This independent geopolitical analyst offers his assessment of the real underlying reasons shaping recent events in Iraq and nearby areas. It's about control of oil by major Western corporations and the intolerable independent policies of the Empire-installed puppet al-Maliki.
The ousting of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is part of a broader US plan for Iraq and the Middle East as a whole.
Against the backdrop of the war against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Washington has managed to kill two birds with one stone, as the saying goes. Not only has the US removed a political leader who had proven to be problematic due to his opposition to US military presence in Iraq, as well as his staunch support for Syria and President Assad, they have also created the conditions for the dismemberment of the Iraqi state.