Announcement of the largest bloc

[yota691]

Hakim: Wisdom and others will start to discuss with other powers to form a government

In policy  May 17, 2018 on Hakim: Wisdom and others will begin to discuss with other powers to form a closed government 23 visits

 

Baghdad / SNG

 

Ammar al-Hakim, head of the al-Hakamah movement, said Thursday that the relative decline in voting in the elections is the message of desire for new faces, while he pointed out that wisdom and others will start to discuss with other powers to form a government.

"We discussed the form of the next government and future alliances," Hakim said in a press conference with the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf, noting that "our national orientation is transitory to the components and we will overcome sectarianism to build a national government."

 

Hakim added that "wisdom and others will start to discuss with other powers to form a government," stressing the need to "form a government within the bishop of time."

 

"The relative decline in voting in the elections is the message of desire for new faces," he said.

An informed source revealed on Thursday that a meeting was held between the leaders of the wisdom movement Ammar al-Hakim and the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr to crystallize the formation of "the largest bloc."

[Wiljor]

Iraq’s election on May 12 has upended the political landscape in the country. The incumbent Prime Minister, Haidar Al Abadi, lost the election as voters favored Iraqi nationalist Moqtada al-Sadr, and Iran-backed Hadi al-Ameri. The result is inconclusive, and the country will have a rocky path to creating the next government.

It will be at best challenging, if not impossible, for Al Abadi to stay in power after the elections (once the final results are announced). He performed a balancing act between Washington and Tehran, keeping enough distance from each so as not to anger the other. Al Sadr is known for his fiery anti-US rhetoric and his independence. He would steer Iraq closer to the Gulf Arab states although he represents a mostly Shiite constituency. Al Ameri is much closer to Tehran, and unpalatable to both the Saudis and Americans.

The next phase in Iraq will involve a lot of horse-trading, which may lead to strange bedfellows. It will also intensify the struggle between foreign powers seeking to influence Iraq’s political and economic course. Iran, which was expected to gain influence through the election, is presumably pleased with Al Ameri’s performance, but less so with former Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki, a staunch ally. Al Maliki’s bloc came in a distant fourth. Saudi Arabia, which has courted Al Sadr and hosted him in the kingdom, will be pleased with the performance of his bloc but will fear Al Ameri, whose bloc is made up mostly of members of a Shia militia that was formed to fight ISIS. The US finds itself without a strong ally after the humiliation of Al Abadi, and will have to follow Saudi's lead to counter Iran’s influence.

Perhaps the most important result of the election is a de-emphasis of sectarian coherence. The Shiites are divided between supporters and opponents of a stronger Iranian influence. The Sunnis remain marginalized but will likely throw in their lot with Al Sadr. The Kurds are focused much more on internal divisions than on their differences with Baghdad. 

 

The failure of incumbent Al Abadi to secure more than third place throws the political scene into confusion. Forming a new government will take a long time, and this will delay reconstruction plans, augment social tensions in some areas, and discourage investment, including in the energy sector. ISIS still maintains a network of sleeper cells in Iraq, and will feed on divisions.

This is a guest blog by Noam Raydan, Geopolitical Analyst at ClipperData. She focuses on political and security developments that could disrupt petroleum flows around the globe. She previously worked as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times at their Beirut bureaus, covering Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. She has also been a research analyst and consultant, focusing on Lebanese and Syrian affairs.

 

https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Middle-East/Uncertainty-Spikes-Following-Iraqi-Elections.html

 

[willis23]

That sucks!

[Joe Sutherland]

This is somewhat of an option piece written by an outsider...

Insightful maybe, but an opinion nun the less.

There are other more positive articles painting a much different picture coming out daily so let's keep an open mind.

Hang it there folks, it's going to be a bumpy landing!

 

 

[ChuckFinley]

Well, lets see how fast this can roll. This will be an indicator of things to come. 

[jeepguy]

that's true  joe ,  I have read a couple of other articles  about  "   sadr "     some   seem to be  leaning to a new style of government for Iraq ,  as in for the poor people and the ones that seem to be left behind ...    I know I kicked the  bucket idea about  this guy ,  not to sure of his  future with Iraq  ,   but  even this guy might have bigger plans for the Iraqi folks ,  if he is truly for the Iraqi poor citizens , then he might also be  for the idea  " give these poor folks  spending cash  "  as in  a better value for their dinar ... but  then again he is suppose to be a cleric ,   so  any thing  is about too hit the fan for sure ... 

[Bunk]

Uncertainty? 

[yota691]

Sadr and Hakim to form a larger bloc form a government of service technocrats

 

 Since 2018-05-18 at 09:31 (Baghdad time)

Follow-up of Mawazine News

Iraqi political leaders Muqtada al-Sadr and Ammar al-Hakim agreed to start dialogues with the political blocs and other electoral alliances to form a government of technocrats strong service beyond the sectarian .. while the office of Abadi lies allegations of the Electoral Commission threats to a number of officials.

The leader of the Sadrist alliance, the head of the coalition of the winner of the last Iraqi election, Moqtada al-Sadr, said that "Iraq is coming on a new page of unified construction, explaining during a joint press conference with the head of the wisdom movement leader of the electoral wisdom coalition Ammar al-Hakim after their talks at Sadr's headquarters in the city of Najaf (160 km South of Baghdad) last night, they "discussed the requirements of the stage after the announcement of the final results of the elections in order to build Iraq and raise the suffering of the Iraqi people."

He thanked the Iraqis who voted in the current elections and who supported his electoral alliance and even thanked those who played the election because they did not give their vote to the corrupt and supported the reform project.

"We are coming to a new stage in building Iraq with a state of democratic patriarchal technocrats, all of whom are under the tent of Iraq.

Informal final results of last Saturday's parliamentary elections indicate Sadr's alliance won 54 parliamentary seats and Al Hakim won sixth with 22 seats in the 328-seat parliament.

For his part, al-Hakim said during the press conference that he discussed at length with Sadr the depth of the political situation in the country and the process of the recent elections and their results and implications and the formation of the next government and the alliances required for that.

 

"I thank the Iraqis who took part in the ballot and those who did not go out to vote, and they send a letter of apology to the political class for not providing them with the best services.

 

It is clear that the relative decline in the number of participants in the elections is a popular message that the Iraqi people want new faces and programs and serious steps to provide appropriate and appropriate services. He called on the Electoral Commission to seriously consider the complaints and appeals submitted by electoral lists in the election results.

In the elections, 44.52% of the electorate of 24 million 300 thousand Iraqis, about 11 million voters out of Iraq's total population of 38 million.

Al-Hakim pointed out that the two alliances and electoral wisdom represent two basic blocks through which to start a serious consultation with the existing blocs and winning lists in the electoral process to form a strong independent national government in its political decision based on the free national will of Iraq and the national orientation of the components and represent all Iraqis with all their components beyond the trenches Sectarianism and sectarianism.

"We are ready with these forces to sit down and formulate a program for the next government that will be based on success, services and fighting corruption, and provide suitable and appropriate opportunities to break the crisis of trust between the people and their political class," he said.

"We want a government that is close to the people, and we want to build a strong and effective state of institutions, and we will work together with each other and reach out to the winning lists to form this government within the time-frame approved by the constitution," Hakim said.

Sadr said in a tweet last Monday to the possibility of alliance to form a government with other coalitions, including: National Vice President Iyad Allawi and wisdom to the head of the wisdom of the President of the Shiite alliance Ammar al-Hakim and the decision led by Vice President Osama Najafi and victory led by Prime Minister Haider Abadi, Change the Kurdish opposition and the Kurdistan Democratic Party Massoud Barzani, in addition to the movement of good blessings to former Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi.

 

It has been noted that al-Sadr has excluded in his twitter alliance of the opening representative of the popular crowd led by the head of the Badr Organization Hadi al-Amiri and the head of a coalition of state law, Vice-President Nuri al-Maliki, two men in Iran in Iraq from the possibility of participation in the next government where he had exchanged with them earlier statements confirmed differences In their political approach.

Abadi lied to the Electoral Commission's allegations of threats to its officials

The media office of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi denied the existence of any threats to the officials of the Electoral Commission as it claims.

The office said in a statement that in light of the sent by the Electoral Commission with an official letter regarding threats to the members of the Commission in addition to the Office of Kirkuk, the UNHCR did not mention in its speech the type of threat to the members of the Board of Commissioners and who is the threat and the security services did not receive Any notice of a threat before being announced in the media.

He added that despite this, the Prime Minister, General Commander of the Armed Forces Haider Abadi, immediately investigated the threats mentioned, and in light of this was contacted by the accredited Nima al-Moussawi and Said Hamid Amin Alkakaii to ensure that they were threatened and denied each of them.

The office said that "Nemaa Moussawi's official told us by telephone on 17/5/2018 that there is no threat, but there is a media campaign in one of the satellite channels against him. He also stressed that the local security forces are providing him with adequate protection." He explained that for Said Hamid Alkakai was also contacted on 17/5/2018 and he also stressed the absence of any threat to him or his family.

The office pointed out that the electoral centers and offices of the Commission in the province of Kirkuk adequately secured by the anti-terrorism apparatus, where Abadi sent a few days ago to send additional troops and the security situation in Kirkuk under control.

He called on the media office to Abadi in conclusion the Electoral Commission to be careful and cautious in the transfer of information and not to cause confusion in the security situation, especially in this sensitive period.

The head of the electoral district in the Electoral Commission, Riad Badran said Wednesday during a press conference that gunmen surrounded the centers in the province of Kirkuk, where there are currently employees there are the hostages.

He pointed out that the headquarters of the Commission in the city of Kirkuk surrounded by armed forces of political forces where there are staff members are by virtue of the hostages and called on the commander-in-chief of the armed forces Haider Abadi to intervene to lift the siege on them. He explained that the UNHCR's headquarters in Daqoq, Kirkuk, surrounded by gunmen belonging to a political party without mentioning its name.

[yota691]

Source familiar: Hakim meets with Sadr Najaf to crystallize the formation of the largest bloc

 

Thursday 17 May

 

 

 

 

Alsumaria News / Najaf revealed a source familiar with, on Thursday, a meeting between the leaders of the stream of wisdom Ammar al-Hakim and the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr to crystallize the formation of "the largest bloc."  The source, who preferred not to be named, said in an interview for Alsumaria News, that "the head of the stream of wisdom, Ammar al-Hakim, met this evening, with the head of the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr in Najaf to crystallize the formation of the largest bloc that calls the prime minister."  The alliance, "Saron", which supports him first place among the winning lists in all of Iraq , according to announced by the Independent Electoral Commission, while the second place came to the alliance led by Hadi al-Amiri followed by the victory alliance led by Abadi.

[yota691]

Al-Sadr: "Take the positions and chairs and the homeland"

In policy  May 18, 2018 on the chest: "Take the chairs, chairs and Khaluli home" closed  71 visits

 

Baghdad / SNG

 

Confirmed the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr, Friday, that the victory of the coalition in the parliamentary elections, "upset a lot," while stressing that the past of "reform will not give up."

Sadr said hours after meeting with the leader of the wisdom movement Ammar al - Hakim in Najaf, through a change on his personal account in the "Twitter ", which 
said" our victory upset a lot .. I ask you light and prayer, "adding," We are going to reform and will not give up. "

 

But I say to them: Take the positions and chairs, and Khalkoli home, "and concluded that twinkle Bhashtak # safety_raq_joubi

"We will form a government of patriarchal technocrats," al-Hakim said in a press conference on Thursday evening with Hakim's leader, Ammar al-Hakim, after the latter's visit to his home in Najaf. Hakim said wisdom and others would begin to discuss with other powers to form a government.

[Wiljor]

10 hours ago, Joe Sutherland said:

This is somewhat of an option piece written by an outsider...

Insightful maybe, but an opinion nun the less.

There are other more positive articles painting a much different picture coming out daily so let's keep an open mind.

Hang it there folks, it's going to be a bumpy landing!

 

 

 

5 hours ago, jeepguy said:

that's true  joe ,  I have read a couple of other articles  about  "   sadr "     some   seem to be  leaning to a new style of government for Iraq ,  as in for the poor people and the ones that seem to be left behind ...    I know I kicked the  bucket idea about  this guy ,  not to sure of his  future with Iraq  ,   but  even this guy might have bigger plans for the Iraqi folks ,  if he is truly for the Iraqi poor citizens , then he might also be  for the idea  " give these poor folks  spending cash  "  as in  a better value for their dinar ... but  then again he is suppose to be a cleric ,   so  any thing  is about too hit the fan for sure ... 

 

‘Good morning Jeep, Joe, I totally agree, perhaps an opinion peace indeed. I have seen similar articles about Sadr’s win, but, I haven’t seen any news of Abadi’s being the winner. Either way, I guess we are are in wait mode until we get confirmation from a reliable source, until then, enjoy your day 👍

[Wiljor]

Here’s another piece  from Al Jazeera, again, perhaps still speculation at this point as to who the winner is but these pieces seem to be more predominant at this point. 

 

Muqtada al-Sadr: Iraq's militia leader turned champion of poor

Shia leader's appeal to the disenfranchised and the low voter turnout factored into his alliance's surprise victory.

by Arwa Ibrahim

17 May 2018

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Iraqi Shi''ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr delivers a speech in Najaf, Iraq December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjan [Daylife]

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Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr surprised the world when his Sairoon Alliance captured more parliamentary seats than any other party or alliance in Iraq's parliamentary elections, in a remarkable comeback after being sidelined for years by Iranian-backed rivals.

Once known as a staunch anti-American militia leader, al-Sadr has rebranded himself in recent years as a patriotic champion of the poor and an anti-corruption firebrand.

This rebranding, along with the low voter turnout of only 44.52 percent, were, according to analysts, the main factors that enabled Sairoon - an alliance between the Sadrist Movement and Iraq's Communist Party - to win six of Iraq's 18 provinces, including Baghdad.

Although final results are yet to be released, most of the country's politicians have accepted the tally so far, which has seen Sairoon win more than 1.3 million votes, winning 54 out of 329 parliament seats. Without an outright majority, al-Sadr will still need to build an alliance with other blocs to form the new government.

Unlike Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi - an ally of both the United States and Iran - al-Sadr's positioning against dominant pro-Iran Shia blocs and away from the US is likely to rock established interests in Iraq.

'Man of the poor'

By projecting himself as an Iraqi nationalist and mixing his resistance to US presence in the early 2000s with Shia religiosity - as the son of the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, a highly regarded scholar throughout the Shia Muslim world - al-Sadr became a figurehead for many of Iraq's poor Shia Muslims.

Since 2003, his followers have provided healthcare services, food and clean water across many parts of Iraq's poor suburbs and especially in Sadr City, a district of Baghdad named after his father. Al-Sadr's militia has since acted in Sadr City almost unhindered by US and Iraqi forces to influence local councils and government. This established his zealous following among the young, poor and dispossessed.

Similarly, Sairoon's 2018 election campaign used anti-corruption rhetoric and focused on cutting across sectarian platforms, appealing to frustrated Iraqis who complained about their political elite's systematic patronage, bad governance and corruption.

Iraq has been ranked among the world's most corrupt countries, with high unemployment, poverty and weak public institutions.

WATCH: Iraq election - Polls show Iraqi PM lags behind Shia rivals (2:09)

 

"For a couple of years, Sadr has been arguing against the level of corruption in the government," which, according to Talha Abdulrazaq, an Iraq expert at the University of Exeter's Strategy and Security Institute, attracted "the predominant demographic of Shia, working-class neighbourhoods" in the six provinces that voted for Sairoon.

While top politicians in suits voted in Baghdad's Green Zone on May 12, al-Sadr cast his ballot at a school in a poor district of Najaf, a hub for Iraq's Shia communities. Footage of him dressed in his trademark turban and robe reinforced his image as a maverick who appeals to the disenfranchised.

According to Abdulrazaq, al-Sadr's alliance with Iraq's Communist Party also worked in his favour. 

"The communists are well organised on a grassroots level which allowed the bloc to mobilise," said Abdulrazaq, highlighting the long history of partnership between Iraq's Shia and communist groups. According to him, many of the communist movements' recruits have been Shia Arabs.

Fanar al-Haddad, a senior research fellow at the Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore, agreed: "Sadr has always appealed to the Shia working class and his alliance with the communists chimed into the image of a reformer and someone who wants to bring in new blood."

Voters in Baghdad complained that most candidates running were part of the same elite. They told Al Jazeera that they were in search for "new faces and wanted change".

In contrast to other blocs, Sairoon Alliance offered the voters new candidates, including the likes of Muntadhar al-Zaidi - a journalist famed for hurling a shoe at former US President George W Bush during his visit to Baghdad in 2008.

Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr cast his vote for the parliamentary election at a polling station in Najaf [Reuters]

Low voter turnout

In addition to his grassroots appeal, the low voter turnout, which was 15 percent less than in 2014, worked in al-Sadr's favour, according to analysts.

"While Sadr has a support base that is fairly solid and inelastic - unlike other party leaders, the result is equally a function of the low turnout for his rivals," said al-Hadad.

The majority of Iraqis did not vote, partly due to an online boycott campaignspearheaded by activists. 

WATCH: Iraq's government sets up polling stations for IDPs (3:02)

 

Meanwhile, with millions of predominantly Sunni internally displaced persons (IDPs) unable or uninterested to vote, "the results were skewed in Sadr's favour", said Abudlrazaq, who explained that the millions of IDPs in urgent need of basic assistance "have had more important things to think about than voting".

With Iraq having more than 2 million people displaced since 2014 and living in IDP camps, Sunni leaders demanded that the elections be postponed until these communities could return to their homes. Their appeals were not addressed.

Although the government set up 166 polling stations in 70 camps for internally displaced persons, IDP voters reported facing difficulties, which left few able to cast their ballots.

Shifting alliances

Al-Sadr did not stand as a candidate himself, so he will not head the new government, although his alliance will have a big say in the composition of the as-yet unclear future government. 

Domestically, al-Sadr's eyes seem to be set on forging alliances with a variety of blocs to fight corruption and allow for an independent, non-sectarian government of technocrats, according to a Tuesday address made by his spokesman, Saleh al-Obeidi.

But he appears to wish to stay away from two groups heavily aligned with Iran, the former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law Coalition and Hadi al-Ameri's Fateh Coalition.

Al-Sadr posted a tweet on Monday expressing a willingness to work with a number of parties - among those he named were the Shia-aligned al-Hikma bloc, the Sunni al-Wataniya bloc, and newly established Kurdish parties.

For its part, Iran publicly stated it would not allow his bloc to govern, which has led many observers to believe that Tehran is likely to try and isolate or fragment al-Sadr's power.

"Iran will try to work on the fact that Sadr's coalition includes communists which is a weakness if Iran tempts them away from the alliance, reducing his [al-Sadr's alliance] majority," said Abdulrazaq.

For other analysts, however, al-Sadr's victory may not upset Iranian influence over Baghdad as much as it will the US' influence.

Unlike Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, an ally of Washington and Tehran, Muqtada al-Sadr is an opponent of both countries. [AFP]

According to Mahan Abedin, an expert on Iranian politics: "On balance, Tehran is not displeased [with the results]. It wanted Abadi - who Iran perceives as America's man - weakened, and they got that."

Unlike al-Abadi, an ally of Washington and Tehran, al-Sadr is an opponent of both countries, which have wielded influence in Iraq since a US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003 and thrust the Shia majority into power.

"Also, a corollary is the relative rehabilitation of [former Prime Minister] Nouri al-Maliki who is now back in the fold," added Abedin.

Al-Maliki, who led Iraq between 2006 and 2014 and headed the State of Law Coalition for the 2018 election, was a staunch ally of Iran. For years, the Iraqi army and police under al-Maliki acted as a sectarian militia against the country's Sunni minority.

"Another key Iranian objective is to defeat or undermine US plans. Both Sadr and Fateh [a pro-Iran coalition led by Hadi al-Ameri and which came in second in the election] are useful for that.

"These elections have [therefore] reinforced the dominion of the Shia state in Iraq, [so] in terms of influence and operations, Iran, as always, is the key power broker," explained Abedin.

WATCH: Mosul resident - Lack of jobs 'perfect recipe for terrorism to return' (2:18)

 

 

But for the US, which sent US presidential envoy Brett McGurk to Erbil following the vote, the situation might be a little more tricky.

Al-Sadr has been a staunch opponent of the US. He spearheaded a number of political movements in Iraq that directed attacks on US troops in the wake of the 2003 Iraq invasion.

He set up the Mahdi Army, which posed such a threat to US forces that they were instructed to kill or capture him.

Although US Secretary of Defense James Mattis said in an interview on Tuesday that the US would respect and "stand with the Iraqi people's decisions", the US had hoped al-Abadi would win another term in office.

US acceptance of the results, according to al-Haddad, therefore depends on the kind of government that will be formed. 

"It [al-Sadr's victory] is not the best scenario for the US. The US will push for Abadi's premiership, and if Sairoon form a coalition with Abadi's Nasr Coalition and Abadi heads the next government, that would work well for the US."

SOURCE: AL JAZEERA

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[10 YEARS LATER]

What would an Iraqi election be without a “ Crisis “ ???

[Joe Sutherland]

Al-Sadr is patriotic! 

That should not be hard for us to identify with, put yourself in there shoes... Would we do it different? Heck no! If another country showed up and started taking control of the USA you can bet we would have our own versions of Al-Sadr all across this great country!

The key point for me is what the CBI has said they need... "Security and stability"

That's for key! 

The RV is NOT ABOUT THE USA... IT MUST LINE UP WITH WHAT'S BEST FOR IRAQ..

Have a great day everyone!

[idplzr]

Davis, keep you phone on. Sadr is gonna call to nab you for PM before 2024 US election. Like the NFL draft. 

 

Davis for PM 2018. 😀

Edited May 18, 2018 by idplzr

[Floridian]

Besides wondering about the final election results, I'm also wondering why Muqtada al Sadr is always sitting on the floor.

What's up with that?

[10 YEARS LATER]

6 minutes ago, Floridian said:

Besides wondering about the final election results, I'm also wondering why Muqtada al Sadr is always sitting on the floor.

What's up with that?

 

It’s  kinda like/but not : “ You can Tune a Piano but You Can’t Tune-a-Fish.”  Joe Walsh. . . 😄

 

My guess - those marble floors are Cool on his Buttocks - Chairs, not so much.

[ChuckFinley]

9 minutes ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

 

It’s  kinda like/but not : “ You can Tune a Piano but You Can’t Tune-a-Fish.”  Joe Walsh. . . 😄

 

My guess - those marble floors are Cool on his Buttocks - Chairs, not so much.

Man  I must be old, I remember that. 

[10 YEARS LATER]

1 hour ago, ChuckFinley said:

Man  I must be old, I remember that. 

 

WE ARE OLD - NOW  . . . And we ain’t getting any younger- HURRY THE HELL UP IRAQ !!!

[nannab]

21 minutes ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

 

WE ARE OLD - NOW  . . . And we ain’t getting any younger- HURRY THE HELL UP IRAQ !!!

 

OMG to funny 10! You are right though some of us are. 

[3n1]

1 hour ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

 

It’s  kinda like/but not : “ You can Tune a Piano but You Can’t Tune-a-Fish.”  Joe Walsh. . . 😄

 

My guess - those marble floors are Cool on his Buttocks - Chairs, not so much.

 

1 hour ago, ChuckFinley said:

Man  I must be old, I remember that. 

 

lol u guys are not only old but suffering from  iqd stress itas ,only cure more cowbell

... that was REO Speedwagon 1978 😎

Edited May 18, 2018 by 3n1

[ChuckFinley]

57 minutes ago, 3n1 said:

 

 

lol u guys are not only old but suffering from  iqd stress itas ,only cure more cowbell

... that was REO Speedwagon 1978 😎

And a friging RV.  

[DinarDavo]

2 hours ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

 

WE ARE OLD - NOW  . . . And we ain’t getting any younger- HURRY THE HELL UP IRAQ !!!

 

I'm afraid when folks are talking about me "cashing in" it's not gonna be at the bank....

[ChuckFinley]

I better clarify myself with the man above. With my luck I will get in the wrong line.

[yota691]

Sadr: Neighboring countries are friends not enemies

 

 Since 2018-05-18 at 17:10 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad - Mawazine News

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Mr. Moqtada al-Sadr, on Friday, considered Iraq's neighbors as friends and not enemies.

"Neighboring countries are friends, not enemies," Sadr said in a tweet posted on his official Twitter page and read by Mawazine News.

Al-Sadr had confirmed in a tweet earlier that "our decision is an Iraqi from inside the borders and all partners are not princes, as long as they are not occupiers of our country ... both for occupation and for domination." Finished