Kerry to Mideast Tuesday to Build Anti-IS Coalition, 40 States Say Ready to Help
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Secretary of State John Kerry is to set off Tuesday on a trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia as part of efforts to build an international coalition to counter Islamic State militants.
A State Department spokeswoman said that more than 40 countries have already indicated a willingness to help out in some way against the jihadist fighters, who have seized a swath of Syria and northern Iraq.
"What the goal of the coalition is is to coordinate on the threat that ISIL poses," Jen Psaki said, adding that the allies would have differing roles and that not all would offer Iraq direct military support.
"There are obviously a range of capabilities or capacities that different countries have," she said, adding that the coalition would seek to cut off IS from funding, foreign reinforcements and ideological support.
The United States does not regard Iran as part of its coalition against the Islamic State, despite the support that Tehran is already providing to Iraq in its battle against the Sunni militants.
Kerry is to leave Washington on Tuesday and will visit Amman and Jeddah for talks with key Arab allies Jordan and Saudi Arabia. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was in Turkey on Monday.
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10 September 2014, 23:43
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Whatever solutions get pulled together, any hope for Iraq’s future has to lie in the hands of Iraqis and not in outside influence and interference from third parties such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Any time third parties jockey for influence, a nation eventually succumbs to being a pawn on a much larger and broader chessboard. Iraq needs to be supported to the extent it can defend itself and unify its various factions, but its long term success will only come when third parties are prevented from interfering and Iraq can operate without coercion or undue influence from any other nation. Highly doubtful of course, but it’s the longest and hardest roads traveled that often yield the greatest rewards.
