Posted on 09/28/2015 6:30:19 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi defended his country’s intelligence-sharing agreement with Russia, Syria and Iran on Monday, saying Baghdad needs to share intelligence with these countries and others in order to defeat the Islamic State group.
Iraq’s decision to strengthen ties with Syrian President Bashar Assad and his two main allies potentially complicates U.S. efforts to combat the IS group without strengthening regional foes who are also battling the extremists. It comes as Moscow has been ramping up its involvement in Syria in defense of Assad—ferrying weapons, troops and supplies to an airport near the Syrian coastal city of Latakia in what the U.S. sees as preparations for setting up an air base there.
In a televised speech before his departure to attend the U.N. General Assembly, al-Abadi said Iraq welcomed Russia’s “recent interest” in battling the IS group. …
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...his nose firmly planted in Putin's butt.
So, the fool in the WH left a power vacuum in the ME. He probably thought his bloodthirsty Muzzie pals would fill it. Instead, of course, there is the always opportunistic Russia nearby, currently lead by a previous KGB chief. Maybe Zero isn’t the smartest guy in the room after all.
Is it really so surprising that Iraq looked for an ally when Dumbo abandoned them for Valerie Jarrett’s people...?
“”potentially complicates U.S. efforts to combat the ISIS
group””
AS IF we had any plans to do so!!!
Hillary agrees.
Iran is one of the few places left where Middle Eastern Christian natives are protected in a Muslim majority country not counting Lebanon and Egypt and Christians almost lost it in Egypt when the Muslim Brotherhood took over.
In Iran the native Christians (ancient churches) are reserved a seat or two in parliament. So it looks like having Iran defeat the Sunni jihadis in Iraq and Syria maybe the only way to save the native Christian populations inside their own countries - if not they need to be all evacuated.
OK, one more time. I did not say it was ideal. Just better than found in what is now Iraq and Syria under the Sunni jihadis.
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