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That is the sentiment now and the reason for the protests, but that is coming from the tribal elements and people on the street. The Iraqi government is packed with pro Iranian regime members of Parliament and in the cabinet. Right now they can't even decide on a replacement for the ousted PM who is Iranian backed. The only one who is keeping the people from a full revolt is the Iraqi Shia Muslim spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Sistani. Even Muqtada al-Sadr who was pro-Iranian and pro Quds Force sees what's going on around him and seems to be joining the resistance against Iranian influence. Which is ironic as Sadr received his power base from Iran in post Saddam Iraq and now has the largest bloc of seats in his coalition in the Iraqi Parliament. So he's playing this one cool as (1) he does not want to hurt what he already built and (2) does not want the political coalition he has in the Parliament to splinter thus handing power to someone else. Soleimani made Sadr as did the Mullahs in Iran. Now that he is dead and Iran is on its heels, and protesters are still protesting against Iranian influence, it will be interesting to see how the pragmatic Sadr moves.That's not the information that I've seen. The brutality of the ISIS fighters has pushed Sunnis, who felt the wrath in northern Iraq away from the extremist side of Islam. The Shiites have also soured because of broken promises from Iran.
Sadr also did his cleric training in Qom Iran. He comes from a family of Ayatollah's who were terminated by the Saddam regime. He has aspirations of becoming the Shia spiritual leader of Iraq when the aging (89 years old) Sistani passes away. If you see a headline or news report of Sistani passing away, after a period of mourning, look out for more posturing and violence. Sadr wants to be a supreme leader like Khamenei in Iran. Having both political and spiritual leader cornered.
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