Iraq SITREP July 2nd MINI CIVIL WARS
How strange! How strange! By Allah my heart sinks to see the unity of these people on their wrong…and your scattering away from your right. Woe and grief befall you. You have become the target at which arrows are shot”
—Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) to the people of Iraq
Today’s SITREP has been divided for clarity; a lot can happen in 24 hours
Government Areas
1st July: The followers of the anti Iranian Shia cleric Mahmud al-Hasani al-Sarkhi march on the Imam Hussain (as) shrine in Karbala and clash with security personnel blocking them. The clashes are reported to be fierce with 25 people killed. The exact cause of the confrontation is unclear. Al-Sarkhi is opposed to the influence of “Iranian Marjas” such as Sistani. It is interesting to note that Sistani is Iranian born but has lived in Najaf most of his life.
2nd Junly: Karbala is under curfew and security forces have laid siege to the office of Al-Sharkhi where he has taken shelter along with a number of his followers. His followers have also blockaded roads in Nasiriyah and Basra (both southern Shi’ite cities) and clashes have been reported between the army and his supporters in other cities of the south of Iraq.
2nd July: A second batch of five Sukhoi fighters has arrived in Iraq. The Iraqi Air Force now has 10 SU25s supplied by Russia. Seven helicopter gunships have also been delivered by Russia, three MI-28M Havocs and four Mi-35s. A further 24 MI-35Ms and MI-28NEs are to be delivered till 2016 under a 4.2 billion USD contract signed in 2012. The helicopters are believed to have night warfare capabilities.
2nd July: The Iraqi Government has released footage of army operations in Tikrit to corroborate its claims of having entered the city. Army personnel are seen patrolling the streets and clearing the University Campus.
2nd July: The Iraqi army’s advance into Tikrit has been slowed down by booby traps, IEDs, and traps installed by militants. The army’s engineering wing his assisting the regular forces identify and contain them. Traps were found in government buildings and roads. The withdrawal of rebel forces from parts of Tikrit is being seen as a trap to cause non combat casualties amongst the army. Clashes in some areas have been fierce with the army calling in air strikes to dislodge entrenched rebels.
2nd July: The Iraqi army claims to have defused over 40 IEDs and to have painstakingly removed Daash flags from buildings and roadsides in Tikrit.
2nd July: The Iraqi ambassador to the US, Luqman Al-Faili, has asked the United States for much needed Military aid and airstrikes. In his address to the Carnegie Institute he stated “Baghdad would be unable to wait for more to receive additional assistance from the United States.” He stressed that Iraq would turn to other governments and Iran for military aid. He stated that both Iran and Turkey could be asked to aid with airstrikes.
2nd July: Dr Haider Al-Abadi, senior politician and spokesperson for Maliki, to Huffington Post UK “We have to be careful not to become involved in a sectarian war,” he said, adding: “Shias are not against Sunnis and Sunnis are not against Shias.” And that “Isis has got its own agenda regarding what it’s doing in Iraq. Whatever we do, even if we bring in a Sunni prime minister, they’ll be against him.. They fought against (former Iraqi prime minister Ayad) Allawi because he was secular, even though he wasn’t a Shia.” He also pointed out threat of returning Daash fighters to the UK.
2nd July: Analysts at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), UK, claim that the jets delivered to Iraq on the 1st of July originated in Iran and not Russia.
2nd July: Maliki has offered an amnesty to rebels “I announce the provision of an amnesty for all tribes and all people who were involved in actions against the state but who now ‘return to their senses,’ excluding those involved in killings.”
2nd July, Government claims for the day:
Iraqi government releases a video showing “Russian” supplied Su-25s attacking Daash/rebel positions
Iraqi government releases further videos of its air force bombing Daash/rebel fighters in Anbar and Baylon
The Iraqi army is in control of the University of Tikrit and is using it as a base of operations to “liberate” Tikrit
The air force is reporting killing 60 Daash fighters in the Jurf al-Sakhar district of northern Babel.
Sunni/contested Areas:
2nd July: Athel al-Nujaifi , the Governor of Nineveh has called for the creation of a “Sunni Territory” within Iraq. He states that the Sunnis no longer trust the army or the government in Baghdad. He has pointed out that the region is rich in natural oil wealth such as the 15 unexploited newly discovered oil fields in Anbar province. He has also citied ample water resources and agriculture as arguments for secession or autonomy.
2nd July: Daash had in a meeting held on Tuesday in Mosul asked its allied tribes and Ba’athist fighters to lay down their arms and swear allegiance to their caliph. This call has been made throughout the Sunni areas it controls in Iraq and Syria. Strangely Daash’s insistence on allegiance to stay within the DI (Daulat Islamia) of Daash is very similar to what is required of the citizens of the United States.
A funny thing that needs to be mentioned is that Al Baghdadi, the caliph of the DI of Daash’s real name is Ibrahim ibn Awwad ibn Ibrahim Ali ibn Muhammad al-Badri al-Hashimi al-Husayni al-Qurashi. His name implies that he is from the lineage of the Prophet and from the same tribe. The devil is in the detail. This information needs to be dusted for fingerprints.
2nd July: A rocket attack in the Shirqat district, north of Tikrit, has left 16 people dead and injured 5. It is not clear who was responsible for the rocket attack that damaged seven houses. The district is located close to Baiji and has seen clashes between the Iraqi army and Daash/Rebel fighters.
2nd July: Senior Jordanian Al Qaida figures/clerics Abu Mohammed Al Maqdissi and Mohammad Shalabi have condemned the DI of Daash.
2nd July: Clashes break out between Daash fighters and Naqshabandi fighters in Himreen in Nineveh province leaving four dead.
Kurdish areas
2nd July: Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister speaking in Russia “Although Iraq has a strong army, Iran is ready to send military consultants to the neighboring country to help with battles against the al-Qaeda splinter Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).” Further “All Iraqi factions should respect the country’s constitution.”
2nd July: Maliki refers to the Kurdish bid for an independence referendum as unconstitutional.
Related:
2nd July: Daash fighters in Syria have captured the Syrian/DI of Daash town of Boukamal from the rival Al-Qaida linked “Obama moderate” rebel Al Nusra front. Al-Nusra fighters had earlier defected to the ranks of Daash. Daash is now advancing to the Al Nusra stronghold of Shuheil that is also the birth place of Al Nusra’s leader Abu Muhammed Al Golani. Heavy fighting is expected and residents of Shuheli are fleeing in mass.
2nd June: More Bandars for Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has appointed Prince Khaled Bin Bandar as its intelligence chief. The earlier Bandar, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, was sacked three months ago. The King has put the armed forces on a high state of alert fearing violence from Islamic militants.
2nd July: Rebels in Syria released this statement “We, the leaders of the brigades and battalions…give the National Coalition, the [opposition] interim government, the [rebel] Supreme Military Council and all the leading bodies of the Syrian revolution a week to send reinforcements and complete aid. Should our call not be heard, we will lay down our weapons and pull out our fighters,”
2nd June: Number of Turkish tourists visiting Israel in 2013, not on flotillas of course, 24,385.
2nd June: Jordanian forces on the Iraq Jordan border have been on a heightened state of alert since June 16th.
Short Analysis, America’s plan B:
America’s plan B, or was it plan A all along, is now becoming clear: The division of Iraq into three autonomous regions. This is primarily to weaken the Shia block. Following the rebel takeover of Sunni Cities, this has been brought about by:
Undermining the security forces of the Iraqi government, by questioning their credibility and effectiveness and by denying military assistance.
Questioning the validity of Maliki’s reelection and repeatedly calling for a unity government. By making Aid conditional on Maliki resigning, they made it harder for him to do so.
Using Iraqi Kurdistan as an example to follow, asking the Iraqi government to be inclusive while exemplifying the autonomy of Iraqi Kurdistan
Support and encouragement of Sunni politicians looking to break away. Constantly referring to them as marginalized and excluded.
In all conflicts, a political solution follows a military one. The Americans are insisting that a political solution precede the retaking of Iraqi cities by Baghdad. They are asking the Iraqi government to negotiate from a position of weakness and with those advocating sedition. They never spoke to Saddam in the same way even after defeating him. This is not just double standard; they seem to want to create chaos even where there is a possibility for peace.
Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces has stated that some of the work carried out by the US military personnel will be to assess the Iraqi army, its capabilities and representation: What are they doing?, what is there Composition? Are they still force that represents all Iraqis?” then “When we get this assessment, We will take decisions on some other types of support that we can provide…” and finally “the ability to reach a political reconciliation between the groups, and provide a comprehensive way to the people of Iraq, will lead to the formation of an important factor in DETERMINING what we will do in the FUTURE.”
Dmitry Minin on Turkey’s imperial doctrine in the Middle East:
Until quite recently, the Turkish leadership, headed by Recep Erdogan, was pursuing a strategy of Neo-Ottomanism that was intended to restore the country’s former influence throughout most of the geographical area that at one time was under the sway of the Ottoman Empire. Then the Turkish foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu, added to this the doctrine of “strategic depth,” which envisions Ankara’s dominance in those parts of the Turkic world never held by the Ottomans, particularly in Central Asia and Russia[.]
[…]
The “new Ottomans” simply do not possess the economic, military, political, or other wherewithal to carry out their ambitious plans. For example, the regular meetings of the heads of state within the Turkic world have become pompous, expensive, and inefficient exercises, and an increasing source of exasperation to many of those leaders. After reaching a certain level, the economic ties within this community have begun to stagnate, and it is now obvious that their hopes for Turkish financial assistance were unrealistically high.
The worsening situation in the Middle East and the collapse of Turkey’s policy of Neo-Ottomanism – Strategic Culture
по русски:
Обострение ситуации на Ближнем Востоке и провал турецкой политики неоосманизма – Фонд Стратегической Культуры
B.
A lot of people, including MindFriedo, are suggesting that everything taking place in Iraq and Syria are proceeding according to some US plan. I have to respectfully disagree. The US is reacting (irrationally) to a situation that is out of their control. They arm ISIS in Iraq, and are mortified when this same group turns around and advances in Iraq. It caught them completely by surprise.
My brothers and sisters. Please realize that your true enemy in America, not each other. Come together, join hands with Russia, China, South America, Africa and good people everywhere. Peace.
Post from a different blog:
you think that Bin Laden thing is finished and dead? Think again. Look at what the US is doing. It was all false and the US is the one who is trying to put out another war … Is this the last war which the Us is going to put out there? Before its all finished with life or will we finally have peace and a free country and a free world? The US is all the ones causing the problems in the world with lies and every false thing they can come up with. Do not let all this place fear into your minds. This is what they are trying to put onto you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYXXcwuJtbQ#t=277
“Iraqi government releases a video showing “Russian” supplied Su-25s attacking Daash/rebel positions”
They put those jets back together fast. A video I saw of their arrival showed them disassembled, arriving in a transport aircraft.
And that “Isis has got its own agenda regarding what it’s doing in Iraq. Whatever we do, even if we bring in a Sunni prime minister, they’ll be against him.. They fought against (former Iraqi prime minister Ayad) Allawi because he was secular, even though he wasn’t a Shia.”
Actually, Allawi is a Shia, albeit a rather secular one, who once even belonged to the Ba’ath Party.
A funny thing that needs to be mentioned is that Al Baghdadi, the caliph of the DI of Daash’s real name is Ibrahim ibn Awwad ibn Ibrahim Ali ibn Muhammad al-Badri al-Hashimi al-Husayni al-Qurashi. His name implies that he is from the lineage of the Prophet and from the same tribe. The devil is in the detail. This information needs to be dusted for fingerprints.
Exactly! Has anyone seen a geneology of this guy? Nor have I. If he isn’t really a lineal descendent of Mohammed, then he’s guilty of blashphemy by calling himself a ‘caliph’.
Clashes break out between Daash fighters and Naqshabandi fighters in Himreen in Nineveh province leaving four dead.
Another curious development. Earlier we were told that Naqshabandi had contracted an alliance with ISIS, even though ISIS-style takfiri almost always regard the Sufis (which is what Naqshabandi are) as egregious heretics to be killed on sight. Now we find that they are indeed fighting! How odd the whole alliance story now sounds.
@family_man:
If this is not Washington’s plan, then why is Obama STILL trying to get money for his ‘moderate’ terrorists in Syria? At some point, you have to begin to assume that either: a.) they don’t really give a damn what effect their Syrian venture has on neighboring Iraq, or b.) they do, indeed, want both Iraq and Syria broken up, and don’t really care how it happens.
I agree with family_man. ISIS monkey wrenches US ambitions and signals a huge breakdown in western dominion. The west has spent nearly a hundred years trying to keep the arbitrary lines on old maps in force. The last thing they want are nations breaking apart on ethnic lines since they fear it could cause a legal, symbolic, and moral domino effect in many western nations with their own separatist movements. If the US wanted to partition Iraq it would have just done it during the occupation a few years back.
Likewise it’s making the goal of deposing Assad much more difficult and may derail it completely. if ISIS continues to gain momentum it will eventually cause Washington to turn to Asad to contain ISIS in Syria. A huge humiliation.
As for Israel, if ISIS continues to expand and solidify in the chaos of Iraq and Syria it will eventually be a threat to Israel as well. And one far greater than the Iranians ever were. For all the rhetoric about the ayatollahs they’ve proven to be rational actors in spite of their religious beliefs. ISIS is far more willing to trade in the pleasures of this life for rewards in the next…
The ISIL or DAISH Caliphate in Iraq and Syria is a US Project
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-isil-or-daish-caliphate-in-iraq-and-syria-is-a-us-project/5389399
“…Nazemroaya: I think that’s an excellent question and let me be clear about this and very categorical. What is called DAISH [Arabic: Al-Dawlah Al-Islamiyah fe Al-Iraq wa Al-Sham] or the ISIL (the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) is not the manifestation of the failure of US policy that the United States is trying to present; it is actually the manifestation of US policy.
This is the clear manifestation of what the United States and its allies. including Israel to the south of Syria, have been trying to do in this region for over a decade. For many years now, this is a manifestation of that. The ISIL in Syria want to integrate Syria with Iraq and basically the objective, is to divide both countries and to create sectarian states that are homogenous and only reserved for Sunnis while other groups such as Shiites, Christians, Druze are all expelled.
This is why you have people in the Syrian anti-government forces – the insurgency – for several years now, since the insurgency started in 2011, saying “Alawites to the ground and Christians to Lebanon.” Because what they’re trying to do is and what they’ve been working to do is what some would call ethnic cleansing. I think that term is an oxymoron and actually camouflages genocide.
The Christians in Iraq are almost extinct and that’s because of the United States and Britain. During their occupation the Christians were persecuted.
And now in Syria this fighting is going because the ISIL wants to integrate this area with Iraq. It calls this an Islamic Caliphate, but I want to be categorical; this has nothing to do with Islam. The idea of an Islamic Emirate now is something that the United States has been pushing. The Islamic Emirate when it was disbanded, the last Caliphate under the Ottomans, wasn’t even the authentic Caliphate. Anybody who talks about that isn’t aware of history or has no understanding of Islam.
And the United States has been pushing this as a camouflage. Many in the West believe the ISIL represents Muslims; it doesn’t represent Muslims or Sunnis at all.”
Fourth generation warfare in Iraq
http://www.voltairenet.org/article184533.html
“Atlanticist and Gulf television channels announced the fall of Mosul to ISIL militants six hours before they entered the city.
This technique, typical of 4th generation warfare, is designed to break the morale of the population and to undermine its resistance.
In this respect, the fall of Mosul bears a strong resemblance that of Tripoli (Libya): Atlanticist and Gulf news channels broadcast images contrived in a studio to create the impression that the rebels had entered the capital and taken control of Green Square, its most famous landmark.”
Mindfriedo,
Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) could be speaking as well to the people of Novorossiya. And omigosh, here Putin is supplying Maliki to proxy-fight us, while we supply Kiev to proxy-fight Russia.
But I’m afraid I don’t fully follow you here — and you know I have no problem criticizing the good ol’ US of A!
“Strangely Daash’s insistence on allegiance to stay within the DI (Daulat Islamia) of Daash is very similar to what is required of the citizens of the United States. “
IVAW Statement on the Crisis In Iraq
http://www.ivaw.org/blog/ivaw-statement-crisis-iraq
“Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) – an organization comprised of individuals who served or continue to serve in the US Military following September 11, 2001 – calls on Congress, the President, and his administration to reject the use of violence and militarism in response to the current outbreak of violence in Iraq.
Many of our members deployed to Iraq during the recent US occupation. Those of us who were there know first hand that US military solutions in Iraq do not serve the interests of the Iraqi people. We advocate for the self-determination of all people, in this case the people of Iraq. Any solution to this crisis must come from them.
When the United States invaded and occupied Iraq, the formerly secular country was destabilized. The United States and the Department of Defense intentionally created and agitated sectarian divisions that would not have otherwise existed. The result of this is what we see today, and Iraqi civilians are paying for it.
Iraqis have been paying with their lives for this war since March 2003. After 10 years of US occupation they were left with little relief. Their economic infrastructure was destroyed and new work to repair it has been awarded to US corporations and contractors, instead of to Iraqis. Iraqi labor unions face frequent retaliation, and an entire generation of children has been born with severe birth defects in places like Hawija. No one has been held to account. No effort has been made to clean the waste left behind.
When it comes to arming “freedom fighters” the US has a tendency to act as a fair-weather friend; today’s freedom fighter becomes tomorrow’s terrorist and justification to pursue an illegal invasion. Instead of creating more chaos, we should be solving the problems that already exist. Instead of installing another puppet president, the United States should be cleaning up environmental contamination, investigating allegations of torture, and allowing democracy to blossom in both government and labor, without US intervention.”
The Engineered Destruction and Political Fragmentation of Iraq. Towards the Creation of a US Sponsored Islamist Caliphate
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-destruction-and-political-fragmentation-of-iraq-towards-the-creation-of-a-us-sponsored-islamist-caliphate/5386998
“The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: An instrument of the Western Military Alliance
First published by GR on June 14, 2014.
Update July 1, 2014: The creation of the US sponsored Islamist Caliphate has been announced. The Islamic State of Iraq and Al Cham (ISIS) has been replaced by the Islamic State (IS). The Islamic State is not an independent political entity. It is a construct of US intelligence. (M.Ch. July 1, 2014)
The Western media in chorus have described the unfolding conflict in Iraq as a “civil war” opposing the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham against the Armed forces of the Al-Maliki government.
(Also referred to as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS))
The conflict is casually described as “sectarian warfare” between Radical Sunni and Shia without addressing “who is behind the various factions”. What is at stake is a carefully staged US military-intelligence agenda.
Known and documented, Al Qaeda affiliated entities have been used by US-NATO in numerous conflicts as “intelligence assets” since the heyday of the Soviet-Afghan war. In Syria, the Al Nusrah and ISIS rebels are the foot-soldiers of the Western military alliance, which oversees and controls the recruitment and training of paramilitary forces.
The Al Qaeda affiliated Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) re-emerged in April 2013 with a different name and acronym, commonly referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The formation of a terrorist entity encompassing both Iraq and Syria was part of a US intelligence agenda. It responded to geopolitical objectives. It also coincided with the advances of Syrian government forces against the US sponsored insurgency in Syria and the failures of both the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and its various “opposition” terror brigades…”
thanks a ton for those sitreps MindFriedo. i cant help but ask: whats the significance of turkish tourists in israel?
Here is a NYT piece by James Risen detailing just how out-of-control Blackwater (aka whateveritisnow) is, and has been basically since they first entered Iraq. God protect all Iraqis from them, and all Ukrainians, and all people everywhere. Zero supervision + zero accountability = a very big mess, and even larger threat even to the government (ours) which hies them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/30/us/before-shooting-in-iraq-warning-on-blackwater.html?_r=0
svd said…03 July, 2014 01:28
“i cant help but ask: whats the significance of turkish tourists in israel?”
How many American tourists are in Novorossia?
Great update. Thank you.
Here’s a revealing bitofnews from George Eliason’s Ukraine’s Bandera Propaganda: It’s All Putin’s Fault
“Our intelligence agencies reported about ten times a month that the Russian’s had alrady chosen the time of their attack – usually it was at three or four in the morning. We sat in combat readiness at the command post… as the rest of the army prepared for war with the Eastern neighbor. But it didn’t happen,” Alexander Turchinov said in an interview with Novoye Vremya.
Sound familiar. It’s the exact same ploy used by Bush II before the Iraq invasion. The War Party is always stirring up conflict and discord but it is, essentially, a one trick pony.
“Seamus Padraig said…
Exactly! Has anyone seen a geneology of this guy? Nor have I. If he isn’t really a lineal descendent of Mohammed, then he’s guilty of blashphemy by calling himself a ‘caliph’.”
Dearest Seamus,
I always enjoy reading your posts as they are always excellent and informative.
I was not aware that the “Caliph” has to be from the lineal descended of Prophet Mohammad (saws)?
I don’t think any of the Caliphs were in the past.
Can either you and/or Mindfriedo please confirm this?
Best regards,
Mohamed.
“Thepanzer said…,
For all the rhetoric about the ayatollahs they’ve proven to be rational actors in spite of their religious beliefs.”
Dear Thepanzer,
If I understand what you saying above the the ayatollahs are not lunatics and that they are rational, but their religion is not rational?
Care to give some examples of the Shia beliefs which you consider not to be rational?
The rest of your post is fantastic and I am total agreement with you.
Best regards,
Mohamed.
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@Bit Tak
Thank you
@Nora
Yes, it applies to them as well. Its from a historic sermon where he is referring to the same Iraqi people generations ago of being selfish and near sighted. And they haven’t learnt a thing. Well at least some haven’t.
Reg the pledge of allegiance
Do you know of any other country that requires such a pledge? I could find only Mexico and the Philippines (Mexico probably being influenced by the US and the Philippines aping it). So it’s the US, DI of Daash, Mexico, and the Philippines. A strange similarity between the two, if America (and I do mean the 1%) turns out to be manipulating Daash then we can guess why the idea on insistence of allegiance is so appealing.
@svd
None whatsoever, but it was being reported on an MSM page to try and show cordial relations between the two. I added the flotilla bit as humour.
@Mohammad
Of the Arab caliphates, only the Fatamids claimed descent from Mohammad (sawa). And their Ismaili Shia followers referred to them as caliphs. Some non Arab caliphates also claimed descent, but they were regional powers.
Mohamed,
My apologies. You’re right, and point in your favor. That was poorly spoken on my part about Shia religious rationality.
-P
@Bot Tak
Thank you
Mindfriedo
“Mindfriedo said…,
Reg the pledge of allegiance
Do you know of any other country that requires such a pledge? I could find only Mexico and the Philippines (Mexico probably being influenced by the US and the Philippines aping it). So it’s the US, DI of Daash, Mexico, and the Philippines. A strange similarity between the two, if America (and I do mean the 1%) turns out to be manipulating Daash then we can guess why the idea on insistence of allegiance is so appealing.”
Salam Mindfriedo,
Not to take away any thing you said above. However, didn’t the so called First Caliph Abu Bakr, asked Imam Ali (as) constantly for 6 months the pledge of allegiance, until the murder of Bibi Fatima (as)?
Didn’t the so called Sixth Caliph Yazid (la), asked Imam Hussain (as) the son of Imam Ali (as) the pledge of allegiance?
When Imam Hussain (as) refused, Yazid (la) butchered the whole family of Prophet Mohammad (saws), or am I wrong?
After the death of Prophet Mohammad (saws) within six months the first civil wars within Islam took placed. What were Wars of Ridda for?
Throughout the history, didn’t every Caliph asked pledge of allegiance from all Muslims throughout the world?
The question why has God(dess) ISIS, the so called New Caliph of Islam, have asked pledge of allegiance from all Muslims through out the world?
Think about it?
Best regards,
Mohamed.
“Thepanzer said…
My apologies. You’re right, and point in your favor. That was poorly spoken on my part about Shia religious rationality.”
Thank you bro, I appreciate it. As I said earlier, I thoroughly enjoyed your rest of your post and I am in total agreement with it.
Best regards,
Mohamed.
@Mohamed
Salam,
I was referring to present times
mindfriedo
Mindfriedo
Cheers and thank you. Your sitreps are an excellent reference source.
Mindfriedo,
Well, the pledge of allegiance didn’t come into use until WWII and it’s really just a mindless bit of reverence towards the flag, not the country. Certainly it’s not any kind of oath of fealty — elected officials swear to uphold the Constitution (ha ha — most of ’em have never even read the whole thing…) — but I’ve never seen a requirement anywhere for non-elected adults to swear fealty either to the Constitution or the flag before they could do anything. As an aside, I remember when Eisenhower added the “under God” part, primarily bc for some reason I kept confusing which part went first, “indivisible” or “under God” as I mindlessly-but-obediently mumbled the words. Now mind you, I still cry when I see kids marching with the flag in parades, but I still don’t take that pledge — to a flag????? — very seriously.