Rubio Delivered a Warning to Iraq and Baghdad Pretended Not to Hear It
A missile just hit a helipad inside the US Embassy in Baghdad.That's not a near miss. That's not a warning shot.
That's Iran's hired guns telling America to get out – and Iraq's prime minister is sitting on his hands while it happens.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. The message was unambiguous: the Iraqi government must take all possible measures to safeguard U.S. diplomatic personnel and facilities.
Sudani's response was a masterpiece of deliberate nothing.
His office put out a statement affirming Iraq's "commitment to protecting diplomatic missions" – and conspicuously failed to mention Iran, the militias, or the 300-plus drone and missile attacks that have hammered U.S. positions and Kurdish civilians since Operation Epic Fury began on February 28.
The Popular Mobilization Forces – the umbrella network of Iran-backed militias running the attacks – are "paid and armed by the Iraqi government."
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Since 2015, the U.S. Department of State provided Iraq with $1.25 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to improve Iraq’s long-term sustainment and logistics capabilities and fund ISF professionalization.
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