THE United States is sidelining Iraq as it struggles to form an effective government, and is instead arming and assisting the minority Kurdish population in the troubled nation’s north.
President Obama this morning gave his approval to the appointment of a new prime minister to replace Nouri al-Maliki and urged the formation of a new government in Iraq as soon as possible.
He also gave a rider: There would be no extra military support until this is done.
In brief remarks delivered at his vacation spot in Martha’s Vineyard, Obama said he and Vice President Joe Biden had spoken with Haider al-Ibadi, who was designated prime minister of Iraq by the new president.
It was another snub for outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who yesterday accused the Iraqi president of breaching the constitution and moved to shore-up his powerbase.
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