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This document appears to be a transcript or summary of a policy discussion regarding the US withdrawal from Iraq. The dialogue, primarily between 'Maghan O’' and 'Jim Steinberg', debates whether the Obama administration did enough to secure a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to keep residual troops in the region. The text highlights concerns about Nouri al-Maliki (NAM) consolidating power and the potential alienation of the Kurds following the US departure.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| TJP | Author/Summarizer |
Provides the initial summary of the situation regarding Obama and Iraq.
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| Barack Obama | US President (referenced) |
Discussed regarding his administration's failure to keep a US voice or troops in Iraq.
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| NAM | Prime Minister of Iraq (Nouri al-Maliki) |
Referenced as the Iraqi PM; discussed in relation to SOFA negotiations and consolidating power.
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| Maghan O’ / MO | Speaker (likely Meghan O'Sullivan) |
Argues that a residual force should have been kept in Iraq and criticizes the administration's negotiation strategy.
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| Jim Steinberg / JS | Speaker (likely James Steinberg) |
Defends the administration's efforts to keep troops in Iraq, citing issues with immunity deals and Parliament.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| US Administration |
Referenced regarding foreign policy decisions.
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| Iraqi Parliament |
Entities required to ratify the SOFA agreement.
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| Kurds |
Ethnic group mentioned as being threatened by NAM's consolidation of power.
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Maghan O’
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Jim Steinberg
They are debating the handling of the Iraq withdrawal and SOFA negotiations.
Text mentions President supported NAM in hopes of getting a new SOFA.
Key Quotes (5)
"Iraq is a big deal and US has just disappeared."Source
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"We should have kept resid force in Iraq."Source
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"We could not deploy forces without deal on immunity."Source
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"President ignored lessons of 2008 SOFA negotiations."Source
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"If NAM kills democracy, then Kurds"Source
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Iraq
TJP summary: Obama has been unable to find a way to keep a US voice in Iraq.
Iraq is a big deal and US has just disappeared. Admin says that NAM (Iraq PM)
has kept us out; Bush people say that Obama has walked away.
TJP summary: Obama has been unable to find a way to keep a US voice in Iraq.
Iraq is a big deal and US has just disappeared. Admin says that NAM (Iraq PM)
has kept us out; Bush people say that Obama has walked away.
Maghan O’: We should have kept resid force in Iraq. Most important function
would have been keeping a healthy tension between the central govt and new
institutions. For 10 years Iraq has had a centralized power base. With removal of
US, you took away support for new institutions. Iraqis view removal of forces as a
sign we don’t care.
would have been keeping a healthy tension between the central govt and new
institutions. For 10 years Iraq has had a centralized power base. With removal of
US, you took away support for new institutions. Iraqis view removal of forces as a
sign we don’t care.
Jim Steinberg: Could get that done. President was committed to keeping some
troops in Iraq and used his leverage to try and get that done. President supported
NAM in hopes of getting a new SOFA. Tried everything. We could not deploy
forces without deal on immunity. We need to now focus on how can we now
engage. This is going to be hard to do without support (financial, security etc.)
troops in Iraq and used his leverage to try and get that done. President supported
NAM in hopes of getting a new SOFA. Tried everything. We could not deploy
forces without deal on immunity. We need to now focus on how can we now
engage. This is going to be hard to do without support (financial, security etc.)
MO: President ignored lessons of 2008 SOFA negotiations. There, we got creative
on immunity.
on immunity.
JS: NAM said he could do SOFA but couldn’t take it to Parliament. We insisted on
going to Parliament beacause attys said without that we wouldn’t have a binding
deal.
going to Parliament beacause attys said without that we wouldn’t have a binding
deal.
MO: Will Iraq hold together? More challenges now that I have seen since 2003,
but still more likely than not. NAM is consolidating power in last 9 mos which
sends a msg to Kurds that they don’t like. If NAM kills democracy, then Kurds
but still more likely than not. NAM is consolidating power in last 9 mos which
sends a msg to Kurds that they don’t like. If NAM kills democracy, then Kurds
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