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U.S. confidence down the influence in Iraq and the need for exchanges between Maliki and Washington
12/14/2011 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add comments - Washington - Joyce Karam - Dar Al-Hayat, despite its adherence to the completion of the withdrawal from Iraq within two weeks and re-prioritization of regional, nine years after the costly war, the U.S. administration expresses confidence about the next phase, Given the need for the government of Iraq to the United States in institution-building and preservation of internal consensus. Emerged during the visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Washington's intention U.S. to maintain a good relationship with him as a primary key «strategic partnership», political stability and security. emerged during the visit, which ends today, the U.S. vision of Iraq to post-withdrawal, and this is confirmed by the receiver al-Maliki at the «Blair House »opposite the White House, is dedicated to the Allies, as well as holding lengthy meetings with him. The President Barack Obama during his joint press conference with Maliki that Washington blames a lot of success and security in Iraq's political leadership-Maliki, who «remains a key partner». In the context the same, there is confidence in Washington's role in Iraq, Maliki government need this role at the political and economic post-withdrawal, after nine years of war which has cost the U.S. Treasury nearly $ 4 trillion and 5,000 soldiers dead, there is a consensus that the political establishment and the U.S. military usefulness withdrawal, and rearrange the priorities of U.S. and focus on the war in Afghanistan and the organization «base» on what Obama said, shifting the burden of economic and political gain at the gates of the presidential elections in 2012. reflects the disposal of Washington and not sticking or fought controversies political with the Maliki government to grant immunity to U.S. soldiers, the confidence that «Iraq needs more than you need him», on the expert said at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Michael Knights. said Knights The U.S. withdrawal «will make Maliki more vulnerable to pressure Iran and in need of more to Washington to help him politically in the political consensus within Iraq, because of its good relationship with the various segments of Iraqi society (unlike Iran). It also allows the large diplomatic presence of the United States in Iraq (16 thousand employees) and windows security and military cooperation and economic cooperation between the two sides, other opportunities for Washington to maintain its influence there. And reflected the results of the visit and the approval of Washington on the sale of Baghdad, F-16, along with meetings the economic owners of the business Americans, the site exceptional are in shaping the strategic partnership in the next stage. The differences on Syria, it was clear from the words of Obama, trying to minimize the importance and understanding of the geographical location of Iraq «in a difficult area». confidence in the U.S. in its role and influence in Iraq, accompanied by the confidence that the crisis of the Syrian regime is greater than the capacity of Iraq or any country other regional settlement, Iraq did not possess, on what he said a U.S. official told «life» of structural banking system to recover from the economic gap, as noted in the source of the Syrian opposition to the Baghdad opened channels of communication with the «National Council» Syrian, and there are «generally understood» Maliki's intention to remain in the site about the crisis center.
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