Iraq between war and economic fragility: The Al-Azm Alliance calls for political realism - Urgent
Baghdad Today – Baghdad Ghanem Al-Aifan, a leader in the Al-Azm Alliance, stressed on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) the need to distinguish between the Iraqi leadership and the government, emphasizing that the government is aware of the limits of its capabilities in light of the current political and economic reality.
Al-Aifan explained to Baghdad Today that “the Iraqi economy is subject to many challenges, in addition to internal divisions and the inability of the military establishment to officially engage in any war, which pushes the government to strive earnestly to keep the specter of confrontation away from the country.”
He added that "the government succeeded in managing what he described as the '12-day war,' but its repercussions were heavy on Iraq as a result of the involvement of some factions in the course of the crisis according to ideological positions."
Al-Aifan called for "the necessity of avoiding a repeat of the mistakes of the previous regime, which confronted the international community with slogans only, which led to disastrous results," noting that "mature countries rely on the principle of political realism, not revolutionary rhetoric, by realizing the extent of their capabilities and not being swept away by ideology."
He pointed out that "the current stage requires the activation of institutional work in a real way, and the imposition of state control over the security file, while keeping Iraq neutral from the possibility of slipping into any conflict, taking into account the fragility of the economic situation in the country." https://baghdadtoday.news/295745-.html