Robert F Kennedy Jr, who is mounting a long-shot bid for the US presidency as an independent, has responded to the US strikes on Iraq and Syria with a sharp critique of Washington’s policy of stationing troops in unfriendly countries in the Middle East.
In a post on X, Kennedy said the strikes would not have been necessary if successive US administrations had not placed US forces “in the crosshairs” of Shia armed groups.
“We must get unwelcome ground troops out of the Mideast, and maintain only longstanding bases welcomed by their national hosts,” Kennedy said.
“We must focus instead on bolstering our Sunni allies in the region, committing to enforcement of shipping lanes [an extension of Fortress America], and fostering diplomatic summits where grievances can be aired, trust can be built, and piecemeal solutions can be negotiated by those nations who have a right and reason to be on the ground out there.”
Kennedy said Washington’s current policy was both risking American lives and spending money it doesn’t have to spend.
“These tiny outposts have no ability to stop Iran attacking our allies or getting the bomb,” he said.
“All they do is open the US up to mandatory escalations each time an American hero gets killed. But perhaps that is the point.”
The US airstrikes on Iraqi border areas are a violation of the country's sovereignty and could have horrible consequences for Iraq and the entire region, said Yahya Rasool, a spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces.
The airstrikes "are a violation of Iraqi sovereignty and undermine the government's efforts to stabilize the situation inside the country," Rasool was quoted as saying by the Baghdad Today news website. He said the bombardment "could drag Iraq and the entire region into a situation with unforeseen and terrible consequences and pose a real threat to security and stability in Iraq and the entire region.".
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