Recall the many, many times my readers were informed that Iraq was not part of the "resistance"? Whatever the hell that actually meant?'Cause it was meaningless to me. Empty rhetoric. Canthama aka Disinfothama was a big pusher of this nonsense. As were others at Saker's. Hope Saker didn't push that absurdity? Can't be sure but that meme definitely appeared in the comments section there.
A clue to the fact that Iraq was and has far to long been under the thumb of the US should have been obvious to many when Iraq was not chosen to be part of the Astana process. Not a guarantor. Nothing. And really why would they be? US Deploys Patriot Missiles to Iraq
"The United States has deployed Patriot air and missile defense systems to Iraq, Pentagon officials confirmed on April 2. In an official statement, Pentagon spokesman Sean Robinson said the deployment would “protect Iraqi, coalition, and US service members from a variety of air threats seen at Iraqi bases that host coalition troops.” Continually upgraded since 1985, the Patriot is the U.S. Army’s primary air and missile defense system."
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