{"id":37135,"date":"2013-08-17T08:55:59","date_gmt":"2013-08-17T12:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=37135"},"modified":"2013-08-17T08:55:59","modified_gmt":"2013-08-17T12:55:59","slug":"iraq-wants-us-assistance-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=37135","title":{"rendered":"Iraq wants US assistance now"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Associated Press<\/a> reports that Iraq is asking the US for aid to help them tamp down on violence that has wracked the country with 1000 deaths in July, the highest number of casualties since 2008;<\/p>\n

The violence has spurred Baghdad to seek new U.S. aid to curb the threat, said Iraqi Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari. He said a U.S. assistance package could include a limited number of advisers, intelligence analysis and surveillance assets – including lethal drones.<\/p>\n

“There is greater realization in the Iraq government that we should not shy away from coming and asking for some help and assistance,” Zebari told reporters Friday in Washington.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, well, the Iraqis forced us out of their country because they couldn’t come up with a reasonable Status of Forces Agreement to protect our soldiers and Marines from the Iraqi courts. I don’t see them coming up with one now either.<\/p>\n

Zebari attributed the insurgency’s comeback to its partnerships with al-Qaida fighters in neighboring Syria and outlawed Baath Party extremists in Iraq’s south. Intelligence experts have described the terror group’s footing in Iraq and Syria as a new al-Qaida hub in the Mideast, one that has sought for years to underscore Baghdad’s inability to protect its people.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, well, tough. They had their chance and eight years with which to fix their country under our protective umbrella and they squandered their chance. We have our own problems at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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