Al-Maliki deserves trophy for cover-ups!

With the details of the scandal involving 50,000 “ghost” military jobs surfacing in Iraq, former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki spoke about the sacred duty to defend Syria, Iran and Hezbollah. Perhaps he thinks that this is the best way to cover up the scandals of the army, of which he was the leader; the humiliating defeats at the hands of terrorist organizations; corruption and the presence of ghost employees in security institutions.
The former governor of the Green Zone in Baghdad has been threatening the region's countries. He also seems to be keen on embarrassing the new prime minister, Haider Al-Abadi, who appeared in the media and called on Iraqis to unite and pledged to correct the mistakes of his predecessor through the expulsion of a large number of military leaders.
The former prime minister, instead of being subjected to an investigation for financial and military scandals that took place under his rule, has been on a trip to Lebanon, offering wild advice and issuing threats. At a time when Iraqis are struggling to save the country from the IS, Al-Maliki is calling for the need to defend Iran, Hezbollah and Syria.
The irony is that the one who is now calling for saving Iran and Syria of Al-Assad, is the one who left Iraq to be invaded by the IS when the country struggled to protect its second most populated city, Mosul. Because of the failure of his leadership and the rampant corruption during his rule, the country remains under the occupation of the terrorist organization.
The scandals of Al-Maliki government resulted in a coup by his own Dawa Party, in coordination and agreement with other political forces against him, including Shiite religious leaders.
It became clear to everyone that he planned to remain in government through corruption and by blackmailing his opponents, rigging results, threatening to use force and even by declaring emergency rule. He craved absolute power and wanted to become another Saddam Hussein especially after he became greedy for an extra four years in power. He was personally managing seven ministries. The scandals of his men continued to surface — from the scandal of kickbacks in the Russian arms deals to the scam of old weapons from Eastern Europe and the appointment of military leaders based on nepotism. Growing corruption and his failure to rule properly resulted in the seizure of Mosul on the night of June 11 by around 2,000 terrorists.
Thousands of people have died due to Al-Maliki's actions and without the role played by Iraqi political forces to eliminate his government there would not have been a chance for a unified Iraq today. International intervention also made it possible to defend Baghdad, thus preventing the Iraqi capital from falling to the IS. Without Al-Abadi's attempts to heal the deep scars caused by the former prime minister and to improve the relationship with the Kurds, the divided country would have headed toward a fierce civil war.
The question remains: What other advice can Al-Maliki offer during his trip to the southern province of Al-Tofah region in Lebanon?
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