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U.S. ready to help new Iraq leader, Iran welcomes choice
REUTERS ^ | 8/12/2014 | Michael Georgy and Ahmed Rasheed

Posted on 08/12/2014 4:42:56 AM PDT by McGruff

Iraq's new prime minister-designate won swift endorsements from both the United States and Iran on Tuesday as he called on political leaders to end crippling feuds that have let jihadists seize a third of the country.

Haider al-Abadi still faces a threat closer to home, where his Shi'ite party colleague Nuri al-Maliki has refused to step aside after eight years as premier that have alienated Iraq's once dominant Sunni minority and irked Washington and Tehran.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraq
Title pretty much says it all.
1 posted on 08/12/2014 4:42:56 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

If Iran backs the new PM, it sounds like Maliki is dead man walking.


2 posted on 08/12/2014 4:46:18 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: McGruff

Believe it or not but despite the political turmoil in Iraq, the barbaric and cruel ISIS jihadists are grossly overextended, with no outside source of resupply and are very vulnerable to a counterattack which will commence within a month.


3 posted on 08/12/2014 4:55:58 AM PDT by allendale
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To: All
Obama's National security advisors...ready to help.


4 posted on 08/12/2014 5:02:07 AM PDT by Liz
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To: McGruff

The news report I read yesterday said that Maliki actually had the majority party, but that the president had simply refused to name Maliki the prime minister.

That bodes poorly for the future if true, and it is exactly like Obama’s other meddling so it probably is true.

Everything Obama touches turns to crap. This will, too.


5 posted on 08/12/2014 5:02:42 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: Liz
Then there's our Jayvee team


6 posted on 08/12/2014 5:08:48 AM PDT by McGruff ("We're Leaving Behind a Sovereign, Stable, and Self-Reliant Iraq" - Obama in 2011)
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To: McGruff

A new curse for the Obama age.

May a SPOX be upon you!


7 posted on 08/12/2014 5:17:48 AM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: McGruff
Heh---Hillary's all-girl state Dept....having another bad hair day.

Heard 'em say to the media---"come on up to my apartment and I'll give you a few quotes."

8 posted on 08/12/2014 5:22:12 AM PDT by Liz
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To: Covenantor
SPOX? That's a new acronym for me. Had to look it up. Former White House spox: Obama never had media ‘eating out of his hand’
9 posted on 08/12/2014 5:23:44 AM PDT by McGruff ("We're Leaving Behind a Sovereign, Stable, and Self-Reliant Iraq" - Obama in 2011)
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To: McGruff

Yep. And obummer is on board with Iran.


10 posted on 08/12/2014 5:40:53 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: McGruff

Iraq’s new prime minister-designate won swift endorsements from both the United States and Iran on Tuesday as he called

Someone is lying..............


11 posted on 08/12/2014 5:50:18 AM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (I am an American. Not a Republican or a Democrat.)
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To: McGruff

We need a regime change in the USA rather than in Iraq.


12 posted on 08/12/2014 9:34:03 AM PDT by Socon-Econ
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