If US forces Stay: A New Occupation – Sadr

October 10, 2011 // Comments Off on If US forces Stay: A New Occupation – Sadr

This won’t end well.

Shiite militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr said today that the continued presence of occupying forces under the pretext of training is “an organized occupation in new attire.”

The Iraqi political blocs agreed last week to an extension of U.S. trainers without granting them immunity, which was originally demanded by the United States. SecDef Panetta has said the US troops must have immunity from Iraqi law. Such immunity will allow the troops to assassinate people the US does not agree with, run through traffic circles and, if they want, shoplift.

Luckily, all 10,000 State Department personnel in Iraq forever, including State’s own private army of 5,100 mercenary security people, with their own armored vehicles and armed helos, already do have immunity under existing diplomatic agreements. Thus, the mercs can kill freely in Iraq and, for the record, shop lift if they want to.

Sadr has vowed to re-start his campaign to kill Americans if any troops remain in Iraq after the agreed-upon departure date of 1/1/2012.

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