Panetta's sarcasm toward Iraqi leadership needs denouncing - spokesman

Panetta's sarcasm toward Iraqi leadership needs denouncing - spokesman
7/13/2011 7:01 PM

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Sadrist spokesman Salah al-Obaidi regarded U.S.
Defence Secretary Leon Panetta as having been "sarcastic towards the Iraqi political and military leaderships."

"We feel astonished that there were not sufficient responses to these remarks," the Sadrist Political Authority site reported Obaidi as saying.

He called upon all entities to "denounce these statements on all levels."

U.S.
Secretary Panetta said in a statement issued by Al-Sharq Al-Awsat daily yesterday that "American forces will conduct unilateral military operations against the Shiite groups that attack them."

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well Obaidi, there goes your chance of getting the Def. Minister position. What do you want the troops to do, lie down so Sadr can attack them? He'll never make it.

Secretary Panetta said in a statement issued by Al-Sharq Al-Awsat daily yesterday that "American forces will conduct unilateral military operations against the Shiite groups that attack them panetta better make sure thats the case
if the iraqis dont want us bring our boys home let iran run em over. thats exactly what will happen with the removal of our troops