01/06/2011 U.S. Ambassador to Baghdad: are committed to help Iraq after withdrawal
Baghdad, The U.S. ambassador in Baghdad James Jeffrey said _Washington will not allow the control of al-Qaeda and Iran on Iraq after the withdrawal end of the year.
Jeffrey said in an interview to a number of media, including the life that Iraq continues to face threats and risks to the political process and democratic system.
He added that _Washington will stick to help Baghdad even after the withdrawal under a strategic framework agreement, which defined long-term relationship between the two sides.
Jeffrey said in an interview to a number of media, including the life that Iraq continues to face threats and risks to the political process and democratic system.
He added that _Washington will stick to help Baghdad even after the withdrawal under a strategic framework agreement, which defined long-term relationship between the two sides.
He pointed out that at any time, Iraq needs help we will be present and if the potential of the embassy after 2011 is not sufficient we will put a form of cooperation with the Iraqi side to seek greater potential.
Jeffrey strongly criticized the latter's review Mahdi Army He urged the government to answer the question: Where are the Mahdi Army will direct his anger and his weapon after the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
He warned that the militias destroyed three countries in the thirties of the last century, Germany, Italy, Japan, and if it continues like this it will destroy Iraq.
He explained that the threat of al-Sadr b «attacking U.S. forces is tantamount to a coup against the legitimacy represented by the parliament because our present with the consent of the government and parliament.
He added: «If you owned one of the political forces or parties, militia, it would be the project for other forces own militias as well, and this is dangerous so it's not supposed to accept the Iraqi government, the political existence of militia of any kind and under any pretext or name, but assumed that we have come to the State under the rule of law.
In response to the questions of «life» of a possible control of Iran or militias affiliated or «base» on Iraq after the withdrawal, "said Jeffrey that« Washington even if it withdrew support and sustain the emergence of a democratic state in Iraq will not allow any state or an extremist group to control Iraq, and support for the Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement be determined by long-term.
Jeffrey expressed his fear of «existence of such a scenario because the control of Iraq is a very scary scenario will not allow any hand applied.
And vehemently rejected any dialogue with the Sadrists because they «are talking to us through the rockets and we only talk with people and groups is convicted or accused of armed actions or criminal.
And lack of readiness of Iraqi security forces and non-possession of a radar system and air defense said that «President Barack Obama called on Congress to approve the allocation of one billion dollars in aid paid in the form of weapons to Iraq.
And the escalation of accusations between Iraq and Kuwait, stressed that «the Washington strongly supports freedom of access for vessels of Iraq to international waters, and this is stipulated in UN resolution 833, and the problem is that the deep waters of Mina Abdullah is the direction of Kuwait, the Iraqi side needs to drill, and we will work with Baghdad and Kuwait to resolve this issue all outstanding issues.
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