Why Obama Wants Maliki Removed

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Obama told his diplomats in Washington and Baghdad to find an "alternative" to Maliki.

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At the same time, US officials rejected allegations on Monday that it was encouraging "regime change," insisting instead that the US was merely supporting a "constitutional process."

What a joke. If it walks like a coup and quacks like a coup -- it's a coup. It doesn't matter what Obama says. It doesn't matter what the media say. It's painfully obvious that the US is involved.

On top of that, we have this from the New York Times:

"Other senior Obama administration officials said American representatives in Iraq had been increasingly and deeply involved in Baghdad discussions during the last 10 days to settle on an alternative to Mr. Maliki." ("Iraqis Nominate Maliki Successor, Causing Standoff," New York Times)

Isn't that an admission of guilt? If "senior Obama administration officials" had been huddling for the last 10 days to decide on a successor to the current Prime Minister, then how is that different than Victoria Nuland plotting the removal of Ukrainian prime minister Viktor Yanukovych for US-puppet "Yats"? It's the same thing, isn't it?

Here's something else from the NYT that's worth mulling over:

"It was only during the past week that Mr. Abadi became a candidate. He is a onetime ally of Mr. Maliki's, and because Mr. Abadi is from the same party his candidacy became attractive, as it recognized the legitimacy of the election victory for Mr. Maliki's bloc in April's national elections.

"This is what 'encouraged them to make a coup against Maliki,' said one of the Shiite negotiators, who asked to remain anonymous to discuss internal deliberations."

Can you believe what they're saying? So, it wasn't Abadi's position on the issues or his views on sectarianism that made him the "preferred" candidate at all. He was chosen strictly on the basis that his candidacy had the greatest chance of success. That's it. This isn't democracy; it's a "dump Maliki at all cost" campaign orchestrated by the Obama troupe. That's how desperate these people are.

But maybe Obama is right this time; is that what you are thinking, dear reader? After all, Maliki IS a vicious, iron-fisted tyrant who has fueled sectarian hatred and divisiveness. Maybe it would be better if he WAS gone. Maybe Obama is sincere in wanting (as the New York Times says) "to preserve Iraq's cohesion while helping to stop ISIS' avowed goal of creating a monolithic Islamic caliphate that ignores national boundaries."

If that's what you are thinking, you're wrong. Changing the man at the top, will not change the system. Nor does Washington want to change the system. The US wants a savage, remorseless tyrant, (Have you taken a look at Egypt lately?) they just want one that will follow orders, that's all. Maliki went off the reservation, so now he's getting his pink slip. That's all there is to it.

The idea that Abadi will reunify Iraq is ridiculous. The de facto partitioning of Iraq has already taken place. It won't be reversed. In fact, this is what many in the political establishment (including Joe Biden) wanted from Day One. A separate Kurdish state that will sell cheap oil to Israel and refuse to pass its oil revenues on to Baghdad, is already a reality, just as the borderless Sunni heartland (that will eventually take shape over the next few years) is a reality. Abadi will not alter these facts on the ground. Iraq is being torn apart by forces too powerful for him to contain or control. His function is merely to sign on the dotted line and allow the US to reopen its bases, redeploy its troops and get on with the business of empire.

The United States does not want a strong, independent Iraq. The US wants oil. The US wants power. The US wants Arabs killing Arabs. The US wants to extinguish Arab identity, culture, pride, literature, science, poetry, etc; anything that could lead to a reemergence of Arab nationalism, anything that could lead to an independent, sovereign state, anything that could impede the looting of Arab countries.

This is just the way that empires work. Maliki got in Washington's way, so now Maliki is going to vanish. End of story.

Whether he was "too sectarian" or not, doesn't make a damn bit of difference. His fate was sealed the moment he refused to sign the SOFA agreement.