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Obama welcomed leader of attack on US embassy in Baghdad to the White House in 2011

Jan 3, 2020 9:00 am By Robert Spencer

This is what happens when you insist that Islam is a religion of peace and demonize and marginalize those who point out that it is not. In such cases, one’s blinkers will prevent one from noting or caring about the beliefs and goals of the people you’re dealing with, and you will end up taking enemies for friends.

“Barack Obama welcomed leader of US embassy attack to the White House: Iran’s ‘point man’ in Baghdad Hadi al-Amiri was hosted in the Oval Office in 2011 โ€“ eight years before he orchestrated siege in Iraq,” by Ross Ibbetson, Mailonline, January 2, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

The leader of an Iran-backed US embassy siege in Baghdad was welcomed to the White House by Barack Obama eight years ago before becoming Tehran’s ‘point man’ in Iraq.

Hadi al Amiri joined Iraq’s then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as his Minister for Transport when he stood in the Oval Office in December 2011.

On Tuesday, he was leading the charge against the US embassy in Baghdad when it was stormed and set alight by pro-Iran militants. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shared a photograph of Amiri amid the rioters, condemning him as an ‘Iranian proxy,’ and calling those shoulder-to-shoulder with him ‘terrorists.’

The head of a leading pro-Iran Shia faction, Amiri exerts great power within Iraq’s state-sanctioned Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and was highlighted by Pompeo among three other men as the ringleaders of the siege.

The ease with which Amiri and these other commanders breezed through the heavily fortified ‘Green Zone’ has alarmed US officials, who have noted their militia’s increased presence around diplomatic buildings in recent weeks.

A former guerrilla fighter who fought for Tehran in the Iran-Iraq War, Amiri has been accused of terrorism against the US, of helping Iran to ship arms to Bashar al-Assad in Syria and has been pictured bowing before the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

As Commander of the Badr Corps, an Iranian vassal within the PMF, Amiri’s men helped the US in their fight against ISIS in 2014 and 2015. But a recent spate of missile attacks by the Kataeb Hezbollah branch of the PMF, climaxing last Friday with the death of an American contractor at US base north of Baghdad, has revealed that Washington’s friends in the region can soon become enemies.

President Donald Trump ordered USAF jets to decimate Kataeb Hezbollah bases and 25 were killed on Sunday night. Amiri joined thousands who flocked to funerals for the fighters in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday and then spearheaded the crowds who rushed through the Green Zone and breached the US embassy.

The 65-year-old, who was of ‘grave concern’ to lawmakers as Obama’s guest in 2011, stood at the forefront of riots which prompted Donald Trump to deploy 750 Army paratroopers on Wednesday, with another 4,000 on standby.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq and United States President Barack Obama (seated behind lamp) US President Barack Obama meets Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq at the Oval Office on December 12, 2011. Hadi al Amiri is seen behind the sofa, wearing a blue tie….

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Filed Under: Barack Obama, Featured, Iraq, willful ignorance Tagged With: Baghdad, Hadi al Amiri, Nouri al-Maliki


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  1. Mitch Kumstein says

    Jan 3, 2020 at 9:39 am

    What did you expect from Barry…???

    • Lion heart says

      Jan 3, 2020 at 8:03 pm

      Mitch :this Islamic SCUM Hadi al Amiri is originally from Iraq and then he fled to Iran and he was fighting against Iraqi army of the bloody Saddam Hussein during the Iraqi -Iranian war in 1980s

  2. Jay says

    Jan 3, 2020 at 10:25 am

    Obama was and always will be the enemy within!! Obama never had the best interests of the United States
    in mind during his entire presidency! With treasonous people in his administration like Valerie Jarrett, Eric Holder, Susan Rice, John Brennan, etc etc., with backgrounds not conducive to American values,
    it’s scary to think the USA survived. The deep state was alive and well as puppet Obama followed the one world order Soros’ instructions to destroy American democracy! Soros has owned obama since he was a senator in Illinois!! True facts that can be verified! It’s why Pres Trump was elected. And why Ttump will be elected again in 2020! Keep America save and strong! Iran certainly learned a lesson this week didn’t they?? America will never be intimidated or threatened under Pres Trump!
    God bless America ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

    • James Lincoln says

      Jan 3, 2020 at 5:54 pm

      I agree, Jay.

      Pres. Trump WILL get reelected in 2020 !!!

  3. No Muzzies Here says

    Jan 3, 2020 at 10:33 am

    This illustrates the difference between Obama and Trump. Obama was cozy with the enemies of this country. Trump has them killed.

  4. jeremy says

    Jan 3, 2020 at 10:39 am

    Yea for Trump; hope he kills more of barry’s buddies

  5. Jeremy says

    Jan 3, 2020 at 10:41 am

    Yea for Trump, hope he continues the great job he is doing.

  6. RichardL says

    Jan 3, 2020 at 12:39 pm

    I bet 0bongo asked for tips to develop such a wonderful raisin from his fellow America-hater.

  7. Infidel says

    Jan 3, 2020 at 7:58 pm

    Imagine if Obama, Hillary and Kerry were w/ him when this attack happened! The CIA/FBI would have had to bury that detail to make it not look like they were sleeping w/ the enemy ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

  8. gravenimage says

    Jan 3, 2020 at 9:33 pm

    Obama welcomed leader of attack on US embassy in Baghdad to the White House in 2011
    ………………..

    Good lord…

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