Soleimani, another perspective -- was Re: Oddly silent

Zenaan Harkness zen at freedbms.net
Wed Jan 8 22:34:14 PST 2020


Deep goes the rabbit hole.

Strategic Culture Foundation just redeemed themselves of recent
neoconning:

  The Deeper Story Behind The Assassination Of Soleimani

  https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/01/08/the-deeper-story-behind-the-assassination-of-soleimani/

  https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/deeper-story-behind-assassination-soleimani

    [US financial bullying/demands against Iraq - demanding 50% of
     all oil revenue for rebuilding of (elec) infrastructure]

    [Indignant Iraq goes and signs a deal with China instead]

    [US demands recinding this deal]

    [Iraqi PM says "nyet"]

    [US threats of protests against and assassination of Iraqi PM]

    [Iraqi PM resigns in hope to save skin]

    [(Now ex- ?) Iraqi PM and defense minister threatened by US with
     assassination if they don't recind deal with Chinese to rebuild
     Iraqi infrastructure - or rather, even if they "keep talking
     about this third part" (China)]

    [Saudi appears to have had enough war:]
        Saudi Arabia is sending a delegation to Washington to urge
        restraint with Iran on behalf of [Persian] Gulf states. The
        message will be: ‘Please spare us the pain of going through
        another war’.

      What clearly emerges is that the success of the operation
      against Soleimani had nothing to do with the intelligence
      gathering of the US or Israel. It was known to all and sundry
      that Soleimani was heading to Baghdad in a diplomatic capacity
      that acknowledged Iraq’s efforts to mediate a solution to the
      regional crisis with Saudi Arabia.

    [and Qatar, Turkey and Egypt all on the page with Saudi Arabia,
     in either support or moderation of some sort for Iran -
     effectively unanimous calls for de-escalation]

    [US evidently flailing its uni-polar dragon's tail, in the face
     of an emergent multi polar world;
     petro dollar, and consequent unlimited US war war budgets,
     naturally under fire]

    ...
      Washington would like to prevent any Eurasian integration by
      unleashing chaos and destruction in the region, and killing
      Soleimani served this purpose.  The US cannot contemplate the
      idea of the dollar losing its status as the global reserve
      currency. Trump is engaging in a desperate gamble that could have
      disastrous consequences.

      ...
      Soleimani’s death is the result of a convergence of US and
      Israeli interests. With no other way of halting Eurasian
      integration, Washington can only throw the region into chaos by
      targeting countries like Iran, Iraq and Syria that are central
      to the Eurasian project. While Israel has never had the ability
      or audacity to carry out such an assassination itself, the
      importance of the Israel Lobby to Trump’s electoral success
      would have influenced his decision, all the more so in an
      election year.

      ...
      The assassination of Soleimani is the US lashing out at its
      steady loss of influence in the region. The Iraqi attempt to
      mediate a lasting peace between Iran and Saudi Arabia has been
      scuppered by the US and Israel’s determination to prevent peace
      in the region and instead increase chaos and instability.
      ...



[So it may well be that TPTB behind the scenes, and for a totally
  random example, this one little known M.E., virulently tribal
  tribe, successfully pushed for the murder of Soleimani in order
  to keep the conflict alive;
  Bibi:
  "We stand fully by the United States in its just battle
    for security, peace and self-defense. ...
    Soleimani is responsible for the deaths of innocent US
    citizens and many others."
  https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-lauds-trump-for-killing-of-irans-soleimani-says-israel-stands-by-us/
]

[Of course, once Iran cut right to the chase and promised to
  level Israel's 3rd largest city, Haifa, should this war
  escalate, Bibi backtracked with more stylish moves than Israelis
  dancing on a New York roof in September;
  Bibi:
  “The assassination of Soleimani isn't an Israeli event
    but an American event. We were not involved and should
    not be dragged into it,”
  https://www.rt.com/news/477604-netanyahu-distances-israel-soleimani-killing/
]



Conclusion: Iraq under a few decades of bombing, has been made
America's bitch; they don't want to completely surrender and want to
maintain a little financial dignity.

That might sound odd, but it's understandable.

The question is whether the Fed will continue to hold out for the
fullness of their demands upon the Iraqi parliament, whilst risking a
new M.E. war/ uprising against the USA.  Events such as the recent US
assassination of Soleimani, have a real chance to re-galvanize the
previously divided Shiah Muslim 'community' or 'crescent' from Syria
to Iraq to Iran, in a way which could possibly prove to be untenable
for the US to fight and thereby force the US to withdraw.

But being forced to withdraw would mean unfavourable terms.

Unsure if the 'bargaining' tradeoff (from a mercenary perspective) is
getting worse or better for the USA.


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