Thread by @MPPregent

Another attempt to make Kadhimi another Abadi and AAM - we've heard this tune before and we know how the story ends.

If Iran supports him - he's not going to be a problem. wsj.com/articles/a-new… via @WSJ

"days after taking office, he ordered a raid against a small militia that had killed a protester in the southern city of Basra, in a move seen as a sign of intent to curb more powerful factions linked to Iran."

Low-hanging fruit. Their leader, Abu Yousef isn't worried.

The leader who ordered Thar Allah to attack protesters.

"Days later, in an apparent move to reassure these Iranian-backed paramilitary groups, he visited their headquarters & praised their role in the war against Islamic State."

He looked weak & submissive in his praise...

That's Abu Fadak circled, the new Abu Mehdi al-Mohandes, he has more influence in that room than did the compromise interim Prime Minister.

Kadhimi had a chance to say, "I will not tolerate an armed government faction killing, torturing, & disappearing Iraqis"

He said nothing.

Iran's proxies are not worried, Iran is not worried.

The only people worried about Kadhimi are in the U.S. and Saudi camp.

Look at the language in the following excepts...

"David Schenker, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs, said Mr. Kadhimi had done “a fine job” as intelligence chief and welcomed his premiership."

It's naive to think that his role in the ISIS campaign makes him tough against Iran. We couldn't share...

intelligence with Kadhimi without it being leaked to the IRGC-QF.

Kadhimi didn't tell the U.S. Kataib Hezbollah was about to attack K2 & the U.S. Embassy.

Was it because he didn't know? Some Intel Chief huh?

These men support Kadhimi, that means they are not worried about him.

D.C. "is looking to reduce its commitments without enabling Islamic State to re-emerge, & sees Kadhimi as a partner who MAY BE (??) willing to keep Iraq from drifting further into Tehran’s orbit.

“There is SOME HOPE & OPTIMISM we have a partner working first & foremost for Iraq”

Wow, that gives one confidence the U.S. knows what it is doing:

" SOME hope & optimism… sees Kadhimi as a partner who…" Might be willing??? This is Maliki-Abadi-AAM redux.

"he fought ISIS so…" He'll take on the militias?? Again, there's "SOME HOPE..." that he might.

Sound familiar? It should, it's the same thing said about Abadi and AAM - and let's remember, Kadhimi was their Intel Director when Soleimani grew the IRGC-QF influence under Abadi and AAM allowed Iraqis to be killed by Soleimani & KH to attack the U.S. Embassy.

"The first official foreign visits by a member of Mr. Kadhimi’s cabinet—Finance Minister Ali Allawi, who is also deputy prime minister and acting oil minister—were to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait."

To beg for $$$ to pay gov salaries - to ask for 3 billion dollars. I've an idea...

take it from the Hashd - the GOI needs 3 bn dollars to pay salaries, & the Hashd - the group killing protesters & attacking U.S. bases - has a 2 bn dollar a year budget for salaries alone. 80% of which are not paid & the main reason Sisitani volunteers are going into the ISF - $

the piece goes on to advocate that good relations with the U.S. are a lifeline to Iran's toxic economy - meaning, Iran needs Iraq's economy to thrive so it can steal its resources, keep it weak, & offset sanctions.

"Iranian businesses? You mean IRGC front companies.

And ends with this:

"One of the most powerful Iran-backed groups, Kataib Hezbollah, bears a grudge against Mr. Kadhimi, accusing him of involvement in the plot to kill Gen. Soleimani. It has offered no evidence."

Kadhimi reassured Abu Fadak that he had nothing to do with it:

If this were true:

"One of the most powerful Iran-backed groups, Kataib Hezbollah, bears a grudge against Mr. Kadhimi, accusing him of involvement in the plot to kill Gen. Soleimani. It has offered no evidence."

Would these men support Kadhimi??

This is who he is:

A writer for a Beirut paper tied to Leb Hezbollah, A Human Rights Champion that hasn't condemned or taken actions against those killing Iraqis, & an Intel Dir we couldn't share intel with on IRGC-QF militias.

That's who he is, weak by design, destined to fail