{"id":3736,"date":"2011-11-01T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=3736"},"modified":"2011-11-01T09:00:40","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T16:00:40","slug":"u-s-gulf-buildup-would-be-imprudent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=3736","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Gulf buildup would be imprudent"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. Gulf buildup would be imprudent<\/strong>
\nOct 31st, 2011 – By shiapost <\/p>\n

BAGHDAD: Any buildup of U.S. forces in the Gulf after their withdrawal from Iraq would be imprudent, Iran\u2019s foreign minister said on Monday, urging all nations to tread cautiously in a troubled region.<\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi made the comments in Baghdad days after U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Iran not to try to exploit the U.S. withdrawal at the year-end.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, about the U.S. planning to build up their forces in the region \u2026 they are not following a rational and prudent approach,\u201d Salehi told a joint news conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Americans always have a deficit, unfortunately, in rationality and prudence. So what I expect is that it\u2019s about time for the Americans to be \u2026 more prudent and wise in their approach,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Washington is planning to bolster its military presence in the Gulf after it pulls out of Iraq, including negotiating to maintain a combat presence in Kuwait, and is considering deploying more warships in the area, the New York Times reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Salehi said the region was entering a troubled period. \u201cThe consequences of these developments are not yet known to anybody, so one has to be cautious. Everybody has to be cautious, including the U.S.,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Iraq and the United States failed after months of talks to agree on keeping U.S troops in Iraq past the end of this year.<\/p>\n

U.S President Barack Obama announced he would stick to plans to pull out the remaining force, about 39,000 now, by the year-end, nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. .<\/p>\n

U.S. officials have accused Iran of interfering in Iraqi affairs by supporting Shi\u2019ite militias in Iraq.<\/p>\n

On Sunday Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hailed the coming withdrawal of U.S. troops from neighbouring Iraq as a \u201cgolden page in that country\u2019s history\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIraq does not need anybody to meddle in its internal affairs. Iraq is an independent country,\u201d Salehi said.<\/p>\n

Asked if Iran was ready to make a deal with Iraq to train its forces and exchange intelligence information, Salehi said:<\/p>\n

\u201cSure. (There is) no problem in such a suggestion, to make a thorough pact that includes all these (ideas),\u201d he said. …source<\/a><\/p>\n

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