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2008-06-07 Iraq

Iraq wants to restrict movement of US troops

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Posted by Steve White 2008-06-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 It's all posturing, by both parties. Between the lines it looks like the Iraqis want - and should have, and already mostly do have - effective control over the framework of American military operations (and the majority of operations are now run in support of IA forces). We won't accept, and Iraq won't 'really' demand, that Iraqi bureaucrats have to be asked for permission for self-defense counter-attacks: though the Iraqis have to demand it for internal political purposes, they really don't want to have to give permission and thus get blamed themselves for collateral damage (and false damage claims generated by enemy propagandists).
When it all settles, there will be little change from the path we are on - formal permission for major campaigns (if any occur), cooperation with IA lead units for mid-level ops, political cover for Iraqi pols for lowest level ops (with fines/compensation paid by US), and denial that special ops even happened.

Posted by Glenmore 2008-06-07 09:01|| 2008-06-07 09:01|| Front Page Top

#2 "It's all posturing, by both parties."

Exactly. The news media is going to play this as negative for us as they possibly can. They probably heard a rumor by someone and ran with it as gospel. I read a report yesterday that said that Mookie al Sadr was an extremely powerful opposition figure who is making demands. But we all know at this point that Sadr has practically zero influence politically.

Posted by Clem Cleremp4494 2008-06-07 13:14|| 2008-06-07 13:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Souk bargaining.

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