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Storming of the barricades: Hundreds of Shia protesters invade Baghdad's Green Zone, tearing down the blast walls and breaking into Iraq's parliament
« on: April 30, 2016, 05:34:16 pm »
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3567130/Storming-barricades-Hundreds-Shia-protesters-invade-Baghdad-s-Green-Zone-tearing-blast-walls-breaking-Iraq-s-parliament.html

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Hundreds of supporters of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed into Baghdad's Green Zone and broke into the Iraqi parliament building.

The protesters, who had gathered outside the heavily fortified district, known as the Green Zone, crossed a bridge over the Tigris River chanting: 'The cowards ran away!' in apparent reference to departing lawmakers before breaking into the parliament building.

The staggering scenes came after Sadr denounced Iraq's politicians' for their failure to reform a political quota system blamed for rampant corruption.
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Re: Storming of the barricades: Hundreds of Shia protesters invade Baghdad's Green Zone, tearing down the blast walls and breaking into Iraq's parliament
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2016, 05:53:22 pm »
How much US military equipment and intel will Isis/Iran get from this gift from teamobama?
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Re: Storming of the barricades: Hundreds of Shia protesters invade Baghdad's Green Zone, tearing down the blast walls and breaking into Iraq's parliament
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2016, 06:13:27 pm »
Biden makes surprise visit to Iraq in effort to boost fight against ISIL

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/04/28/biden-makes-surprise-visit-iraq/83640754/

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Biden made a surprise visit to Iraq Thursday for what aides described as an effort to nurture the Iraqi government and build momentum for the fight against the Islamic State.

Wearing his trademark aviator sunglasses, Biden stepped off a C-17 military transport plane at Baghdad International Airport, shook hands with U.S. Ambassador Stuart Jones and saluted Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, who commands the Operation Inherent Resolve mission against the terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. He's scheduled to meet with government leaders.

I guess some messages are too sensitive to be transmitted electronically these days.
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Re: Storming of the barricades: Hundreds of Shia protesters invade Baghdad's Green Zone, tearing down the blast walls and breaking into Iraq's parliament
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2016, 06:20:59 pm »
Should have let Saddam and his 2 sons run the place. Now I know why he was so tough on the people to keep them in line.
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Re: Storming of the barricades: Hundreds of Shia protesters invade Baghdad's Green Zone, tearing down the blast walls and breaking into Iraq's parliament
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2016, 06:30:43 pm »
Quote from: mirraflake on April 30, 2016, 06:20:59 pm
Should have let Saddam and his 2 sons run the place. Now I know why he was so tough on the people to keep them in line.
Yes I fully agree.
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Re: Storming of the barricades: Hundreds of Shia protesters invade Baghdad's Green Zone, tearing down the blast walls and breaking into Iraq's parliament
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2016, 02:30:31 am »
mirraflake wrote:
"Should have let Saddam and his 2 sons run the place. Now I know why he was so tough on the people to keep them in line."

Sadly, you're right.

Think of the blood, mountains of treasure, and reputation we wasted on "nation building" there (and in Afghanistan, as well).

All for naught...

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Especially when two precisely-aimed "big ones" would have been all that was needed to "send 'em the appropriate message" ...
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Re: Storming of the barricades: Hundreds of Shia protesters invade Baghdad's Green Zone, tearing down the blast walls and breaking into Iraq's parliament
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2016, 02:34:51 am »
My view is that Iraq was a settled place in 2010; but that there were still plenty of failures in getting it in that condition. My view is also that Iran, Syria and others helped fight the US forces in Iraq or else, aided Jihadis, allowing them to plan attacks say from Syria, Assad harbored Saddam's brother until he was forced to give him up and the war was almost expanded into Syria.

I think the biggest error was withdrawing troops from Iraq.
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