mo4ch:>Pompeo says he wants to see Iraq 'independent' in hinted warning against deals with Iran | Mo4ch News

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid a surprise visit to Iraq to remind the country who its friends are, assuring Iraqi leaders the US is concerned about their "sovereignty" while warning them to steer clear of Iran – or else.The US wants "to assure [the Iraqis] that we stood ready to continue to ensure that Iraq is a sovereign, independent nation," Pompeo said, according to Reuters. Unless that independence involves Iraq making nice with Iran, that is, since his visit was prompted by "escalating activity" there, invisible to the naked eye but enough to provoke the deployment of a US carrier strike group and bomber task force to the region.Also on rt.comCNN peddles Pentagon talking points on ‘credible threat’ from Iran – Twitter doesn’t buy it"There's a long history in Iraq," Pompeo told reporters, "and we want them to be successful, independent and have sovereignty and not be beholden to any country." That history includes the U…