Iraq is seeing mounting anger across the spectrum against the US over Sunday’s US airstrikes against militia bases. Key Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time critic of foreign entanglements, is offering to work with his political rivals to see the US military ousted from the country.
Sadr said he wants to work politically with the other Shi’ite blocs, the ones more closely aligned with the militias, to find a legal means to expel the US from the country. He added that he’s also be willing to “take other actions” to see the US removed.
Political unity seems like a safe bet on this issue, with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the top religious leader in Iraq, condemning the US strikes, and saying illegality on some sides must not be used as a justification to violate Iraqi sovereignty.
A number of MPs have talked of getting rid of the US military presence in Iraq since the end of the ISIS War. While the Pentagon has indicated they envision staying, it’s not clear they’re going to be able to unilaterally attack Iraqi bases and stay with the permission of the Iraqi government.
Kick out USraeli/NATO imperialist occupiers.
Remove the Israeli Foreign Legion from Iraq.
Al Sistani to become active in ousting the US military is a bad omen. Until now he has tacitly accepted our military presence in Iraq. Apparently no longer. Whereas Sistani’s militias are no match for our special op’s he can raise Cain with popular uprisings and spot-wise resistance attacks. He is probably more powerful in Iraq than the President of Iraq.
Are they no match? These same spec ops can’t beat the Taliban in Afghanistan what makes you think they can beat their Iraqi equivalent
I agree with you that the so’s cannot beat the entire Iraqi opposition but in encounters with similar numbers op opponents their weapons are probably still superior.
My preference: get all of our unwanted soldiers out of Iraq.
Fighting in the mountains etc.. is a recipe for failure. Thats why Afganistan is a losing battle unless the carpet bombed everything.
It’s already started. Babylon burns as we speak. Sadr doesn’t mince words and he doesn’t take half-measures.
Not for nothing but, honestly, how hard is it to say “get the hell out” to the American forces? They are NOT the Borg. Resistance is NOT futile.