August 23, 2010
Shaways Geoffrey: We need more support in order to defend the country's security
Back to talk about the readiness of Iraqi forces after the withdrawal of American counterparts
بغداد ـ الصباح Baghdad morning
Seems to be talking about the readiness of Iraqi forces to take over security responsibilities, once again, after the withdrawal of the last U.S. combat unit of the country before 16 months of complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.
While assurances have been fired by American commanders, and accepted by the allegations made by the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Nuri al-Maliki over the ability of the security services and armed forces on the maintenance of the ground, but Iraqi government officials stressed the need to work on the completion of the readiness of Iraqi forces.
Deputy Prime Minister Ruz Nuri Shawis said during a meeting with the new U.S. ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey, said the "remarkable progress and whatever has happened in the capabilities of Iraqi security forces and their ability to deal with security challenges, but needs more technical support, plant and equipment in order to complete their readiness to defend the security Iraq at home and abroad."
It is said that Prime Minister General Commander of the Armed Forces Nuri al-Maliki said during his recent attendance at the Conference of Leaders II (Conference Readiness): "To discuss the process of being fully prepared and to provide supplies for the armed forces to take over the major responsibility, which became fully despite the challenges after the implementation of the Convention on the withdrawal of military forces and the tasks carried out by U.S. forces, shows we are more than we were despite the fact that the responsibility of our equipment in the army and the police had assumed this responsibility a long time and not recently. "
Statement issued by the Information Office of the Shaways, said Deputy Prime Minister was received in his office in Baghdad yesterday, Jeffrey and his entourage, where he confirmed Iraq's desire to establish better relations based on common interests between the two countries. During the meeting, they discussed ways of enhancing economic cooperation, cultural and political through exchange of human experience, technical and technological, as confirmed by Dr. Shawis strong relations between the two peoples, stressing the need to continue and sustain these relationships and develop the service to the peoples of the two countries.
For his part, Jeffrey said the United States is committed to Baltoukitat mentioned in the security agreement between the Iraqi government, especially in relation to the withdrawal of combat troops, and the next phase of relations will focus on economic, cultural and social, indicating that the government of the United States looks forward to the quick formation of Government , and hoped to include all spectrums of the Iraqi people lists, which won the elections.
Meanwhile, The Washington Post (translation Morteza Salah), that with the withdrawal of the last combat unit in Iraq last week, Iraqis remain engaged in a battle of stability.
He says Falah al-Naqib, a Vice-Iraqi List, said the Americans leave and did not solve the problems, so they may have failed and left Iraq.
With the advent of next month will be the role of the remaining U.S. forces in the country, limited in the advice, but the withdrawal has been gradual over the past year come under hazardous conditions around the country, especially after about six months after parliamentary elections exceeded the political official deadline to form a government, at a time when assassinations and attacks on a daily basis, amid growing public anger in the summer heat.
It also says Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari: "I told the Americans that it would be embarrassing to withdraw from Iraq in the absence of a government.
It is true that the United States will continue to maintain a large force in Iraq, but need to use to get results, because the Iraqi leadership is now at an impasse, we need the help of our American friends. "
Questions the current always starts with the words "What if ...?" For example: What if I knocked the political vacuum achievements of the difficult security?
What if faded influence, after the withdrawal, the vacuum Fmlot neighboring countries?
What if no new government is formed in this democratic country boy?
As Joost Hiltermann, an Iraq expert and member of the International Crisis Group confirms "I have often argued that the group Lafragin synchronization between the political and security will create a dangerous situation, which is what we are living now.
If the violence continues and the rebels got a foothold and the entrance, you see what he would do the Americans in light of the limited resources available to them? ".
At the same time follow the American commanders measures the shift in the U.S., which would leave the General Raymond Odierno, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq office within two weeks, when he arrived the new U.S. ambassador, James Jeffrey, and presented his credentials to Foreign Minister Zebari, who accompanied the latter to President Jalal Talabani. Speaking Zebari about the tasks of the new U.S. ambassador, said: "I told him that we are ready to work with him, Our country is beautiful, and his country's troops will leave, but there is a small problem related to the formation of the new government." wonder many Iraqis why they went to vote in the elections, while the problems in Service continues to worsen, along with continuing violence, at the time politicians spend in negotiations to form a government motion spiral hermit.
He continues, Zebari said: "The situation can no longer be tolerated no longer acceptable, as it raises the frustration of voters and public opinion.
The desire to achieve a settlement in Iraq is weak, and that patience was wearing thin in Washington.
Commenting Iraqi citizen on the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, saying: he does not want the Americans stay in the country forever, but the country's future has become uncertain with the withdrawal of American soldiers from him.
He adds: "The situation is bad, and I'm worried about myself and my people and my country."
Iraq faces major security challenges, in addition to political challenges, is the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraq by the end of this month while maintaining the 50 thousand soldiers for the purposes of training and assistance in accordance with the security agreement signed between Iraq and the United States by the end of 2008.
According to the agreement, the United States would withdraw its forces completely at the end of 2011. A number of deputies from the different masses were invited to give full support to Iraqi forces after withdrawal of the U.S. counterpart of the country, noting that confirm the chief Iraqi military readiness of Iraqi forces will be completed in 2020 means that there is a decline in the processing of the troops, says a member of the Kurdistan Alliance, Mahmoud Othman told Chief of Staff of the army came under the "vision of military and see the possibilities of the armed forces," but he stressed that the government owns "the perceptions and clear on the question of the military's ability to catch the ground after the withdrawal".
And about it, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh, hours after the withdrawal of the last combat unit U.S., that "security forces ready to take over the security file in the country after the withdrawal of U.S. troops full," saying that "the delay in forming the government after five months of the elections will not affect the table timetable for withdrawal is scheduled for completion at the end of next year."
Despite the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops and the United States announced its decision to change the name of its operations in Iraq, "Iraqi Freedom" to a "new dawn" Beginning next month, spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) Geoff Morrell: "The fight against terrorism will be the tasks of our forces in Iraq, so it is possible that U.S. troops have been engaged in combat operations until after the end of this month.
And the impact of U.S. withdrawal on the Iraqi economy, confirming a member of the House of Representatives Kanna said the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq would improve the economic reality and Inashh. And adds, we "The U.S. withdrawal will develop a political process and parliamentary blocs and reached full consensus that the Iraqi citizens will respond with the Iraqi forces more which responds to foreign troops.
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