BAGHDAD — BAGHDAD (AP) — In a political earthquake that threatens to PLUNGE Iraq BACK into the abyss, the nation’s most powerful Shiite bloc has SHOCKINGLY nominated Nouri al-Maliki—the divisive strongman whose rule nearly tore the country apart—to return as prime minister. This is NOT a peaceful transfer of power; it is a RECKLESS resurrection of a man accused of monopolizing power, alienating Sunnis and Kurds, and fueling the sectarian fires that gave rise to the Islamic State.
The nomination, rammed through after backroom deals, signals a COMPLETE BETRAYAL of Iraqi voters and a chilling return to the very authoritarianism the 2003 invasion was supposed to end. The so-called “Coordination Framework” is now pushing the nation toward a DANGEROUS constitutional cliffhanger, demanding parliament convene to rubber-stamp a leader whose previous tenure was a textbook case of catastrophic failure.
Sunni political leaders are sounding the alarm, warning against recycling FAILED leaders, but their pleas are being drowned out by the ruthless machinations of Tehran-backed factions. Meanwhile, the U.S. faces a NIGHTMARE scenario: a Maliki-led government would be a puppet of Iran, making Washington’s demands to disarm powerful militia groups an utter fantasy. These are the SAME militias that hold the country hostage and whose unchecked power created the vacuum ISIS once filled.
Now, with thousands of hardened ISIS detainees being secretly transferred to Iraqi soil, the stage is set for a PERFECT STORM. A polarizing strongman at the helm, armed groups operating with impunity, and a resurgent terror threat waiting in the wings—Iraq is not choosing a leader; it is willingly walking back into the hell from which it barely escaped. The world is watching as a nation poised to collapse votes on its own destruction.
Edited for Kayitsi.com
Author: Kayitsi.com
