Coalition Demolished: Baghdad 'Totally Against' ISIS Airstrikes By Arabs In Iraq - Says Iraq PM

by Pete Santilli, The Pete Santilli Show & The Guerilla Media Network

Obama recently told Steve Croft on 60 minutes:

…America leads. We are the indispensable nation. We have capacity no one else has. Our military is the best in the history of the world. And when trouble comes up anywhere in the world, they don’t call Beijing. They don’t call Moscow. They call us. That’s the deal.

The main question is: WHO CALLED THE USA FOR HELP?  Based on Iraq Prime Minister’s latest comments, not even the Iraqi government welcomes “boots on the ground” or anti-ISIS airstrikes by any so-called coalition formed by the disfunctional Obama Administration.

From RT.com: Baghdad ‘totally against’ Arab anti-ISIS airstrikes in Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi said he is “totally” against Arab nations’ involvement in airstrikes against the Islamic State on the country’s soil, while absolutely welcoming this kind of action in Syria, according to a BBC interview.

READ MORE: ‘Lack of intelligence’: US airstrikes in Syria, Iraq could lead to high civilian casualties

While rejecting aerial bombings of targets in Iraq, Abadi called the same type of warfare a “bonus”when it comes to Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) targets in Syria.

“Because without that I cannot defeat ISIS in Iraq. To defeat ISIS, its basis need to be destroyed in Syria, they must be eliminated and that is part of the process,” Abadi told the British channel in Baghdad on Wednesday.

“I cannot as an Iraqi Prime Minister launch an attack on Syria or be seen as a part of the attack on Syria because it is a neighboring country to us. But, I welcome any international effort to remove that threat from Syrian territory, which is threatening Iraq,” Abadi said.

At the same time, Abadi refused any foreign ground troops in Iraq. “We are very clear we will not accept any troops on the ground except Iraqi troops,” he said.

He explained that the country’s army could defeat the Islamic State on its own “if we have good air cover.” The US-led coalition has “filled many gaps” in the country’s battle against the militants, Abadi added.

He also blamed “international and regional polarization” for the Islamic State’s rapid advances earlier this summer.

Abadi stated that Iraq managed to contain the direct threat posed by the Islamic State, but that he is not “taking any chances.” Some of his recent efforts to increase public protection included restructuring the army and asking the UK for training, intelligence, and technology support.

The prime minister is new to his post, as Iraq approved a new government headed by Abadi on September 8. Abadi won parliament’s vote of confidence, with 177 MPs backing him

READ MORE: Iraqi parliament approves new PM, govt

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