Look Who Visited The White House

Photo: Hadi al-Amiri

Ex-Iran Guard Commander Visits White House With Iraq Leader -- Washington Times

A former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the FBI says played a role in a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 U.S. servicemen, accompanied Iraq’s prime minister to the White House on Monday, attending an event at which President Obama trumpeted the end of the Iraq War.

Hadi Farhan al-Amiri, transportation minister in Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government, was part of the delegation that visited the White House to discuss Iraq’s future and Iran’s influence there, among other topics.

At a joint White House news conference with Mr. al-Maliki, Mr. Obama proclaimed that the U.S. is committed to being a major player in the region and that Iraq’s neighbors should take heed. He did not mention Iran by name.

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My Comment: Not a good sign on where Iraq is now heading .... and a revealing sign on what President Obama is thinking about when he choose to ignore/acknowledge the presence of this hard-line Iranian supporter in this Iraqi delegation.