[blueplum]

Pentagon disputes British general’s comments on Iraq militia threat
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/14/iran-forces-in-iraq-threat-1320761

” in a confusing turn, Ghika on Tuesday denied that there was daylight between his assessment of the threat from Iran-backed militias and the Trump administration’s. Pressed to explain the apparent discrepancy, the U.K. two-star appeared to limit his earlier remarks solely to units of the so-called Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq that the coalition considers to be “compliant.” The PMF, a collection of Iraqi state-sponsored militias, are mostly Shia Muslim groups, some of which are supported by Iran.”

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2019/05/bewildering-briefing-iranian-threat-leaves-more-questions-answers/157007/

[Alberta's Child]

U.S. intelligence agencies and their allies identified "credible threats." He contradicted the British general Chris Ghika, who is serving in the US-led operation against the terrorist militia "Islamic State" (IS) in the region. He had said that the threat of Iran-backed forces in Iraq and Syria had not increased.

Any American who still believes in a single word from "U.S. intelligence agencies" is a moron. LOL.