STATUS OF THE RV , PART. 2
Let’s get to the main article of today:
☹ I classify this news as actually good news. Why? First take a look at the article titled “FINAL WARNING AND “IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION”.. WASHINGTON DRAWS RED LINES FOR BAGHDAD: NO MORE LENIENCY“.
In light of the rapid changes witnessed by US policy towards the Middle East, the call between Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio came to redraw the features of the relationship between Baghdad and Washington according to a more stringent equation.
The call carried clear messages, not just diplomatic recommendations but rather binding commitments that Baghdad had previously pledged but without real implementation.
What is the U.S. looking for from Iraq? Are they talking about implementing the RV now or something else? I have to ask everyone reading this that if you think for one second that they are talking about forcing Iraq to RV than you need to go see a good shrink and get your head examined. Oh… but there are some intel gurus out there telling their listeners this exact story. Shame, shame and shame again on them! Yes, I do mean Frank26, BIG Call Bruce and TNT Tony idiots.
So this article is all about the short-term policy of the U.S. and the crisis with Iran. The U.S. is finally putting its foot down and telling Iraq that they have had enough time already to comply to certain mandates put upon them when it comes to Iran. But the Biden administraition has been too lenient. There is no more fooling around under the Trump administration. The Trump administration is very serious and, as we know, President Trump means what he says.
So, what are the issues? I will address them below. But we all should know by now what they are even before we read the article. We have read multiple other articles on these issues before.
1.Movement of the dollar: Baghdad f ails to control smuggling and money laundering. We already should all be aware of this situation with the black market, as this is also the main concern of the CBI and they are dealing with it.
2.Iraq’s continued economic dealings with Iran, especially with regard to oil, gas and financial transactions, constitute a direct violation of American sanctions.
3.Loose guns: Weapons outside the authority of the state: a possible confrontation? The issue of loose weapons was present in the call between Al-Sudani and Rubio, as Washington stressed the need to dismantle the armed groups that carried out attacks on American facilities over the past years. “Washington views the groups that have carried out 170 attacks on US facilities in Iraq and Syria as a direct threat to its national security,” “If al-Sudani does not act to rein in these groups, the United States may take unilateral steps that include targeting these groups militarily or imposing direct sanctions on their leaders.” These are of course the Iranian Kud forces that came into Iraq in 2014 to help fight ISIS and never left. Dissolving the armed militias or integrating them into the regular security forces would remove Iran’s main source of influence inside Iraq. Their leverage would be gone. Donald Trump administration is considering imposing new sanctions on Iraq unless these Popular Mobilization Forces of Iran are disarmed. The article recalled Al-Sudani’s recent visit to Tehran, saying that “relations with Tehran are more controversial than ever,” as Al-Sudani received harsh criticism from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who called for preserving and strengthening the Popular Mobilization Forces and expelling all American forces, and described the recent change of power in Syria as the work of “foreign governments. This last statement says exactly why these forces entered Iraq in the first place and never intended to leave after ISIS was gone.
Al-Sudani faces a real test: either take bold decisions that sever Iraq’s ties with regional issues that bother Washington, or face unprecedented economic and security pressures.” While Baghdad seeks to maintain balanced relations with everyone, it seems that the Trump administration does not recognize the “middle ground” policy, but rather imposes a “with or against” policy, which puts the Iraqi government before critical decisions in the coming period.
So, knowing all this do you really believe that the U.S. is going to sign-off on the reinstatement today or next week or any time soon? My disbelief is this, how can anyone and I mean anyone (intel guru) in their right frame of mind tell their listeners that the RV is going to happen tomorrow or this weekend or ??. What fantasy world are they living in? I don’t mean to sound like a downer, but I also have to be real with my blog readers too.
I told you there was a good part to this story today and in fact “WOW!” news. The wow news is that finally after four years of “do nothing” under Biden to help Iraq, the U.S. is finally now stepping in under this new administration. It does have a bright vision for Iraq but first they must overcome this Iranian influence. The US policy clearly dictates that Iraq will NOT be a puppet state of Iran, as it has evolved to over the Obama and Biden administrations. Too many US dollars going to Iran still to circumvent the US sanctions even after all the measures the CBI has taken to limit them. What else can Iraq do?
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