As Worldmeets.US’ postings from the Iraqi press have shown, tensions surrounding the standoff blocking the formation of a new Iraqi government are rising fast. And according to this article by columnist Abd al-Jabbar al-Jabbury of Iraq’s Kitabat newspaper, pressure from Washington on the one side and Tehran on the other is rapidly leading to yet another outbreak of sectarian and political war.
For Kitabat, Abd al-Jabbar al-Jabbury writes in part:
The Iraqi political scene has become increasingly ambiguous and complicated since the visit of U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden to Iraq. The jockeying for power among the most influential political blocs is fast becoming a dispute about the form of the new government: whether those who fill key positions will be more loyal to America or Iran.
Added to this is Obama’s failed strategy to redress the mistakes of his murderous predecessor Bush and his clan’s criminal hubris which eventually ensnared him in the quagmire of Iraq. In the shadow of an occupation that turned every aspect of Iraqi life into a genuine hell, the situation is very dangerous and about to lead to a popular explosion.
According to our reading of the fractious political landscape and the scramble for seats of power, a new government won’t be forthcoming anytime soon. And in light of the quickly-approaching conflict over the government stalemate, one can expect the civil and sectarian war sought by some and insisted upon by Iran through its influence and agents in Iraq. The Iraqi scene today is an American-Iranian war on the soil of Iraq – paid for by the badly-wounded people of Iraq.
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