Posted on 12/12/2015 3:46:59 PM PST by McGruff
Thousands of Shiite militiamen and supporters rallied on Saturday and demanded that Turkish troops immediately withdraw from Iraqi territory, a show of strength by the country's powerful militia groups and the Shiite political rivals of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.
Militiamen in fatigues, supporters and onlookers gathered in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, chanting, "No to occupation, no to Turkey." Some young men burned Turkish flags. Former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who is the current Prime Minister's fiercest rival, walked through the square and was mobbed by supporters who snapped photos and video on their phones.
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“What a mess. Shiites hate Sunnis. Iraq doesn’t like Turkey invading them. Putin hates Turkey. Saudi Arabia is trying to overthrow Syria. Then there’s Iran” which wants to kill them all for starters ...
Turkey needs to get out and WE NEED TO GET OUT!! Been there done that. Let the Russians handle the entire region and CLOSE OUR BORDERS!!
“...a show of strength”
In my opinion, a show of strength would be to forcefully remove the invaders. Complaining about them and demanding they leave is a show of weakness. Anyway, that part of Iraq is not Iraq. They lost it to ISIS and the Kurds/Turks are taking. It will never be Iraq again. Heck, Iraq is not Iraq anymore. It’s Iran.
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