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Combating ISIS in Iraq
Topic Started: Sep 10 2014, 08:31 PM (1,074 Views)
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Ibrahim al-Jafaari
Foreign Minister of Iraq


Delegates,

I come to you today to ask your assistance in combaring the evil that is threatening to overtake my great nation. The ISIS has taken large swaths of Iraq and enslaved those peoples. They have massacred and executed anyone who disagrees with their ideology. They have committed numerous war crimes and must be held accountable.

I am asking on behalf of the Iraqi people for your help in eliminating this evil from our land. If you would like to stand with and support the Iraqi people in their time of need we thank you for any assistance, no matter how big or small. I pray to Allah that nobody will stand against us, or try to hinder us in our fight with these terrorists.

I ask that those countries that are unable to aid directly will throw their nations full power behind UNSC Resolution 2170. This will hopefully assist in eliminating their source of funds as well as attempting to keep this evil from spreading.

Thank you for your time.
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Fuad Masum
President of Iraq

We have continued to see a string of defeats at the hands of the so called Islamic State fighters. Our army is poorly equipped and is currently awaiting small arms and ammunition from the Chinese. However it will take time for these to arrive and our troops sufficiently trained in their use. Army morale is at an all time low and desertions are crippling what limited fighting power we have. With each passing day ISIS gains more land, threatening massacres of untold proportions to everyone who will not submit to their will.

It is because of this I come before you all today to request that a coalition is formed to deploy ground troops to Iraq. We require outside assistance to combat ISIS as time is not on our side and without the time to reform and regroup our ranks as well as basic resupplying it is only a matter of time before we are completely overrun.

We sorely need more help than we are currently receiving. Air strikes, while effective, are too little to stem the flow of the insurgency. Boots on the ground from foreign entities are I believe required to prevent a disaster.
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Hoshyar Zebari
Head of KRG Foreign Relations Council

While we agree with the thoughts of President Masum, that the situation is indeed dire for the Iraqi army, I would like to express the view that the Peshmerga do not require any additional troops, especially foreign fighters. We would also like to point out to you Mr. President, that you still maintain small, yet not insignificant forces in northern Iraq, that are not tasked with securing the Syrian border, but are instead on the frontlines in scattered areas alongside Peshmerga troops. We feel that we have a grasp on the situation in the north and that these additional forces could be airlifted to Baghdad to be redeployed in Anbar Province or other dire areas where they are desperately needed, such as the city of Miqdadiyah and the provincial capital of Baquba.

If any foreign troops were to be deployed to Iraq once more in sizeable numbers, it is the opinion of the KRG that perhaps non-western troops would be best in this role, particularly from sunni arab countries. We believe that even small contingents from Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey would best alleviate the current shia-sunni sectarian calls that permeate in the south.
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Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado
Minister of External Affairs of Brazil

I can confirm that following requests from both Iraq and the Kurdish Regional Government, Brazil will be joining the Coalition supporting the fight against Islamic State Militants, albeit limited to support roles. While boots on the ground are clearly required, we will not be committing to our ground forces taking a combat role in Iraq, this is a role that must be taken up by other states in the region. I call upon Turkey, of all states who could be involved they would have the most impact in this war, yet have made no action to prevent the genocides taking place just feet from their border with Syria.

The Islamic State is a global threat. Prejudices must be put aside and the world must come together to destroy these terrorists.
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Ibrahim al-Jafaari
Foreign Minister of Iraq


We strongly condemn the Kurdish efforts to undermine the coalition and damage almost beyond repair the chances of a unified front against IS with their blatant annexation of our oil fields.

We would like to make it clear that we will not hesitate to reclaim the fields from its unlawful owners, whether they be IS or Peshmerga. Until you reverse this annexation we are considering terminating any military co-operation and intelligence sharing that we currently have.
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Qubad Talabani

Pardon me Mr. Foreign Minister, but what military cooperation would that involve suspending? More to the point, as I look through my brief notes I fail to see with which forces Iraq is speaking of since the ongoing and systematic dissolution of the Iraqi Army to retake much of anything from anyone. Will you arm children next to do your fighting for you? I would like to offer a formal and heartfelt apology to the representative of the United States present here today, for the wasted billions your government spent on the so-called, "Iraqi Army". Clearly someone has to on behalf of Iraqi's.

We have taken no such steps to threaten the coalition war effort against ISIS, but have strengthened it. Your government's policies of starvation and arrogance in the past few years have left us no financial alternative in running our state, or funding the only credible and effective military force in this so-called country capable of engaging ISIS in a comprehensive manner.

No, we are merely ensuring that the burden is lifted from our international partners for the mistakes and theft of your government.

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Back on to the agenda, I would like to debrief our coalition partners on the recent offensive we have undertaken. Though it was costly to our Regional Defense Forces, we believe our initial push was an excellent success, and while we now realize some of our equipment, particularly the newest acquisitions have issues and those must be addressed, we will continue to put pressure on ISIS. The next efforts will focus on finishing the remaining elements of Operation Crimson Tide and secure the Tigris river bank, for future operations. After that, we will have to rest some of our troops in our central theatre to allow newly trained soldiers to replace the casualties taken, and also to re-equip and re-arm some units that were involved in heavy and exhaustive fighting.

Our only point of concern was the lack of available allied air support, and we would like to take measures to better streamline this process, as I believe the northern thrust could have reached the Tigris with more air support on call.

As the central line stabilizes, much like our southern perimeter has now, we will shift our attention back to the north. For months we have been engaged in preparations for the eventual encirclement and capture of Mosul. We believe that by the early Summer, May-June, we will have sufficient forces trained to bolster our lines and allow crack troops to do a deep encirclement of the city from the north to south-east. This operation will aim to strip ISIS of it's strength's, namely fighting in built-up areas, but will instead lead to an encirclement in which our troops will have dozens of kilometers' worth of open ground between their front lines and Mosul's outskirts, thereby allowing coalition aircraft easy and presentable targets at all times.

Since our financial situation has recently improved, we will also be conducting humanitarian projects to accommodate the large number of Internally displaced refugees within the KRG security umbrella. These will include improvement of facilities to handle the ever burgeoning crisis of desperate people clamoring to find safety and peace around us. I would also ask if any coalition partners could send very limited contingents of ground forces to secure Erbil airbase, as we would like to shift the 4th Reserve Division to better protect refugee centers throughout the region.
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Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Minister Laurent Fabius
Ministre des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international

While we can certainly empathize with Baghdad, the Iraqi Army has so far been unable to stem the flow of Islamic State fighters and we can understand the Kurdish need to act aggressively and swiftly because of their religious and ethnic persecutions at the hands of the terrorists making gains in Iraq.
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Mr. Talabani,

As Washington has called for diplomacy and dialogue to address several matters, I cannot but express my grave concern at the recent decisions taken by Erbil. Contrary to your claim that you have not acted to endanger the coalition, I must refute such a claim as the actions to seize oil fields that belonged to Baghdad and the continued push towards independence are prime examples of actions that do undermine the stability not only of the coalition against IS, but the entire region as a whole. I demand that both Baghdad and Erbil address these issues, as otherwise the outcome could be disastrous for both.
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Ibrahim al-Jafaari
Foreign Minister of Iraq


I see the Kurdish have sought to misconstrue my previous statement of a threat to war. Perhaps as a region born out of war this was not to be unexpected. I will now make myself, and the Iraqi Governments position perfectly clear.

We do not wish war with the Kurds who are currently our allies. What we will not stand for however is the annexation of our land by any entity. These latest actions have seriously shed doubt on the Kurdish 'governments' ability to act as a political force.
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Qubad Talabani

Mr Foreign Minister, it is all too easy to retract in hind-sight comments of such a blatant nature as simple "diplomatic misunderstandings". Let me remind YOU sir, that the oil decision was made after all options have been exhausted. Let us instead talk about the issue here at hand, since much of the coalition is split over continued support on this endeavour, thanks in whole to the catastrophic decisions your government and the previous administration continued to make.

When Maliki was removed in September, we were extremely optimistic that our differences and minor disputes could be reconciled. This was not the case.

We brought the Iraqi federal government a very reasonable platform to speak on, the payment of billions owed to the KRG, equal sharing of the federal spending on defense equipment -none has been received- and a recognition and support for the referendum that was to be held. Out of the respect for the situation and grave threat ISIS poses, we even delayed our referendum, by an entire year!

This was done in the hopes that Baghdad would have enough time to at least BEGIN the process of reconciliation. We would hope the government would have the common decency to approach us concerning our grievances, and respect us from our massive and taxing contribution on fighting your war for you. A war I may add, that every other member in this room knows, is being won because of our sacrifices in blood and treasure. The coalition has done us a great service, and an immeasurable debt for generations to come. Your army, and your government, however, have done them a great disservice by alienating the people within this nation, which appears to look ever darker with each passing month. Do you really blame us for wishing self-determination?
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Mr. al-Jafaari ,

I commend you on the diplomatic and constructive tone you have voiced, and emphasize that Washington fully backs your stance. While Washington fully understands some of the reasoning behind the Kurdish actions, we cannot condone the actions itself. We stress that the Kurdish policies are undermining the international position of Kurdistan and could very well harm the interest of the Iraqi Kurds in the long run. Washington stresses that both Baghdad and Erbil will have to realize that the priority is the fight against the Islamic State (IS), and nothing else. While Washington does not seek to denounce the possibility for independence of Kurdistan, we do not believe that the current situation and time are suited for such a large step, nor that it should be sought in any other manner than through dialogue with Baghdad.

I therefore again call upon Erbil to alter its current course and seek a more pragmatic and constructive approach to the issues at hand. Washington also would like to note that it will be willing to mediate in the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil, but that any solution to the situation at hand must be a bi-lateral one.
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