Iraq won't take part in regional conflict, Abadi says after Trump phone call

[JonLP24]

Source: CNBC

Iraq won't take part in any regional or international conflicts, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday.

The comment came after Abadi had spoke in a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trumpwhere tensions with Iran were mentioned.

"Iraq is very keen to preserve its national interests (..)and does not wish to be part of any regional or international conflict which would lead to disasters for the region and for Iraq," Abadi told state TV.

The White House on Friday said Trump and Abadi "spoke to the threat Iran presents across the entire region," in their first phone call since the inauguration of the U.S. president.

Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/11/iraq-wont-take-part-in-regional-conflict-abadi-says-after-trump-phone-call.html

[avebury]

1. He also probably doesn't want Trump anywhere near

Iraq's oil either.

[hollowdweller]

2. Trump is clearing the way to attack Iran

Making sure the Shiites in the region won't come to their aid.

[jmowreader]

10. Which will backfire on him bigly

I think the only thing that could possibly convince Iran and Iraq to patch up their differences is Donald Trump attempting to invade either one.

Trump has another problem: Iran has created a homegrown ballistic missile called the Sejjil. It has enough range to hit Israel, and they have quite a few. Even loaded with "conventional" warheads like thermobaric charges - which are fairly easy to make - it is completely capable of giving Israel a truly bad day.

[asiliveandbreathe]

3. This is huge....remember "should have taken the oil" trumpster

just got put in the dumpster..by Iraq no less....more fallout from this IMHO soon....trump will never be my president....

Focus - focus - foreign policy..

So many hot topics to juggle...together we can do it...RESIST!

And yes, I do believe our wonderful President Obama knows something.....

[Ztolkins]

4. Forgive my ignorance..

About what?

[ecafracs]

5. This person cannot possibly be serious.

That was a bit platitudinous of you, what next, the world is a dangerous place? I have a sneaky suspicion that what you "believe" and what the former president Barrack Obama "knows" are most likely at either ends of the spectrum.

[rzemanfl]

6. Welcome to DU. Is a "sneaky suspicion" different from a "sneaking suspicion?" n/t

[moondust]

7. Ugh.

Drumpfy apparently doesn't know the first thing about the Sunni/Shiite history in Iraq, Iran, and the greater ME.

[GliderGuider]

8. "Let's you and him fight, mkay?" nt

[nikibatts]

9. Why would people who 45 has banned from coming into our country want to join forces

with the US in possibly fighting their neighbors?