And one of the reasons Mosul fell was because any and all actions had to come from Baghdad. The other reason is the Iraqi military had no clue what they were doing. "Here is my gun and I pull the trigger." Not exactly.
A central government will not work for Iraq. The government has to be decentralized. The Kurds know what they are doing and leave them alone. The Shia know what they are doing and leave them alone. Now it has to be determined if Saudi Arabia is actively interested in the insurgents in al Anbar and what is going to be done to stop any killing, if anything. If there is nothing Saudi Arabia can do to influence the vicious killings then decisions lie ahead about bombing, where and how.
June 24, 2014
VOA News
...In Kurdistan, (click here) Kerry thanked the Kurdish leader for helping battle the militants during their meeting. He went on to stress that resolving the current conflict revolves around forming an inclusive new government in Baghdad.
“As everybody knows, this is a very critical time for Iraq as a whole and the government formation challenge is the central challenge that we face," Kerry said. "In recent days the security cooperation between the forces here in the Kurdish area has been really critical in helping to draw a line with respect to ISIL and also to provide some support to the Iraqi security forces.”
But Barzani was cautious about cooperating with the Baghdad forces, saying it was impossible to fight the militants, "without a clear future, a complete agreement and a complete political solution."
Kerry told U.S. broadcaster CBS that President Barack Obama is not planning to help the government of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki with air support, due to the lack of political consensus among Iraqi leaders. He said it would be a "total act of irresponsibility" for the president to order air strikes when the current Iraqi government is not unified.
A central government will not work for Iraq. The government has to be decentralized. The Kurds know what they are doing and leave them alone. The Shia know what they are doing and leave them alone. Now it has to be determined if Saudi Arabia is actively interested in the insurgents in al Anbar and what is going to be done to stop any killing, if anything. If there is nothing Saudi Arabia can do to influence the vicious killings then decisions lie ahead about bombing, where and how.
June 24, 2014
VOA News
...In Kurdistan, (click here) Kerry thanked the Kurdish leader for helping battle the militants during their meeting. He went on to stress that resolving the current conflict revolves around forming an inclusive new government in Baghdad.
“As everybody knows, this is a very critical time for Iraq as a whole and the government formation challenge is the central challenge that we face," Kerry said. "In recent days the security cooperation between the forces here in the Kurdish area has been really critical in helping to draw a line with respect to ISIL and also to provide some support to the Iraqi security forces.”
But Barzani was cautious about cooperating with the Baghdad forces, saying it was impossible to fight the militants, "without a clear future, a complete agreement and a complete political solution."
Kerry told U.S. broadcaster CBS that President Barack Obama is not planning to help the government of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki with air support, due to the lack of political consensus among Iraqi leaders. He said it would be a "total act of irresponsibility" for the president to order air strikes when the current Iraqi government is not unified.
