{"id":39336,"date":"2014-01-16T15:43:11","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T20:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=39336"},"modified":"2014-01-16T15:43:11","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T20:43:11","slug":"malikis-wish-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=39336","title":{"rendered":"Maliki’s wish list"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Post<\/a> reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki has given a ‘wish list” of weapons and training that they’d like to get from the US;<\/p>\n

Still, the prime minister said he had no regrets in forcing U.S. troops to leave Iraq in 2011, despite the situation that has unfolded in Anbar since then, with the province\u2019s two main cities sliding into the control of insurgents. He spoke in an interview in Baghdad.<\/p>\n

Iraq\u2019s military is working with pro-government tribesmen in Anbar to attempt to secure Ramadi and Fallujah, which have been seized by the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The extremists have been joined by some Sunni tribesmen from the province who oppose the rule of Maliki\u2019s Shiite-led government.<\/p>\n

The United States is working on providing medium and light weapons, including another shipment of Hellfire missiles, Maliki said. He said that he submitted the wish list after a phone call with Vice President Biden on Tuesday. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I guess they’re hoping that the training will take place in Jordan and Iraq, but that would require boots on the ground for security of the trainers. I’d find it acceptable if they bought the Iraqis that they want trained to Fort Benning or Fort Polk or some other post in the US, that’s the only way the trainers would be safe. As it was demonstrated in Libya, we really can’t depend on local security forces. But I don’t think even Jordan would be safe between Syria and Iraq. <\/p>\n

Well, and any troops that we sent to the region really can’t depend on the politicians to protect them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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