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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/maliki-calls-for-iraqi-unity-as-battle-rages-at-former-us-air-base/2014/06/25/77936361-80ab-4844-a37c-4c1462df631c_story.htmlMaliki calls for Iraqi unity as battle rages at former U.S. air base
By Loveday Morris and Liz Sly June 25 at 7:10 AM
BAGHDAD Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called Wednesday for political unity in the face of a brutal al-Qaeda-inspired insurgency, as he sought to shore up crumbling support for his government.
Striking a conciliatory but desperate tone in a televised address to the nation, Maliki urged political parties to lay aside their differences before the first session of Iraqs newly elected parliament, expected to take place next week.
We desperately need a united national stance to defy terrorism, said Maliki, who is under pressure from the United States to reach out to those who oppose him, (sic)
His speech, delivered two days after he met with Secretary of State John F. Kerry, contrasted sharply with his public declarations earlier in the crisis, which have appealed to religious motivations and called for citizens to protect the countrys Shiite Muslim shrines.
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Maliki calls for Iraqi unity as battle rages at former U.S. air base (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Jun 2014
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femmocrat
(28,394 posts)1. This part is very alarming:
Syrian government aircraft bombed Sunni militant targets inside Iraq on Tuesday, further broadening the crisis that is threatening to engulf the entire Middle East. Israeli warplanes and rockets struck targets inside Syria.
That, plus Kerry urging the Kurds to fight the Sunnis.
The world is going to hell.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)2. Wonder how much that air base cost us?
Insurgents surrounded a massive air base nearby, known as Camp Anaconda during the U.S. occupation, striking it with mortars. Eyewitnesses told the news agency the air base was under siege on three sides.
Sickening.
unhappycamper
(60,364 posts)3. It's on the National Credit Card.
Our great-grandkids will still be paying for this adventure.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)4. Shouldn't it be Qatari and Saudi inspired insurgency.
After all they created ISIS.