Posted on 06/23/2015 5:15:44 PM PDT by george76
A travel warning for Iraq, updated by the State Department on Monday, continues to warn that “anti-U.S.” Shi’ite militias “may present a threat to U.S. citizens,” naming two groups that are playing a leading role in supporting the Iraqi government’s military campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS/ISIL).
The two Iran-backed groups, Kata’ib Hezbollah and Asaib al-Haq (“League of the Righteous”), are at the heart of the Popular Mobilization Forces, set up last year to help Iraq’s Shi’ite-led government fight the Sunni jihadists of ISIS.
Although those groups and U.S. armed forces are both supporting Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s anti-ISIS mission, the State Department travel warning makes it clear the U.S. government still views the militias as dangerous and potentially hostile. References to the two first appeared in a travel warning issued at the end of April.
The travel warning describes the two as “anti-U.S. sectarian militia groups,” and says they “are operating throughout Iraq and may present a threat to U.S. citizens.”
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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), a U.S. Army veteran with combat service in both Iraq and Afghanistan, criticized the administration’s approach.
“When I was a soldier fighting in Iraq, Iran supplied the most advanced, most lethal roadside bombs used against coalition forces. Many American soldiers lost their lives to Iran’s proxies and Iranian-supplied bombs,” ...
“Further, Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism and has been attacking the United States for decades. It’s deeply troubling that the resident now finds it acceptable to share a military base with this enemy, even while we are attempting to negotiate a deal to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.”
“This report is a stark and nearly absurd demonstration of the Obama administration’s tacit accommodation of Iran’s strategic aim
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Since when did State Dept start running everything (Defense? Homeland Security? etc). Definitely AFTER Hillary left State.
There are more than 3,000 U.S. troops in Iraq training those Shite scum bags. I heard that U.S. troops are sharing bases with Iranian backed Shite militias. Some of the Shite militia members have killed American troops in the past. Our troops are at great risk from our “allies.”
In the Middle East, the enemy of your enemy is your enemy.
The only friend WAS Israel and o hates them.
The only REAL threat to U.S. citizens is Obama’s sons hanging out in front of the gas station.
Like we don’t have a DHS to cut this stuff off at the pass?
Nothing to see here, because the media want to talk about a battle flag and be offended.
Are they Muslims?
Then, yes, the definitely Present a Threat to U.S. Citizens.
Active Duty ping.
Need a who’s who chart just to keep up with which factions are friends and which are enemies.
The enemy of my enemy is my ___ ?????
It might sound kind of silly... but there is NOTHING that the Uniparty won’t do. They will not even leave the rest of us alone.
I put Bammy in that pile.
A travel warning for Iraq? Really? Gee, I thought it was really safe to travel there. After all, they are a democracy, right? [/s]
Oh man the truth hits hard. :=)
Right, we are on team Shia Islam ... even though Shia don’t like us any better than Sunni
Rats, I’ll have to cancel my spa holiday there. Just as well, I could not decide on a Shia pedicure or a Sunni pedicure.
The State Dept is just now figuring this out? Really?
May piss be upon all of them.
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