The US interference in Iraqi politics makes the Iraqi puppet government illegal under UN law. An occupying force MUST NOT influnce domestic politics or the running of the economy--the US has done both. In fact the US drafted the Iraqi constitution.
Lets rubber stamp an imperialist occupation. On Nov 21, 8:19 am, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > an Iraqi-American alliance because a majority of Iraqi perfer us as > allies to countries like Saudi Arabia, Syria, or Iran... > > http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/sadr-takes-aim-at-new-us-iraq-agreement/2/ > > >>> I think the fact that prominent Sadrist leader Hazim Aaraji said they > >>> were shocked by the developments reflects the complexity of Iran’s > >>> manipulation of Sadr and the SIIC by letting the latter agree on the deal > >>> while encouraging the former to oppose it — a miniature carrot-and-stick > >>> game. I doubt the Iranians are happy with the agreement per se; they are > >>> only happy with their self-proclaimed ability to play Iraqi Shiite > >>> parties against one another. I would even say that Iranians are doing > >>> exactly what diplomacy textbooks would instruct regarding presenting > >>> one’s own chips. What they didn’t understand of the textbooks, though, is > >>> that they also need to know how much the person across the table is > >>> interested in those chips. In fact, Iran is overlooking the fact that > >>> across the table sit more than America alone, when it comes to the > >>> nuclear question. > > What the Iranians don’t understand is that their carrots and sticks > are not big enough to change world opinion on their nuclear ambitions. > There is a multitude of states that couldn’t care less about American > success in Iraq but to whom Iran’s going nuclear is a red line — the > nuclear issue is not a U.S.-Iran duel on Iraqi soil. > > Anyway, I think the Iraqi decision to accept the deal was a result of > the tough stance of the American administration. This actually > surprised Iraqis who were used to a softer American tone. Moreover, > many parties in Baghdad have matured to deal pragmatically and > realistically with the issue of a strategic partnership with America — > America is the best ally we could possibly have. Even though Iran > holds a few strings, most of the strings now are in more capable Iraqi > hands backed by the mighty United States of America. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
