The Russian and Iraqi initiatives are designed to save Obama's face after the failure of Erdugan's mission of changing the regime in Syria,
Moreover, America, after its failure to handle Iraq to its puppet Allawi, and its shamful withdrawal from Iraq, the second "revolution" in Egypt found itself forced to deal with Malki and use him to find a way to save Obama's face, and maintain a minimum presence in Iraq.
First, he confirmed his "independence" from America, which appeared in the press conference held with Obama especially when they talked about the Syrian file.
Second, he grabbed authorization to implement the Arab initiative on Syria over draft amicable solution managed by Iraq, not hostile manner adopted by Qatar.
The third and most importantly, Malki accepted the request of USA President to be the communication channel connecting Washington Tehran.
Therefore, Al-Maliki had left Iraq a leader of troubled and vulnerable state, and returned a regional leader requested by the largest empire in the world to assist them in the most important and sensitive files in the region, namely Iran and the Syrian file, and guarantee the USA's interests in Iraq.
On his way back, Al-Maliki, has deliberately announced the green light obtained from Obama for his initiative, coordinated with Tehran and Moscow, he, even announced sending Faleh Al-Fayyad, his national security adviser Damascus, thus undermining Arab league's plans to transfer the Syrian file to the Security Council.
At issue is achieving total dominance over MENA (Middle East/North Africa) countries and Central Asia to Russia and China's borders. Another key objective is removing or marginalizing their regional influence.
Russia is Washington's main military rival. Between them, they control about 97% of the world's nuclear arsenal with sophisticated delivery systems able to target strategic global sites.
China also has significant military strength. According to a 2009 Pentagon report, its naval forces alone are formidable.They number at least 260 vessels, including 75 or more major warships and over 60 submarines.
In addition, Beijing has hundreds of nuclear warheads, sophisticated delivery systems, and other strategic weapons. As a result, it's the region's dominant military power.
During Asia's mid-November Bali summit, Obama sought anti-China coalition partners to enhance Washington's regional position. Key is establishing military superiority.
Obama said America "is a Pacific power, and we are here to stay." Military spending amounts "will not - I repeat, will not - come at the expense of the Asia Pacific."
During his visit, Obama announced boosting America's Australian presence as part of a broader military buildup targeting China and Eastern Russia.
Together with South Korea, America's expanding its Asian footprint on Jeju Island with a strategic naval base for Aegis class attack ships. They're equipped with sophisticated SM-3 interceptor missiles for offense, as well as powerful computers and tracking radar for first-strike capability.
In 2002, Seoul announced construction plans to accommodate Pentagon officials despite strong local opposition. Located south of Korea proper, Jeju is its only special autonomous province. It's situated in the Korea Strait, Southwest of Jeollanam-do Province it separated from in 1946.
Japan lies Northeast, China due West. Jeju is in central Northeast Asia. Strategically located Southwest of Japan, East of China between the East China Sea and Korea Strait shipping lanes, Pentagon officials value its location to control key shipping lanes and regional waters.
China, of course, is concerned about America's growing military presence that challenges its regional dominance.
Beijing also rivals Washington economically. The IMF's 2011 World Economic Outlook shows it surpassing America by 2016, based on purchasing power parity (PPP).
It reflects an appropriate exchange rate between currencies as measured by the cost of a representative basket of goods in one country v. another.
China's growth requires increasing amounts of resources, especially oil, gas, others for its industries, and enough food for its huge population.
Getting them puts them in direct competition with America that wants unchallenged global control. AFRICOM was established to secure it and deny Beijing and Russia access.
America tolerates no rivals. Economic, political and belligerent policies are employed to marginalize and eliminate them. In contrast, China and Russia establish relationships through mutually beneficial investments and other economic ties. Longer-term, they matter most.
Regime change is planned. So far it's short of war, but it's coming if other measures fail. Middle East analyst Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya calls the Syrian situation "complicated," because of "several competing trends of opposition."
Edmonds says Washington and NATO forces are also training Turkish troops for a possible Syria strike. In addition, US forces from Iraq's Ain al-Assad base were transferred to Jordan on December 8 instead of returning home.
Obama's cynical Fort Bragg speech about withdrawing US forces from Iraq, in fact, concealed their regional repositioning and continued Iraq presence on major bases America will keep operating.
Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Oman, and a greater overall regional footprint to establish an enhanced "security architecture" to integrate air, ground, and naval units for future combat missions.
Israel's Mossad-connected DEBKAFile also said "American special forces troops have been diverted to positions in Jordan opposite a Syrian tank concentration building up across the kingdom's northern border."
Edmonds said NATO forces have conducted training operations near Syria's border since May. Until now, Western media scoundrels suppressed it. Still, little about it is reported. The situation bears watching, including hostile anti-Iranian rhetoric.
Washington's longstanding policy is replacing its government with a subservient client regime.
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