The fighter jets of United States targeted several bases of the Iraqi
popular forces of Hashd al-Shaabi at border with Syria on Sunday evening. In a
statement, the US defense secretary confirmed the attacks. Now the question is,
which objectives had the US wanted to achieve from the attacks?
There is growing perception that the US was not comfortable with
the consolidation of relationship between Iraq and Syria, especially in security
and economic fields. Therefore, Washington wanted to seal Iraq-Syria common borders
and passageways by targeting military positions in Iraq and Syria as well as
providing support for the existing terrorists and creating fresh terrorist
group.
Keeping the terrorist groups protected and providing backup
for them seems to be the main objective of the US after a number of reports hinted towards relocation
of terrorists from Syria into Iraq or vice versa. In the meantime, the US has
raided the Iraqi army several times to provide support for the terrorist groups
in the country.
Certainly, weakening Iraq and turning it into a crisis-hit
country is aimed at providing the ground for the US to impose its will on
Baghdad. Weakening the Iraqi popular forces and damaging relations and
cooperation between the country’s army and the popular forces are also among
the main objectives of such plots.
Other dimensions of the US recent plot against Iraq can be
mentioned as spreading chaos and turning peaceful protests of the Iraqis into
violence, destabilizing Iraq’s political situation by interfering in the trend
of forming the country’s new government, weakening Iraq’s security forces
through conducting attacks on the Army centers and Hashd al-Shaabi’s bases and
cutting Iraq’s ties with its neighboring countries including with Iran.
The new US plot is also aimed at deviating public opinion from critical situation of the Zionist regime of Israel as well as appeasing the Zionist lobby to continue supporting Donald Trump who is facing the congress impeachment.
The new US plot is also aimed at deviating public opinion from critical situation of the Zionist regime of Israel as well as appeasing the Zionist lobby to continue supporting Donald Trump who is facing the congress impeachment.
By acts, the US proves it is the number one supporter of
terrorism. Washington’s claim of campaign against terrorism is only a deception
that is why their claimed military coalitions in the Persian Gulf and in the
Bab al-Mandab Strait have brought about nothing but enhancing terrorism.
The US has not been a savior but it has been disruptor of
the region’s security and stability. The secret trips of the US officials to
Iraq have certainly roots in their fear from the Iraqis’ rage against
Americans’ crisis-making behaviors.
Widespread supports of popular and political groups as well
as the country’s religious authorities for Hashd al-Shaabi against the US aggressive
policies shows nationwide trust of Iraqis in the resistance forces which in
turn shows failure of the White House’s anti-resistance project.
