Following Sunday’s US attacks on Iraqi militia bases in western Iraq and eastern Syria, the US State Department is now saying that the attacks were a “defensive action,” and also were carried out as a “warning” against neighboring Iran.
US officials have struggled with the status of Iraq’s Shi’ite militias, the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), as being part of Iraq’s government security forces. Regularly, US officials refer to them as Iranian forces, particularly when they have attacked them in the past in Syria.
White House officials have been trying to tout the strikes as “successful,” while threatening more attacks going forward. Other than angering all factions in Iraq, as well as the Iranian and Syrian governments, it’s not clear what they accomplished beyond killing a few dozen militia members.
State Department officials appear to have been blind to the fact that Iraqi government officials would see the US attacking their security forces as a threat, and are saying they are “disappointed” by Iraq’s response. Nominally, they’re blaming Ketaib Hezbollah, a PMU group, for attacking a base US troops were at on Friday.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he thinks Trump was “pretty darn patient” between Friday’s attack and Sunday’s US military operations and had been clear about the intention to conduct such strikes.
Lobbing a few mortar rounds inside the US embassy every hour on the hour, coming right up, folks. That will make life there pretty miserable. We’ll see how long it takes for US troops to cut and run.
Are these people intellectually challenged (new name for retarded)? Shia population is nearly 70% of Iraqis, and the challenged ones cannot figure out that Shiite militias, part of Iraqi forces — cannot be attacked in their own country! And US is constantly attacking Syria-Iraq border, specially Iraqi side, as to prevent the two countries controlling borders and infrastructure.
Calling them Iranians or even Hezbollah may fly in US media, but it sounds retarded everywhere else. Let us see now what will the “liberal” protesters do now. Crawl under rocks they came from. There is no segment of Iraqi society that wants US forces in the country, period. But to tolerate those forces attacking their own people, no Iraqi government can do that.
Iraq is not against Iran, so no shock there. As for Trump, time to wee or get off the potty. He cannot keep on whining about Iran. If US people approve of the war, by all means start it. There is Russia and China now attending naval drills with Iran. Take them on, if Americans want it — just stop whining.
This impeached President is gambling the ranch and I’m afraid he’s on a loosing streak which is quit normal for him. If we start slaughtering our fellow human beings in Iraq and Iran to save face after impeachment I’m afraid that does not end well, the Congress better step in.
You’re absolutely right, except that DJT has not been officially impeached, Dementia-addled Nancy Pelosi has yet to hand over the documents to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ..Only after she does that, will DJT be officially impeached, not before.
However, I do agree that DJT’s gambling the ranch and he’s on a losing streak, which is normal for him. Congress had better step in before any slaughtering of our fellow humans in Iraq and Iran to save face. It certainly won’t go well if Congress doesn’t act,
Right, trump is not impeached like this comment isn’t posted…
Trump was impeached the instant the House votes to impeach him were recorded. There is no special magical “handing over” ceremony between the House and the Senate.
When will they start recognizing that we have been fighting this war since the 1970s in one form or another??