament voting for such a ban yesterday.
Statements out of the foreign ministry over the weekend gave the impression that such a ban was already in place on Sunday, though there was a lot of question as to whether the statement intended to put the ban in place or simply advocate for it. Abadi’s statement suggests it was the later.
As with the other impacted nations, there was palpable anger across Iraq at the Trump executive order, banning Iraqi citizens from the United States. This was particularly the case in Iraqi Kurdistan, where many complained that their long pro-US stance was not being rewarded.
The anger fueled calls for retaliatory moves, though Abadi has insisted that any retaliation against the US for the ban would “harm the national interest.” There had been concern among some Iraqis that the move would damage business interests with US companies.
So much for what parliament wants mattering. Iraq is a puppet regime of the US.
As if our Chief Executives have always done what the Congress wanted?
Fair point, but our chief execs weren’t chosen in an election made dubious by another country engaging in a military occupation of the US at the time.
Yes, and it takes a move like this to illustrate that clearly. But we pretty well knew anyway, regardless of the claims that Iraq isn’t supposed to be under US control.
Many people will die as Iraq fights to become a part of the Russian sphere of influence along with Syria and Iran.
I think what Iraqis want is self determination, or the option to align themselves with whomever they wish in their own interest. Part of why many Iraqis share interests with Syrians and Iranians is religious / sectarian. Part should be economic. If the Islamic world had even as much unity as when OPEC was relevant, they could handle extremism fine on their own, with fewer legitimate grievances fueling extremism.
How dare our colony talk like that in the first place.