"The military presence of the United States is a nightmare."
On January 4th, local time, the U.S. military dispatched drones to kill Saaidi, commander of the 12th Brigade of Iraqi Shiite militia "People’s Mobilization Organization" in Baghdad, Iraq.
The us department of defense said that the organization had previously attacked us troops in Iraq.
Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani accused the US military of this action as a "dangerous arch fire and aggression" because the "people’s mobilization organization" is a part of the Iraqi armed forces, and the attack against it violates the purposes and principles of the US-led international Coalition forces in Iraq.
△ British "Guardian" report screenshot
On the 5th, when attending the commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the attack and death of Mohandis, former deputy commander of the People’s Mobilization Organization, and Soleimani, a former senior Iranian general, in Baghdad, Sudani further stated that he would firmly push for the end of foreign military presence in Iraq and "never retreat".
△ Screenshot of The Hill Report, USA
"The military presence of the United States is a nightmare."
Since the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in October last year, American bases in Iraq and Syria have been attacked by Iraqi militia groups many times.
Ahmed Sharifi, a former officer of the Iraqi Air Force, said in an interview with the General Station reporter that this is directly related to the US military deployment in the Middle East and its support for Israel.
"Iraqi militias have been armed for nearly a year ‘ Silence ’ No drone or rocket attack was launched. But when they found that the United States changed its policy, in response, some militia forces began to launch attacks. "
△ Qatar Al Jazeera website: On December 8, 2023, the US Embassy in the Green Zone of the Iraqi capital was attacked by rockets.
In response to these attacks, the United States has taken great revenge. It has repeatedly dispatched attack planes and drones to attack armed organizations and facilities in Iraq, causing many deaths and injuries, including civilians.
Abdul khalaf, a spokesman for the former commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces, believes that the US military presence in Iraq on the pretext of "assisting in the fight against terrorism" is gradually losing credibility in the context of the escalating Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
He said that these attacks are a clear signal sent to the United States by Iraqi militia forces. The greater the western countries’ military and political support for Israel, the more likely it is that militia forces will attack US military targets.
"The military presence of the United States is a nightmare. Twenty years after launching the Iraq war, Americans have not taken any effective actions to help Iraq rebuild. Now Iraqis regard the United States as a destroyer, not a partner to help Iraq recover. "
Abu Ala Walai, commander of the Saeed Martyrs Brigade under the Iraqi People’s Mobilization Organization, stressed to the media that the United States has been "letting Iraq bleed" by constantly violating Iraq’s sovereignty and carrying out treacherous air operations against Iraqis.
"Without the consent or knowledge of the Iraqi government, the actions of the US military have been divorced from the status of consultation and training, and the presence of the US military on the ground has clearly indicated that it is a military occupier."
△ Screenshot of the media platform "Cradle" network report focusing on political information in the Middle East
Iraq’s "determination" may trigger a chain reaction
Iraq is a land of blood and tears poisoned by American hegemony.
In 2003, the United States falsely claimed that Iraq possessed "weapons of mass destruction" with a small bottle of white powder. Without the authorization of the United Nations Security Council, it brazenly launched a war of aggression against Iraq despite the strong opposition of the international community, which brought a long-lasting and profound disaster to the country.
△ On February 5, 2003, the then US Secretary of State Powell took out a small tube of white powder at the UN Security Council, calling it evidence of Iraq’s development of "weapons of mass destruction". Up to now, the United States can’t prove that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. The white powder that Powell once showed was also nicknamed "washing powder" by the outside world.
In 2011, the United States announced the withdrawal of all combat troops from Iraq, leaving only a small number of troops. In 2014, the United States sent more troops to Iraq on the grounds of cracking down on the extremist organization "Islamic State".
In January 2020, the US military launched an air strike in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, killing Soleimani, commander of quds force, a subordinate of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Mohandis, deputy commander of the Iraqi People’s Mobilization Organization. The Iraqi National Assembly subsequently passed a resolution demanding that all foreign troops headed by the United States leave Iraq.
But today, there are still about 2,500 American troops in Iraq.
△ CNN: US Secretary of Defense Austin made an unannounced visit to Iraq in March 2023, aiming to keep 2,500 US troops "invited to help Iraq fight terrorism" in Iraq.
Niu Xinchun, a professor at the Institute of Arab States in China, Ningxia University, pointed out that although the United States originally claimed to have withdrawn all combat troops, a series of recent actions by the US troops stationed in Iraq, especially the air raid on the People’s Mobilization Organization on the 4th of this month, clearly showed that there were combat troops among the 2,500 people left behind. This has seriously violated Iraq’s sovereignty.
In order to control the Middle East, the United States currently has about 45,000 troops stationed in the Middle East, distributed in more than a dozen countries, including Iraq.
The Quincy Institute of Governing the Country once pointed out that the long-term deployment of the US military overseas is driven by policy inertia rather than strategic needs.
The article said that, like the troops stationed in Afghanistan, the US military presence in Iraq and Syria did not "maintain peace". The violent repercussions caused by the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Middle East show that the White House should abandon, rather than strengthen, its "outdated and unnecessarily provocative" troops in Syria and Iraq.
△ Screenshot of the website article of Quincy Institute of Governing the Country
Niu Xinchun believes that if the Iraqi government can resolutely drive away all the US troops stationed in Iraq this time, or it will trigger a domino effect in the Middle East, other countries may also ask the US troops to leave.
"The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in 2021 caused a domino effect. Now many militia groups in Iraq believe that Iraq can also drive away the US troops. If Iraq succeeds, it is also possible for Syria to drive the US troops out. "
Source: Global Information Broadcasting "Global Deep Observation"
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