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Iraq
Establishment of Defense System gives passive message - MP
2011-05-06
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Calls by the Iraqi Chief of Military Staff to establish a Regional Defense System, that will include Iran, to protect the region's security will send a passive message, the The Legislature for IraqÂ’s Center Alliance, Mohammed Iqbal, said on Thursday.

Iqbal continued that a Regional Defense System will not prevent foreign interference, but instead will hinder political relations.
No kidding. Establishing a defensive alliance with Iran is inviting the fox into your henhouse.
“Any call for the establishment of defense systems with Iran shall give passive and not positive messages,” Iqbal said. The establishment of joint defense systems, not only with Iran but with any other state, shall create sensitivity when dealing with it, because of Iraq's involvement in political and military confrontations. Hence joining such defense systems is an undesired issue.”

IraqÂ’s Chief of Military Staff, Babakir Zibary, had called during a recent meeting with the Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad, Hassan Danae, for the establishment of a Regional Defense System, to include Iran, in order to protect the security of the Region. He pointed out that the Region is important and vital, and requires the unification of efforts to achieve stability.

“Iraq does not have the political potential to interact within open security frameworks with the neighboring states; hence the linking of the Iraqi security with Iran’s security needs a delicate study.”

“The issue does not enter in the authorities of the Chief of Military Staff, but needs a political decision, enjoying support of political blocs,” he noted.
Posted by:Steve White

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