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Al Gomhuria, Egypt

Syria Attack Shows Meaning of U.S.-Iraq Security Deal

 

"Washington fails to heed the consequences of using Iraqi land to undertake aggressions against another Arab country. The U.S. is taking the opportunity to show the Iraqis that they remain in the American pocket!"

 

EDITORIAL

 

Translated By Nicolas Dagher

 

October 28, 2008

 

Egypt - Al Gomhuria - Home Page (Arabic)

The site of an attack by U.S. forces on Syrian territory on Sunday. The action has ignited renewed controversy over the security agreement now being negotiated between Iraq and the U.S. - with Iraq's neighbors voicing concern that Washington will use Iraq as a base to launch attacks against them.

 

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Through their religious groups and parties, the Iraqi people have forced their government, which came to power under the U.S. occupation, to request amendments to the so-called Security Agreement with the United States. The majority of Iraqis felt the deal diminished Iraqi sovereignty, legitimized an open-ended U.S. occupation and posed an open threat to the security and stability of Iraq's neighboring countries by permitting the unrestrained presence of American bases. This would mean it could launch aggressions against Iraq’s neighbors whenever it wanted to - even if they are Arab [as opposed to Persian/Iranian].

 

But the United States of America didn't wait for the agreement to be signed. Instead, it launched a naked aggression on the Abu Kamal area of Syria, despite Damascus' help in destroying the terrorist network bringing fighters into Iraq. And it was strange to hear that the Iraqi government defended the U.S. aggression against Syria, when just days ago - even though Iraq remains under U.S. occupation - Damascus sent its ambassador to Baghdad to participate in a summit of Iraq’s neighbors aimed at providing security and stability for Iraq's people. 

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The Abu Kamal raid shows how little regard the United States has for international law, which protects the sovereignty of states. Furthermore, it demonstrates that Washington fails to heed the consequences of using Iraqi land to undertake aggressions against another Arab country. The U.S. is taking the opportunity to show the Iraqis that they remain in the American pocket!

 

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