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U.S. official: the problem of al-Maliki with the political elite and not the Parliament
28/01/2013 12:00 am
The future of Iraq / Nihad Faleh
confirmed previous large responsible in the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush was dealing with the affairs of Iraq that the Iraqi economy is booming and basis because of oil revenues, which had a remarkable year in 2012. O'Sullivan said Miguén in a dialogue conducted with Assistant Counsel to the Center for American Foreign Relations Bernard Gurtsmon The year that has passed since the U.S. troops left unfulfilled worst fears were approaching the high expectations of Iraqis and Americans. She noted that the challenges Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is not great at the moment with Parliament, but more with the Iraqi political elite, the Prime Minister has managed the most elite dimensions, even while emphasizing popular among ordinary Iraqis. And the situation in Iraq regional said O'Sullivan divisions Interior means that there are individuals and different groups defend contradictory policies and the adoption of alliances and external which they believe can fit their interests, and as a result, the Iraq as not able to impose its weight regional player because of this issue.
dealt dialogue situation Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. forces on the political and security level, where O'Sullivan stated that "in a time when continued bombings, there has been a serious escalation of violence resulting from the departure of American troops and the full assumption of taking over security responsibilities to Iraqi security forces. In contrast, on the political side, the trend seems bent track, it was the year 2012 is denoted by the continuing political crises, which began almost immediately with the completion of the departure of American troops. Today, the impasse between Baghdad and the Kurdish regional government seems more powerful than before, with the possibility of a collision forces the parties two months ago. Political leaders claim the year that their community had been "absorbed" and strongly excluded from the political process; thousands took to the streets driven by year those feelings. " They pointed out that "until there is a political crisis within the Shiite Muqtada al-Sadr accused the prime minister of turning Iraq into a farce and sought to rally his supporters in street demonstrations. For the second time in less than a year, practiced observers of the Iraqi situation accounts and trying to report there have been a combined force of the opposition parties have the votes to exercise parliamentary vote of no confidence from the Prime Minister. In the overall picture, the small number of fundamental issues that have worked to divide Iraqis may have been dealt with, in spite of significant improvements in the security situation since 2007 and the departure of American troops. While Iraq is more stable, and gained strength and institutions booming economy in some way, it there was a little of reconciliation between groups of the country and did not develop a common view on Iraq, and thus is not available only a thin basis for a reliable forward. " Considered O'Sullivan early elections, "one of the demands of the opposition political groups of owners that do not want anything other than replacement of the prime minister. And this can be achieved either early elections or a vote to withdraw confidence from the Prime Minister, and would satisfy some Maliki's pledge that he would not seek a third term as prime minister. The conduct of the vote of no-confidence was tested last summer and failed, mainly because the Sadrist bloc reneged on its pledge to support the measure. Maliki, who angered Kurds, Sunnis and Sadrists (who are Shia) simultaneously, it might have push Bhza to the farthest limits at this time. Although the chances of these groups remain united in Parliament, be quite enough to vote no-confidence motion, it is still unlikely, and no less because of the inevitable counter pressure from the Iranians. In theory, the street more than the Parliament, it may be the source of political pressure on al-Maliki, but this will require that merges with Sunni Arabs Sadrists steel Alstreeta. Although there had been efforts in the past few days to achieve this mating, lurks history and a lot of suspicion between the two groups, and to achieve effective integration is a challenge. In addition, most of the Iraqis after decades of trauma, are not ready to take to the streets to change their government.
and crisis center and the region said Sauerbrey said that "Maliki taking opposition Barzani seriously, and has taken since that time many steps to marginalize the Kurds. The form of a parliamentary committee to determine how the Kurdish regional government condemns Baghdad intended for exports to the penalty. The government began to hold meetings in the disputed areas between Baghdad and the Kurdish regional government in an attempt to establish the rule of Baghdad. Even within the framework of greater concern was the form of Maliki Tigris Operations Command, a field command structure united the army and police in the disputed territories under the command of Gen. one directly linked to al-Maliki, rather than through the Minister of Defense in the normal chain of command. Maliki also held a range of armament contracts to increase the ability of Iraqi security forces by his words is the same, "to fight the terrorists who lived at some time in the mountains." Has not gone unnoticed for Kurds, they are the ones who were living at the time in the mountains. "
O'Sullivan addressed Iraq's relationship with the Syrian crisis by saying that Syria is a good example of internal dispersion of the Iraqi position towards regional crises. Maliki said that he wanted to portray Iraq as a neutral in the current conflict, but it is no secret that he and his supporters are afraid of the fall of Bashar al-Assad, not collaborators hundred percent in stopping the flow of Iranian support for Syria. Most observers believe that evidence that al-Maliki is "continued" to Iran, but the truth is more complicated. And away from any Iranian pressure on Maliki (and there are without doubt some of them), Maliki believes that there is a possibility to enormous pressure on Iraq will emerge from a post-Assad Syria.
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