U.S. officials claim al-Maliki to leave and blamed for Iraq crisis
Agency eighth dayJuly 25, 2014 No comments 405 reading
U.S. officials claim al-Maliki to leave and blamed for Iraq crisis
BAGHDAD - ((eighth day))
A number of members of the U.S. Senate need to change Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, because of the difficulty in running a reliable security file and conciliation between the sects of the Iraqi people.
Sen. Eliot Engel, in a hearing in Congress, said that al-Maliki missed an opportunity to complete a comprehensive reconciliation among all Iraqis, stressing the need to leave his post as head of government.
He added, "I have real doubts in the ability of Prime Minister al-Maliki, the Iraqi leadership to compatibility. In fact, the al-Maliki to leave as soon as possible. "
He said Senator bio Sears, for its part, that it is time that the Iraqis must move forward to choose a government that represents all Iraqis and serve.
He explained that the Iraqi people alone will control the future and he alone will make the decision to change from al-Maliki.
The exposure of President Barack Obama in recent weeks to pressure from U.S. lawmakers to persuade al-Maliki to step down because of what they see as a failure of leadership in the face of a rebellion displays his country at risk.
He joined the senior officials in the U.S. government to a group of owners and critics blamed for error in the treatment of sectarian divisions. (AA)
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EXCERPTS FROM INTERVIEW WITH THE US DEPT OF STATE RE IRAQ:
QUESTION: Iraq?
MS. HARF: India? Iraq.
QUESTION: Iraq. Yeah. Today, the parliament elected –
MS. HARF: Yes.
QUESTION: -- Fuad Masum, a man of solid political credentials. But he’s also a communist. So do you have any comment on that?
MS. HARF: That he’s a communist?
QUESTION: Mm-hmm.
MS. HARF: We congratulate the Iraqi people on the election of a new president. This is a crucial step in the formation of a new government. Obviously, we’ve said this needs to happen as soon as possible. The next slip is a prime minister designate must be named within 15 days. They will then have 30 days to form a government with parliamentary approval.
QUESTION: Okay. And the general feeling in Iraq that Maliki’s fortunes are receding, is that your assessment? Do you have anyone in mind that you might like to support, like (inaudible)?
MS. HARF: As we’ve always said, we do not support any one person or any one party. We have been very clear about that from the beginning of this process.
QUESTION: But you would like to see Maliki or the Maliki era end?
MS. HARF: I don’t think I said that, Said.
QUESTION: Okay.
MS. HARF: I said we don’t support any one person. And we’ve also said – and you’ve heard Brett McGurk speak about this a little bit yesterday – that we have had concerns with some of the ways the Maliki government has governed and how they have not always governed inclusively. But we are not endorsing any party or any person, period, to be the next prime minister of Iraq.
QUESTION: And lastly, the Maliki government announced that they are receiving Russian equipment or Russian military equipment. Do you have any comment on that?
MS. HARF: Well, I haven’t seen this specific announcement, but – the last few times I’ve been asked about this. If it’s done through the proper channels –
QUESTION: (Inaudible.)
MS. HARF: I haven’t seen that, but the last few times I’ve talked about this, look, there’s a way that Iraq can get weapons from other countries. There’s a proper channel to do this. And if it’s through that channel, then I don’t think we have a big problem with it. We know there’s a big threat there that they need a lot of help to fight.
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