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Iran & Iraq sign defense deal to step up military cooperation

danmand

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran and Iraq signed an agreement on Sunday to step up military cooperation and the fight against "terrorism and extremism", Iranian media reported, an accord which is likely to raise concerns in Washington.
Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan and his Iraqi counterpart Erfan al-Hiyali signed a memorandum of understanding which also covered border security, logistics and training, the official news agency IRNA reported.
"Extending cooperation and exchanging experiences in fighting terrorism and extremism, border security, and educational, logistical, technical and military support are among the provisions of this memorandum," IRNA reported after the signing of the accord in Tehran.
Iran-Iraq ties have improved since Iran's long-time enemy Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003 and an Iraqi government led by Shi'ite Muslims came to power. Iran is mostly a Shi'ite nation.
U.S. President Donald Trump has voiced concern over what he sees as growing Iranian influence in conflicts in Syria, Yemen and Iraq, where it is aligned with Shi'ite fighters.
Tensions between Iran and the United States have heightened since the election of Trump, who has often accused Tehran of backing militant groups and destabilizing the region.
Earlier this month, Trump said that new threats were emerging from "rogue regimes like North Korea, Iran and Syria and the governments that finance and support them".
The U.S. military has accused Iran of stoking violence in Iraq by funding, training and equipping militias. Iran denies this, blaming the presence of U.S. troops for the violence.
 

danmand

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Yet more fall out from President Obama's premature withdrawal from Iraq.
Nah, it is fallout from Bush' nd Blairs illegal destruction of Iraq.
 

Aardvark154

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Nah, it is fallout from Bush' nd Blairs illegal destruction of Iraq.
Which has all been discussed before. No one forced Iraq to invade Kuwait. No one forced Iraq to do its utmost to obfuscate and be less than transparent about WMD's. No one forced Iraq to attempt to shoot down aircraft enforcing the no fly zones.
 

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Yet more fall out from President Obama's premature withdrawal from Iraq.
You do realize that Iraq was a Shia dominated government as soon as they had their first election right? Trying to blame it on Obama is just idiotic partisanship.
 

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You do realize that Iraq was a Shia dominated government as soon as they had their first election right? Trying to blame it on Obama is just idiotic partisanship.
Indeed there are other factors also at play, but there is no denying that President Obama's premature withdrawal from Iraq is one of them.
 

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They might both be Shiites but one is Persian and the other is Arab. You know what Persians think of Arabs, right.
 

basketcase

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Indeed there are other factors also at play, but there is no denying that President Obama's premature withdrawal from Iraq is one of them.
Define premature. Does premature mean the US should have stayed until militants stopped existing and the Iraqi people suddenly loved the US? What exactly could have resulted if the US stayed in Iraq longer? Would the Iraqi people suddenly turn their backs on the Shia leadership? Unless that was going to happen, Iraq was destined to join with Iran.
 

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Premature is what President Obama's uniformed military advisers stated.

But after all what do professional military officers know compared to a Community Organizer and the future of the U.S.?
So that means you won't give an answer?
 
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