tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post9203785030411604432..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Baghdad and Erbil Agree On Security Cooperation In Disputed AreasJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-41719877419042028012020-08-24T19:56:16.183-07:002020-08-24T19:56:16.183-07:00Again,
Biggest economic crisis since 03 and govt ...Again,<br /><br />Biggest economic crisis since 03 and govt and elite are doing nothing. <br /><br />Pro-Iran groups are setting off rockets/IEDs almost every day. <br /><br />Protests have re-started and pro-Iran groups are assassinating and intimidating activists.<br /><br />To think that this security agreement, while a good thing, is a sign of real progress given the bigger issues going on in Iraq is cherry picking. Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-76886422950287751782020-08-24T13:27:58.268-07:002020-08-24T13:27:58.268-07:00Sorry.... I was misled by your first sentence - &q...Sorry.... I was misled by your first sentence - "Most of the violence in Iraq takes place in just two places, southern Kirkuk and northeast Diyala. "<br /><br />So finally having a security agreement with the Kurds is not an advance?gj/bbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-82799374840294973722020-08-22T10:10:00.137-07:002020-08-22T10:10:00.137-07:00Pro-Iran groups are firing rockets and setting IED...Pro-Iran groups are firing rockets and setting IEDs almost every day. There's been a wave of assassinations of activists. The economy is in its biggest crisis since 03 and the elite are just going about their business. So no, I don't think a security agreement with the Kurds shows things are changing for the better. Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-16888487934605338122020-08-22T09:10:27.020-07:002020-08-22T09:10:27.020-07:00Seems to me with this new prime minister Iraq has ...Seems to me with this new prime minister Iraq has turned a corner for the better? <br />What say you Joel?gj/bbnoreply@blogger.com