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Al-Qaeda a ‘bloodthirsty nuisance,’ not ‘existential threat’
By Mick Krever, CNN
Al-Qaeda and other jihadis are just a “bloodthirsty nuisance,” not an “existential threat” to the world, Jeremy Greenstock, former UK Ambassador to the United Nations and Special Envoy for Iraq, told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday.
Jihadis may be attractive to Syrians wishing to get rid of Bashar al-Assad, he said, but few people like the extremist policies they would implement once in power.
In neighboring Iraq, al Qaeda-linked militants, tribal fighters, and government forces have been battling for control of Falluja, the site of heavy fighting in 2004.
“The people of Iraq don’t want [al Qaeda or jihadis] in the long term,” Greenstock said.
And despite the recent violence, he said that U.S. President Barack Obama was right to pull the American military out of the country.
“All intervention achieves – and sometimes it’s worth it – is to freeze the state of a country, maybe get rid of somebody…and then when we go it all starts going again.”
“We don’t have the power to change all the historical roots of what creates that country.”
Most of the blame of the American failure to secure Iraq lays at the desks of former Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld, he alleged.
“They didn’t focus on security at the start; they lost it,” he said. “I don’t think it could have been retrieved in 2010, 2011 when the forces left.”
With the country once again in turmoil, the former ambassador called on that country’s prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, to form an inclusive path forward for the country.
“The Sunnis feel very disaffected from the Shiite-led government in Baghdad, and have done for some years since the Americans left, and before.”
“[Prime Minister Maliki] hasn’t wooed them much up to now, has he?”
They should not be “a lot of little streams,” he said, “but trying to forge big rivers of political opinion across local borders and tribal borders.”
The situation in Iraq is very complex, Greenstock told Amanpour, and affected in large measure also by the civil war raging in neighboring Syria.
“There are more foreign jihadists in Syria looking to beat up the people they don’t like: the West, the Syrian government, anybody against an Islamic State.”
“These are bloodthirsty, at least to me un-Islamic people…looking for any opportunity to spread their murderous violence.”
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First of all when Bush invaded Iraq, he have no knowledge of Sunnis and Shia living side by side for many many years. 20% of sunnis control 80 % shia,.. Bush advisers never told him, what will happen when sadam gone.Or may be CIA also never told bush Shia will never share the wealth with Sunnis. Amercians always very NAIVE. others called arrogant .Equal right , rights of human beings and free election only applies to few countries in the world.The Americans have lots to learn about others countries.Now the power is in Shia hand ,they will never take Sunnis as equal partner.Sunnis is second class citizen now. .How the Sunnis feel suddenly there come second class citizen and they have to beg for everthing.Solve this Sunnis and Shia problem first you will win the war.Why the Amercian never understand this and continue to sent innocent young American to other part of the world to be killed.Shia and Sunnis never never see eye to eye.Is a religion war.Sadam was bad,but he was helping the Amercian indirectly to keep Iran under control.The Bush failed to see that.I strong belived that bush went to war on behalf of Saudis.
Where did you get 20% of sunnis control 80 % shia?!
You didn't include Kurdish that majority are Sunni.
bush went to war on behalf of Iran, because saddam had 8 years fight against Shia aytollah in Iran,
With assigning Shia al Maliki as president that is under control of Iran, Iraq will never get stable.
Would the founder of Islam be happy with what is going on in his religion? Do they know the words
'Greater is He who is in me than the one who is in the World'
My understanding of the words is that we are all born with an equal opportunity to know the truth and thus worship the One and Only true God whose signature is LOVE, PEACE, FAITH, FORGIVENESS, JOY and the other beautiful things. Surely a good Man shall be tested, but surely he will remain standing if he listens to his Creator.
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