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The apopolyptic forcasts and threats to the remaining US forces are just frantic Al Fateh/Iranian-driven, attempts to move the US out before Kazemi can complete this RI/RV. They, and their chief grifter Maliki are having increasingly high blood-pressure problems for the last 14 months as "Dr" Kazemi steadily carves away their former powers and financial control. The dawn of Feedom and Independence is rising for the first time in decades for Kurds, Sunnis and all Iraqis.

The above comments are on target for Iraq's behaviour until a year ago. I just don't see it applying to Kazemi. He has been nothing like his predecessors of these last 18 years. The reason I believe so strongly in this finally being THE push to adequately adjust their financial structure is that nothing stops Kazemi. I called him the anointed one when he took over. His every major move seems blessed by every country and world leader both civil and religeous. He is in the final steps now, imho, of tying up his White Papers and taking off. This week is a good example as he meets and signs off on trade and investment plans rather than borrowing money with Egypt, Jordan and now the EU. The man is a tireless worker rarely seen in Iraq and his success is so smooth that it seems almost pre-ordained. We are there........almost! Notice I did not say soon, that death knell wording fit well with decades of delays, but this Kazemi guy, he is completely different. Almost it is! .

There is always the old theory about an RV being best on Jan. 1, or Jul. 1! Kazemi has been the best Iraqi leader I have seen at listening to the people and keeping his word and doing something about it. Among other things they want financial relief, purchasing power. Kazemi has been tying up all the loose ends and is imo, now ready to satisfy his people with financial reform. Is his white paper reform about to be a blockbuster RV on July 1st?

Kazemi has clearly declared his independence from Iran, US, China etc. They all are fawning and threatening back and forth as they try to align Kazemi and Iraq with them. I think he has been doing a superb job under near impossible circumstances. Remember, Maliki, Amiri and a bunch of their traitorous, right-wing Shiite minions in the Dawah and Fateh, have tried to lie, malign and block Kazemi at every turn. He usually lets them mumble for a few days and then they and their topic get shut down. Remember, Kazemi is fiercely in favor of not just Iraqi independence but also of Iraq playing a major role in global finance and regional politics. Notice that, at the end of each of his major regional political tete-a tetes with the US, UK, Russia, Saudi-Arabia, and Iran they each, respectively, issued very similar reports of great future success and cooperation/coordination with each of them. He is a very polished leader, negotiator who garners praise from the Pope to Putin. Countries just want to exert some control but he will not allow it. He is really hard-core about Iraq alone should rule Iraq.

FWIW, They had already announced before 9:00pm (our time) that they had canceled the vote, I believe because of Mousawi and the Al Fateh Alliance.

As an almost 80 yr old Air Force linguist from the 60's, my interest in the ME goes back to my first flights over there back in '66. I have seen a bunch of wanna-be gurus and their wild forecasts, usually tempered to spur interest in get get-rich-possibilities. With all due respect to the gurus, with all my reading, there is only one who I have observed state clearly and openly since last year, that the Iraqi fiscal year actually starts on April first. Jeff named March 21st as the logical date for take-off to a new rate long ago. When I look at the unbelievably successful and almost unimpeded progress that Kazemi has made, I am convinced that he is the "chosen one" for Iraq and the Dinar RV is the vehicle for Iraqi change. This is it folks, this is our week, at last! I also, think Jeff has earned more respect than he is getting for his apparent role as "The Guru Who Got It Right"!

I would agree with you when this is applied to every, single government they have had since Sadam. BUT, and IMHO it's a big BUT, is that Kazemi is so far ahead of all his predecessors that he deserves our (US's) strongest support. I have not seen another politician so "comparatively" honest in Iraq.

I don't think this is going to last the "two" weeks promised to Maliki. He's been making a ton of outrageous complaints about Kazemi. No way they let the date of release align with his demands so he can take credit for the change. Kazemi I am sure has his eye on scumbag Maliki and is just waiting his chance to strike and take him out ASAP. IMHO many on this forum have been so battered with Iraq's recent history that they have greatly downplayed the historic changes K is putting in place. Years of promises and failures they have given us used to lead to nothing. NOW, Kazemi has been brutal in pushing his plan forward. Now, usually dissenters are only getting a chance to make one loud complaint so it gets on the record and then they are muzzled and told to "play ball". I believe it's a key sign that the entire delete the zeros project is planned, organized, and led by a dedicated, very carefully picked intelligent, and strong leader, at last.

Likely most deservedly so. I just have my gut feeling from the Iranian/Persians of my day when we got to fly with them down in Texas in the mid 60's. I believed then and still now that their people DO NOT hate America. We often confuse government and their close adherent's blah-blah with the will, the heart of the people. My concerns are based on their insane fanaticism but are allayed by the many Persians/Iraqis who have vowed they are ready for a more positive relationship with the US and see the public comments and threats as official BS.

IMHO, that's probably not gonna happen. Pompeo is a pompous a** who is currently being avoided by our European allies because he has zero credibility. The Iranians are bad guys but so are the Saudis. This is all dancing around political positions over the Iran nuclear deal, which still has all its major signatories from Europe to Russia and China. When the political baloney is discarded, there is no way in hell the Iranians want to cross that combination of global powers. Their own world is in a hell of turmoil and their economy/society can not support a war with Israel. I feel "Sound and Fury, signifying nothing.

Staring at 80 next year, I too, find waiting another 10 years is pushing possible limits. But I am probably a little less worried about this thing dragging out into the future because I am still fully on the Kazemi Express! The man is the "anointed one" for Iraq and any opposition seems cuffed and taped into submission.

Actually that is the source of hope I see these last 6 months. Kazemi has an immensely strong program now. And the glacial speed of progress over these last 10 years for me clearly has given way to a real plan. He has marshalled most every international organization from the IMF and the AMF to WB, WHO UN etc. behind him and I see the powerful and once again, (finally) involved hand of Sistani and others. Objections from typically the Maliki et al wing of the Shiite world arise and quickly are disposed of and an almost seemingly, globally agreed upon series of changes are set in stone and underway. We are very near to our goal at last imo.

HCR, let me try a different read of this situation. After 10 years of personal investment things have finally gotten real interesting. I see it now as, "All they’ve been doing the past 16+ years is talk. Never any Kazemi. "

As long as Maliki and Barzani (Sr.) are the first of the bunch picked! I swear I read somewhere on here, a while back, that they were the two biggest thieves. They'd of had extremely strong support from the demonstrators for their demise.LOL

And the shoestores as well!!