As U.S. Troops Leave, Americans Left In Iraq Are Predicting A Dangerous Environment

Perils Await Americans As Military Pulls Out Of Iraq -- Washington Times

Sadrist militants say, ‘We don’t need diplomats’.

Make no mistake, Mazin al-Nazeni hates Americans. Soldiers, diplomats, oilmen - the militant leader in Basra, Iraq’s second-largest city, considers all of them to be Enemy No. 1.

But U.S. diplomats in the southern port city say they’re here to stay - even if it’s at their peril.

It’s a quandary for the Obama administration as the U.S. tries to move from invading power to normal diplomatic partner. But with the last U.S. troops obligated to be gone by year’s end, the protection of American diplomats will fall almost entirely to private contractors and Iraqi security forces.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has raised fears that diplomats in Iraq won’t be safe, and the dour pronouncements coming from Mr. al-Nazeni and others in his hard-line Sadrist movement are not encouraging.

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My Comment: It will not only be dangerous for Americans, but almost for all other foreign nationals. Hence .... do not be surprised when you start reading more posts like this one.