Will Iraq cancel the security agreement with America?

Adel Fakher - Baghdad

The Iraqi Council of Representatives is seeking to amend or cancel the security agreement it signed with the US side in 2008, following the violation of Iraqi airspace and targeting the Popular Mobilization camps by drones that Israel held responsible.

This comes amid a split within the political blocs in parliament between supporters and opponents of the survival of the Convention as a guarantor of the Kurds and some other components of Iraq, while adopting an alliance of "conquest" led by Hadi al-Amiri and "walkers" sponsored by Moqtada al-Sadr and other deputies from different blocs headed to cancel it.

According to the Fatah alliance, most of the blocs within the parliament intend to amend or cancel the agreement with the United States, and hold it responsible for security breaches and targeting the headquarters of the crowd by drones as they control the Iraqi airspace.

Inadequate climates
In this context, the head of the Center for Political Thinking, Dr. Ihsan al-Shammari, "Parliament has the powers to conclude agreements under the Constitution, but the abolition of the Convention is more political than a constitutional measure," considering that the political climate now is not conducive to move in this direction, despite the presence of voices Voices echoed with every escalation between Iran and America, and "these voices put the paragraph to abolish the agreement as part of its electoral program and its performance at the level of the legislature."

Al-Shammari told Al-Jazeera Net that "if these votes succeed, it is more pressure paper than convinced to cancel the agreement, especially as Iraq is aware at the level of the official decision that the cancellation of the agreement will put it in front of open scenarios as well as the loss of the United States as a successful partner in the fight against terrorism, and related to logistical assistance Supporting the political process and supporting the Iraqi economy. "

However, the escalation in this issue will continue, according to Shammari, amid political divisions within the parliament, especially since the geography of the positions likely not to be abolished because the Kurds see the United States as a guarantor and a successful partner for them both internally and externally, as well as the Sunni component is afraid of being swallowed by Iran. They see America as a guarantor of their rights, as well as Shiite blocs that recognize that the continuation of the agreement is part of Iraq's policy of balance and neutrality, and that there are still areas in which to support its position internally and even externally.

Deterring threats
In November 2008, Iraq and the United States signed the Strategic Defense Framework Agreement on Joint Defense, the third section of which affirmed "the deterrence of all threats against Iraq's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity through the development of defense and security arrangements." Sovereignty over his land, waters and airspace. "

Says a member of the House of Representatives of the conquest Alliance MP Abdul Amir Al-Dubi for Al-Jazeera Net that "the draft has not been formally presented so far, and may be put during the coming days with the convening of legislative separation sessions, and will be subject to discussions and talks between the political blocs."

According to political analyst Ibrahim al-Sarraj, the Iraqi Council of Representatives can cancel the agreement if the approval of half of the members of parliament, and this requires half plus one, considering that the failure to amend or cancel it will strengthen the foreign presence and increase US pressure on Baghdad, and this means the failure of Iraq to obtain a system Advanced anti-aircraft aircraft from Washington, and may have to conclude joint arms and defense agreements with Russia or Iran.

It is noteworthy that the depots of weapons and bases belonging to the Popular Mobilization were recently targeted by aircraft believed to be Israeli in western and central Iraq. Israel has hinted it was involved in the attacks, but has not explicitly claimed responsibility.

In fact, PMU factions accuse the United States of helping Israel attack its positions, and has threatened retaliation. The Pentagon denies involvement.