Judging from this article from Iraq’s Kitabat newspaper, appearing to favor policies of the United States – even if they are in the interests of Iraq in general – could be dangerous to your political health. Kitabat columnist Zahraa’ Al Hussayni warns politicians who appear to be turning their backs on past resistance to the U.S. that ‘lovers of power and self interest’ will pay the consequences of their actions.
Targeting a senior adviser of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Ali al-Adeeb, Kitabat’s Zahraa’ Al Hussayni writes in part:
When Mr. Ali al-Adeeb openly and flagrantly declares his support for the Americans without being pressured to do so and without it being a national or party necessity, it is bound to result in negative consequences for him, a man who has stepped on and spit at his own history, principles and convictions.
But this is a fact of life for selfish climbers who aspire to gain and retain power at all costs – even if the cost is pools of blood, a quagmire of mistakes and the body parts of innocent people.
By Allah, we deeply regret the place such advocates have come to. All of their convictions and positions have been co-opted when they could have changed tack without putting all of their grapes in America’s basket. They should try to maneuver without being involved with praising the Americans in broad daylight. When there is no necessity to do so, they shouldn’t heap praise and cheap congratulations on Washington.
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