SPIEGEL Interview with Iraq's Ayad Allawi 'Every Corner in the Region Is Frightened

Spiegel ^ | 8/29/10

[LibWhacker]

In a SPIEGEL interview, Ayad Allawi, Iraq's former and possibly future prime minister, discusses the withdrawal of US troops, the power struggle in Baghdad and the "very high possibility" of a new war in the Middle East.

Three bodyguards are sitting in front of his hotel suite in Kuwait, their guns bulging from beneath their suits. It's Ramadan and the men are fasting. But Ayad Allawi isn't, and he asks for an espresso. Allawi doesn't even create the impression that he lives according to religious rites. And that's also one reason why, nearly six months after the Iraqi election, he still hasn't become prime minister. He is one of the few representatives of a secular and supra-denominational Iraq.

[Red Dog #1]

"SPIEGEL: The Iraqi military chief of staff, General Babakir Zebari, says that Iraq's army will not be fully ready before 2020 and that the Americans must stay.

Allawi: I agree with him. It may well take another 10 years."

I wonder if the Dear Reader, or his sith apprentice Darth Biden, would care to comment on this.

[Red Dog #1]

On second thought, please disregard my “Darth Biden” crack. For all Darth Vader's faults, he wasn't incompetent or a joke.

[kristinn]

Thanks for posting.

At the end of the interview, Allawi gives an upbeat assessment of the Middle East after nearly two years of Obama:

SPIEGEL: You travel from one Arab capital to the other, you know all the Arab leaders and you also know that they are arming themselves.

Allawi: Everybody is frightened. Every corner of the region is frightened. Even America is frightened, even Iran is frightened. We are heading towards a situation which almost compares to the Cuban crisis in 1962. There is an umbrella of fear spreading above us. Everybody should do his utmost to prevent tensions. I am calling for an international conference on the issue of proliferation.

SPIEGEL: Can Iraq live with a nuclear Iran?

Allawi: I don't think so.

SPIEGEL: Do you think that war will break out over Iran's nuclear program?

Allawi: It is a very high possibility.

[kristinn]

You guys should read #4 also.

[Marty62]

Well, yeah, what is there to stop it?

[Ben Ficklin]

Sadr and exNeoCon man Chalabi control the swing votes. These men(Iranians) have the votes to elect the Prime Minister.

They will give their votes to whoever(Maliki or Allawi) takes the strongest anti-American position

[bert]

This is the announcement. Iraq is a member of the coalition for the defeat of Iran.

The others are at least Israel, Jordon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman.

I have long included all but Iraq. This was the formal announcement that seals the deal.

Saudi and Iraqi air space are clear for the IDF. The Iraqi border is a front.

The winds of war are stiffening.

[Ben Ficklin]

"The Iraq border is a front"

FWIW, the Status of Forces Agreement is a legal and binding agreement that precludes the US from invading any nation from within Iraq.

[melancholy]

Thanks for the ping.

If the Arabs are so afraid of a nuclear Iran, they should get together, show a united/Islamic front against Iran and show the world that they won’t take it.

Saudi Arabia alone could starve Iran by pumping a lot more oil, drop the price and show Iran who’s the boss in the gulf. If Iran dares to attack Saudi oil or shipping, they will have to contend with the whole world, especially us, 0b0z0 or no 0b0z0.

In the early forties, in the annual Arab conference, (there was no Arab League, yet), the press asked King Abdul Aziz al Saud what the Arabs agreed on. The King answered with no hesitation: “The usual, the Arabs agreed not to agree!”

The Arabs are worthless. They are pushing Israel and us to bomb Iran with the caveat that they will disagree and attack us in public because they can’t face their masses! A horrible cowardly attitude by a bunch of dictators who will pay dearly for.

[melancholy]

I wonder if the Dear Reader, or his sith apprentice Darth Biden, would care to comment on this.

They can't. They have to check with Soros first.

[bert]

But that doesn’t apply to troops from other nations in the coalition. General Franks taught us it is but a short hop from Kuwait into Iraq and thence the rich northern Iranian gulf ports.

I did not include the US in the coalition. compared to the others, we have a very small stake. We have trained their forces and they know how to work together, especially the air forces.

[kenmcg]

A blood bath coming to Iraq.......thanks to our incompetent CIC!

[Cindy]

Thread Bump.

Thank for the ping Kristinn.

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http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html

[panthermom]

You got that right.