Abadi attends a parliamentary session soon after becoming prime minister in September last year. Just over a year on, Abadi's promises of reform remain mostly unfulfilled. His critics say he is unlikely to deliver. His backers say he needs more time. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
Ned Parker, Reuters: Iraq's Power Struggle
Power failure in Iraq as militias outgun state.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi came to office a year ago promising to rebuild his country. But the Iraqi state has grown weaker as power has leaked to Shi’ite militia leaders
ERBIL, IRAQ – In April, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sat at a conference table in his Baghdad office with almost two dozen men in combat fatigues. The men were not officers in the Iraqi Army, but representatives of the Shi’ite paramilitary groups that have led the fight against Islamic State.
Hadi al-Amiri, one of the most senior militia leaders, delivered a long and forceful monologue on his fighters’ recent victories. Abadi, in a blazer and tie, listened, occasionally jotting down notes, a video of the meeting shows. A few minutes later, Abadi himself praised the fighters.
The event was a sign of the delicate power balance in Iraq.
WNU Editor: He who has the guns has the power .... and it is becoming more and more clear that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has little if both.
6 comments:
WNU,
"He who has the guns has the power" getting a little Chairman Mao there. Now where did I put that little red book?
WNU Editor,
As Obama himself said to the New York Times, the reason the U.S. did not attack ISIS when it first came charging out of Syria, was because all of the violence of ISIS was useful in pressuring Maliki into resigning,
Because Maliki was becoming too strong an Iraqi leader.
So the U.S. forced his resignation, picked Almiri, then decided to take on ISIS.
So the U.S. got the weak leader they wanted,
But are now "bummed", because the Iranian backed Shia Militia's are taking control.
Quell Suprise.
Well said WNU , he who has the guns has the power.
I live in the Midwest region of the US. We the people have the second amendment right to bear arms. Balance of power is the only way .....:-)
"Who's really in control of Iraq today?"
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It's not the USA et.al .. thankfully
Sooner or later,like what's happening in Syria today will come to Iraq and hopefully in the end,the people can resume a somewhat tolerable lifestyle like they once had,albeit today,it's a bombed to dust country and everything lost and nothing gained ..
Chairman Mao .... if he was alive today and seeing China and what it is today .... he would be speechless.
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