Former Commander Of Coalition Forces In Iraq General Petraeus (Ret.) Comments On The Growing Crisis In Iraq

President Barack Obama meets with Gen. David Petraeus, then commanding general of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, in the Oval Office, March 18, 2011.  (Pete Souza/The White House)

Petraeus: U.S. Must Not Become The Shia Militia's Air Force -- Daily Beast

The former commander of coalition forces in Iraq warned against getting embroiled in a long-running religious battle and noted Baghdad's government needed to be seen as fair by all Iraqis.

LONDON, England — David Petraeus, the former commander of coalition forces in Iraq, has issued a stark warning to those advocating U.S. military intervention against ISIS militias bearing down on Baghdad.

The architect of the successful “surge” strategy that helped to quell the last great outbreak of sectarian violence in Iraq almost a decade ago said there was a great risk that the U.S. would be seen as picking sides in a religious battle that has been waged for generations.

The former head of the CIA and one of the most highly respected generals in modern U.S. warfare said it was only wise to offer military support if the political conditions were exactly right in Iraq, a scenario that is virtually impossible to imagine in the near-future. “This cannot be the United States being the air force for Shia militias, or a Shia on Sunni Arab fight,” he said.

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David Petraeus Warns US Against Picking Sides In Sectarian Iraqi Civil-War -- Huffington Post
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US should launch targeted military strikes on 'terrorist army' Isis, says General -- The Telegraph

My Comment: I am getting mix signals from former General Petraeus on Iraq. He warns that the U.S. should not become the "Shia militia's air force" and it should not become involved on a military level in Iraq .... and then he advocates air strikes in a Telegraph interview.