COMMENTARY | Being an Iraq War vet, every once in a while somebody will ask me what I think of the state of affairs in that country. Even though I had held fast to the hope that eventually the Iraqi people would be able to govern themselves; it's becoming increasingly clear that this is wasted hope.
According to a CNN report, a group of the country's parliament is refusing to participate, citing the Iraqi prime minister is consolidating too much power for himself. The issue that should irk people is Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq said Washington is leaving Iraq with a dictator. The man is delusional for putting blame on the U.S. for Iraq's current political state.
It has barely been two days since the New York Times reported on the end of the American mission in Iraq. Already there is infighting amongst their government. To put the blame on the U.S. for its prime minister consolidating power is irresponsible and to be honest; the actions of an ungrateful people.
The U.S. gave Iraq nine years of staying longer than popular opinion said it should. The U.S. gave almost 4,500 lives of the men and women of our armed forces. To say that America left Iraq with a dictator is almost sickening.
Make no mistake about it, with or without U.S. involvement Iraq faces a very tough road. They may need help in the future. A report filed by NPR earlier in the week quoted a CIA analyst as saying, "Iraq cannot control its borders."
A time might come where Iraq might need the help of the U.S. again with that issue, or with myriad issues it currently faces. What's to say Washington won't turn a blind eye to Iraq in an hour of need if after nine years of our military trying to help them get their act together it turns around and blames the U.S. for a government it created that it now appears to be unable to control.
It isn't the fault of the U.S. that Iraq's prime minister is consolidating power. America gave Iraq the tools; it just isn't reading the manual.
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