Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi (file photo)
Iraqi PM: No Foreign Troops -- Al Bawaba
Haider al-Abadi, Iraq’s new prime minister, said in an interview that foreign ground troops are neither necessary nor wanted in the fight against the Islamic State militants who have taken over large swathes of the country, AP reports.
Prime Minister Abadi also stated that he hopes the international community will expand the campaign against extremists to neighboring Syria, according to AP.
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My Comment: If he wants no help .... let him fight against the Islamic State himself .... but that is not going to happen. In private ... they are begging for help .... in public (especially to their own constituency) .... they want to show that they are independent and strong. What can I say .... the hypocrisy of it all
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That is Iran talking through this guy, the guy we were told would form an inclusive government, the first step to effective countering ISIS, ISIL, or the acronym of the political de jour.
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