S8 Ep890: Bill Roggio and Bridget Toomey report that Iraq's new government remains incomplete with nine ministries vacant due to sectarian disputes. Washington refuses to cooperate if these posts are filled by members of Iran-backed, US-designated terrorist militia
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John Batchelor
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🗓️ 19 May 2026
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| 0:59.0 | For full terms, visit the QVC website. I'm John Bachelor, Bill Rajo, a colleague of mine, he's a senior fellow for the Foundation for Defense of Democracy, watching Iraq, and watching it with the help of Bridget Toomey of the Foundation |
| 1:29.6 | for Defense of Democracy, a new government, but the headline, Iraq forms new government |
| 1:37.1 | with only 14 of 23 ministers chosen so far. Not only that, but the new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, is new to |
| 1:48.6 | politics in general. So while he has nine open ministries, he is a rookie. Bridget, a very good |
| 1:57.0 | evening to you. You were very helpful to understand that the election itself was a |
| 2:02.9 | choice between the Shia, the Sunni, and the Kurds. The Kurds get the presidency. The Sunni get the |
| 2:10.2 | prime ministership. No, they get the, I don't remember. They get some posting and the prime minister is always Shia, I think. Help me |
| 2:21.2 | understand how they do the system and what it means that the ministers are not filled yet. |
| 2:28.0 | Hi, John. You're right. The Iraqis divide. They're called the three presidencies, the president, the speaker of their |
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