SupraRacer Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Earlier today I saw on the Fox news ticker that Iraq is wanting to strengthen their military. Here is the article from the Fox website. Read more here: http://fxn.ws/RYuUDj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mammaw Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 BAGHDAD – Iraq's prime minister pressed for faster deliveries of weapons to help arm his country's military during a Thursday meeting with a senior U.S. defense official. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made the request during talks with U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter in Baghdad, according to a statement by the Iraqi leader's office. Al-Maliki said Iraq needs to beef up its defenses to protect the country's security and national sovereignty, and to tackle terrorist groups that continue to threaten Iraq's stability more than nine years after the U.S.-led invasion. Carter visited the Iraqi capital during a Mideast tour that included stops in U.S. allies Kuwait and Qatar. His visit to Iraq also included talks with Iraq's acting defense minister, Saadoun al-Dulaimi. Iraq has agreed to buy a range of American-made weapons, including tanks and F-16 fighter jets, as it works to rebuild and modernize its military. Pentagon spokesman George Little said in a statement that Carter used his first trip to Iraq as deputy secretary to emphasize Iraq's role in ensuring regional stability, and said the countries' "cooperation on matters of mutual strategic interest continue to be more vital than ever." The last American troops left Iraq on Dec. 18, 2011, sticking to a year-end withdrawal deadline outlined in a 2008 security agreement. The U.S. had hoped to maintain a military presence in Iraq beyond that deadline, but Washington was unable to reach a deal with the Iraqis on legal issues and immunity for U.S. troops. A small number of U.S. military personnel remain in Iraq as an arm of the American embassy, and are responsible for facilitating Iraqi arms purchases and training the Iraqis how to use and maintain the weapons. Baghdad made its push just days after al-Maliki met with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and said Iraq is open to building military and security ties with Russia. During his visit to the Russian capital, al-Maliki said Iraq is considering buying more than $4 billion of weapons from Russia, including helicopter gunships and air defense missiles. Russia was a key supplier of weapons to Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi dictator who was ousted during the 2003 invasion. Iraq last week agreed to buy 28 Czech-made military planes in a deal valued at $1 billion. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/18/iraqi-prime-minister-calls-for-faster-arms-deliveries-during-meeting-with-us/#ixzz29nNIM8bW My question is...how can they buy weapons if they aren't released of Chapter 7 Sanctions!!!!! Some one...please, please, explain this to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crnamiss Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Mammaw, its pretty simple, they are buying them from us with the money we are giving them and the rest will be owed to us,and then forgiven later....... Guess who they will end up using them on?... The 16,000 Americans who still live and work in Iraq in support of our Embassies and other projects still ongoing in that country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtFuryUSCZ Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 ***/// What are they using for money to pay this bill...? Oil, USD, Dinar, RUBLES...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigmeister Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 ***/// What are they using for money to pay this bill...? Oil, USD, Dinar, RUBLES...? Now thats the 20 trillion dinar question. What are they using for mula? BAGHDAD – Iraq's prime minister pressed for faster deliveries of weapons to help arm his country's military during a Thursday meeting with a senior U.S. defense official. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made the request during talks with U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter in Baghdad, according to a statement by the Iraqi leader's office. Al-Maliki said Iraq needs to beef up its defenses to protect the country's security and national sovereignty, and to tackle terrorist groups that continue to threaten Iraq's stability more than nine years after the U.S.-led invasion. Carter visited the Iraqi capital during a Mideast tour that included stops in U.S. allies Kuwait and Qatar. His visit to Iraq also included talks with Iraq's acting defense minister, Saadoun al-Dulaimi. Iraq has agreed to buy a range of American-made weapons, including tanks and F-16 fighter jets, as it works to rebuild and modernize its military. Pentagon spokesman George Little said in a statement that Carter used his first trip to Iraq as deputy secretary to emphasize Iraq's role in ensuring regional stability, and said the countries' "cooperation on matters of mutual strategic interest continue to be more vital than ever." The last American troops left Iraq on Dec. 18, 2011, sticking to a year-end withdrawal deadline outlined in a 2008 security agreement. The U.S. had hoped to maintain a military presence in Iraq beyond that deadline, but Washington was unable to reach a deal with the Iraqis on legal issues and immunity for U.S. troops. A small number of U.S. military personnel remain in Iraq as an arm of the American embassy, and are responsible for facilitating Iraqi arms purchases and training the Iraqis how to use and maintain the weapons. Baghdad made its push just days after al-Maliki met with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and said Iraq is open to building military and security ties with Russia. During his visit to the Russian capital, al-Maliki said Iraq is considering buying more than $4 billion of weapons from Russia, including helicopter gunships and air defense missiles. Russia was a key supplier of weapons to Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi dictator who was ousted during the 2003 invasion. Iraq last week agreed to buy 28 Czech-made military planes in a deal valued at $1 billion. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/18/iraqi-prime-minister-calls-for-faster-arms-deliveries-during-meeting-with-us/#ixzz29nNIM8bW My question is...how can they buy weapons if they aren't released of Chapter 7 Sanctions!!!!! Some one...please, please, explain this to me. It makes one wonder doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraRacer Posted October 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 My thinking is if Maliki is in so tight with Iran will some of these weapons end up in there hands to skirt the sanctions against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigmeister Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 My thinking is if Maliki is in so tight with Iran will some of these weapons end up in there hands to skirt the sanctions against them. The weapons have a tracking device, should they cross the line they blow up in a nuclear way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr john Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 The weapons have a tracking device, should they cross the line they blow up in a nuclear way. Of course we will sell. But with the tanks and F16s we dont sell the advanced weapon systems we use. Got Thai owned F16s here and the cockpits dont even resemble what I have seen in the states. If we sell it, we know how to defeat it. JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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