Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said that according to all humanitarian values and standards, the U.S. measures in Iraq are condemned and doomed to failure, adding that the U.S. troops will be forced to leave Iraq in humiliation.
Ayatollah Khamenei stated that it is a tenet of Islam that all people will be held accountable for their actions and accountability means responsibility.
Speaking at a meeting with thousands of people from all walks of life here on Wednesday, the Leader referred to verses from the Holy Qur'an on the necessity and value of being responsible and accountable, stressing that all officials in the country, regardless of their rank, should be held accountable for their decisions and actions.
He said that the situation in the world and especially the chaotic situation in Iraq are the result of the United States' irresponsibility and the fact that it believes it is accountable to no one.
He added that the harsh, brutal, and unbelievable crimes being committed in Iraq are motivated by the U.S. desire to protect its political and economic interests there.
He stated that the United States believes that it is not accountable to the international community, even though it has occupied a foreign land through committing crimes and murders only to enrich Zionists and oil companies.
The Leader said the current situation in Iraq was the result of the understandable reaction of its people toward the humiliating measures of the occupiers.
He also noted that U.S officials are accusing others of provoking the Iraqi nation and intervening in its affairs, while it is a proven fact that their own crimes and humiliating treatment of Iraqi women and youth have driven the brave nation of Iraq, both the Sunnis and the Shias, to respond to the occupiers, resulting in the current situation, which was predicted a long time ago.
Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the objections of the international community, including a number of U.S figures, to the lies the U.S. administration has been telling regarding its campaign against terrorism and weapons of mass destruction and said such reactions indicate that the true nature of the U.S. administration has now been revealed to all.
The U.S. forces arrived in Iraq claiming that they would establish "democracy" there but actually started killing people, sullying their public image more than ever before, he added.
The Leader pointed out that the U.S. policy in Iraq resembles the ironfisted policy of the Zionist regime toward the Palestinian nation.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that through vigilance and unity the Iraqi nation can shorten the duration of the occupation. He added that Iraqis can speed up the process of establishing a free, independent, and democratic state by relying on Islam, maintaining unity, and avoiding the plots of the U.S. and the UK to sow ethnic and sectarian discord.