The plan is very simple; make as much noise as possible and the Americans will accept the “J and A” decisions (and will recognize the election results).
At least it worked with Talabani, who tries to synchronize his position with the Kurdish Alliance saying today:
The Baathists appeared again, their return to the political process in Iraq is a major threat, their current movement designed to win the sympathy of Arab public opinion to start a military coup in Iraq.
Some kind of “cold-war” between Sectarian parties and the U.S. ambassador in Iraq “Christopher Hill”. Hill told the media that the U.S. will continue to withdraw its troops from Iraq gradually according to the agreement, but its role will in Iraq will continue according to the Agreements signed between the two countries.
Orchestrating demonstrations in Baghdad and Basra, UIA threatened to boycott the election, threats to postpone the election, and Sami Al-Askari — Maliki’s “State of Law” MP — threatened to fire all the members of the Appeal Court if they do not resign. These actions also worked forcing the Appeal Court to review the names of the excluded politicians before the election.
The U.S. sending out two contradictory signals
Washington expresses its opinion to the Iraqis on what is happening recently in Baghdad, managing to resolve the current crisis, giving two contradictory signals.
The first method characterized by courtesy and decency when Biden visits Baghdad for dialogue with Iraqi leaders, tries to generalize the U.S. position of the rejection attitude of the exclusion of the some politicians and the willing to integrate the Baathists and other opponents in the political process if accepted.
While the Iraqi government and in particular Maliki stands against this integrate even if the Baathists accept the political process. Biden in his last visit to Baghdad avoided the clash with Maliki, who is supported by the other Shiite factions despite the many differences with him.
A message Al-Hashemi wanted it to be heard in Baghdad, but he didn’t want to say it himself. The next day U.S. ambassador in Iraq Christopher Hill repeated the above saying that “J and A” process is mismanaged.
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