The Iraq that is suppose to be the sovereign country is nothing less than mission creep. The UK announced yesterday it is sending 250 more soldiers to train Iraqis.
This is "The Daily Mail." I think it was the Guardian that stated 250 soldiers. Perhaps a clarification is needed.
This is "The Daily Mail." I think it was the Guardian that stated 250 soldiers. Perhaps a clarification is needed.
Britain is to send a further 125 troops (click here) back to Baghdad to help train Iraqi
soldiers in the fight against the Islamic State terror group, the Prime
Minister has announced.
David
Cameron confirmed that the bulk of the personnel will train local
forces in detecting and dealing with roadside bombs and booby-trap
explosives used by ISIS in a speech at the G7 summit in Germany.
While
Britain’s mission in Iraq has so far been largely focused on the
Kurdish capital Irbil, the new troops will be stationed at a number of
bases around the country, including Baghdad....
At no point in time should the USA continue to build their numbers of troops in a country with shifting borders. The Bush Iraq is not a sustainable country. I have said and I still say, the USA military was the private militia of Baghdad that fought the inevitable border shift to three sustainable provinces.
And why would those provinces be sustainable? Because they have a much larger sovereign country willing to be a partner to their stability. The Kurds are the only people and region that needs The West to provide military and humanitarian aid. The rest of Iraq is self-sufficient when allied with their neighbors.
The only reason Iraq's borders haven't completely shifted is because the USA political theme is anti-Iran. So, it is inconceivable for Americans to realize Iran has a legitimate right to enforce the borders it shares with Iraq in which ever way that manifests.
There is a real dynamic in the Middle East related to the Shi'ites. They have been pushed to the periphery of land. The Iranian Revolution brought the land called Iran back to the people. But, there are many other settlements of Shia throughout the Middle East. There are also small populations of other minority ethnicity. The problem is land and sovereign stability of countries in the Middle East.
The fact Assad was unable to maintain sovereign borders while the war in Iraq raged on should not be a surprise. The growing Shi'ite influence in Iraq was a direct threat to Sunnis. Assad didn't have a chance. He tried every way he knew to maintain control of Syria, including chemical weapons. We all know what happened there. Now, there are occasional reports of Daesh doing the same thing.
Syria is primarily Sunni. With the rise of the Shia in Iraq it caused instability and then the Ba'athists found influence in Syria and the region was off to the races.
Iran has a diaspora throughout the Middle East. They are powerful in their own right, but, they do not have control of land masses outside of Iran. They go by names like Hezbollah. They have been classified as terrorist groups because they were always fighting to maintain their existence. Even George W. Bush tried very hard to rid Iraq of the influence of the Shi'ites. They were human rights violations and a sincere attempt at genocide.
But, as to the Shi'ties and Iran there has to be a peace developed that will bring about a civilized society in any country where the Shia find home. Iran has to lead to peace and not further war. This mess in Syria is never going to settle into a country with a single leader and that leader is Assad. There is too much anger and turbulence in the region to expect anything less than a power sharing government being mentored by the United Nations.
Iran and it's holy men have lead a diffuse nation of Shia before the Iranian Revolution. They have lead a diffuse nation after the Iranian Revolution. Iran has a responsibility to the Shi'ite Diaspora to provide leadership that will bring them peace and prosperity. The war for a place/land in the Middle East is over. Unfortunately, the Shia Diaspora is still unsettled.
Iran should provide a place for any Shia Diaspora to call home. In that is an understanding the diaspora has to live according to the laws of the country where they find themselves. In Iraq that diaspora has a strong presence and needs to develop their own leadership among their people. The Iraqi Shia need to participate in a central government for as long as it exists. But, the Shia province in Southern Iraq should be considered a sovereign presence within the traditional borders of Iraq. In that Iraq and Iran provides a land where others can call home.
Iran has to teach the rest of the world outside that of Shia they are a people that will survive and sustain in their land. Iran and Shia will be on Earth forever. There is no threat that anyone can point to as consequential to the lives of the Shia. Iran needs to lead in peace and not aggression. It is one thing to develop a military that defends a country's borders, it is quite another thing to believe a country could take the entire land of the Middle East for itself. The USA under Bush tired and failed completely. Such ideas are that of fools and sets no priority for human life.
The Iranian leadership is capable of providing a stable land where Shia will live forever. The leadership can provide a clear understanding any violence by any Shia group in the Middle East has to end and peace is to replace fear.
The USA has never brought about a stable government in Iraq and never will. It has nothing to do with the Shi'ites. It is impossible for the USA and The West to provide stability. The people have to provide their own stability. I know for a fact the Shi'ites are capable of a sovereign land. The USA and The West needs to mind it's own business and resolve to protect it's own countries.
Some day, the time will come when there is no more instability and the countries of the Middle East will cherish peace as it's only sovereign. But, there are too many conflicting problems today. Someday, but, I may never see it in my lifetime. Iran has a path to lead in the United Nations to bring about more stability, it should explore that and offer leadership to achieve it.
At no point in time should the USA continue to build their numbers of troops in a country with shifting borders. The Bush Iraq is not a sustainable country. I have said and I still say, the USA military was the private militia of Baghdad that fought the inevitable border shift to three sustainable provinces.
And why would those provinces be sustainable? Because they have a much larger sovereign country willing to be a partner to their stability. The Kurds are the only people and region that needs The West to provide military and humanitarian aid. The rest of Iraq is self-sufficient when allied with their neighbors.
The only reason Iraq's borders haven't completely shifted is because the USA political theme is anti-Iran. So, it is inconceivable for Americans to realize Iran has a legitimate right to enforce the borders it shares with Iraq in which ever way that manifests.
There is a real dynamic in the Middle East related to the Shi'ites. They have been pushed to the periphery of land. The Iranian Revolution brought the land called Iran back to the people. But, there are many other settlements of Shia throughout the Middle East. There are also small populations of other minority ethnicity. The problem is land and sovereign stability of countries in the Middle East.
The fact Assad was unable to maintain sovereign borders while the war in Iraq raged on should not be a surprise. The growing Shi'ite influence in Iraq was a direct threat to Sunnis. Assad didn't have a chance. He tried every way he knew to maintain control of Syria, including chemical weapons. We all know what happened there. Now, there are occasional reports of Daesh doing the same thing.
Syria is primarily Sunni. With the rise of the Shia in Iraq it caused instability and then the Ba'athists found influence in Syria and the region was off to the races.
Iran has a diaspora throughout the Middle East. They are powerful in their own right, but, they do not have control of land masses outside of Iran. They go by names like Hezbollah. They have been classified as terrorist groups because they were always fighting to maintain their existence. Even George W. Bush tried very hard to rid Iraq of the influence of the Shi'ites. They were human rights violations and a sincere attempt at genocide.
But, as to the Shi'ties and Iran there has to be a peace developed that will bring about a civilized society in any country where the Shia find home. Iran has to lead to peace and not further war. This mess in Syria is never going to settle into a country with a single leader and that leader is Assad. There is too much anger and turbulence in the region to expect anything less than a power sharing government being mentored by the United Nations.
Iran and it's holy men have lead a diffuse nation of Shia before the Iranian Revolution. They have lead a diffuse nation after the Iranian Revolution. Iran has a responsibility to the Shi'ite Diaspora to provide leadership that will bring them peace and prosperity. The war for a place/land in the Middle East is over. Unfortunately, the Shia Diaspora is still unsettled.
Iran should provide a place for any Shia Diaspora to call home. In that is an understanding the diaspora has to live according to the laws of the country where they find themselves. In Iraq that diaspora has a strong presence and needs to develop their own leadership among their people. The Iraqi Shia need to participate in a central government for as long as it exists. But, the Shia province in Southern Iraq should be considered a sovereign presence within the traditional borders of Iraq. In that Iraq and Iran provides a land where others can call home.
Iran has to teach the rest of the world outside that of Shia they are a people that will survive and sustain in their land. Iran and Shia will be on Earth forever. There is no threat that anyone can point to as consequential to the lives of the Shia. Iran needs to lead in peace and not aggression. It is one thing to develop a military that defends a country's borders, it is quite another thing to believe a country could take the entire land of the Middle East for itself. The USA under Bush tired and failed completely. Such ideas are that of fools and sets no priority for human life.
The Iranian leadership is capable of providing a stable land where Shia will live forever. The leadership can provide a clear understanding any violence by any Shia group in the Middle East has to end and peace is to replace fear.
The USA has never brought about a stable government in Iraq and never will. It has nothing to do with the Shi'ites. It is impossible for the USA and The West to provide stability. The people have to provide their own stability. I know for a fact the Shi'ites are capable of a sovereign land. The USA and The West needs to mind it's own business and resolve to protect it's own countries.
Some day, the time will come when there is no more instability and the countries of the Middle East will cherish peace as it's only sovereign. But, there are too many conflicting problems today. Someday, but, I may never see it in my lifetime. Iran has a path to lead in the United Nations to bring about more stability, it should explore that and offer leadership to achieve it.
