US Senate approves arms deal with Saudi Arabia

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Jafar: Trump to visit Iraq next month   April 27, 2017

 

Treasures Media  - is likely close to the Deputy Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, on Thursday, US president 's visit to Iraq next May within a three - nation tour in the region

According to MP Jassim Mohammed Jaafar told local media, and I followed the agency [Treasures Media], "It is highly likely that the US President Donald Trump visited Iraq during the month of May next part of his tour in the region, which was unveiled today."

Jaafar said, "America has many interests in Iraq, including the presence of a military 5000 on Iraqi territory," pointing out that "the sensitivity of the security situation prevents the administration from the official announcement of this visit."

The newspaper "life" revealed the determination of US President Donald Trump's visit three countries in the Middle East next month.

[Synopsis]

I wonder if Trump is going to do some keester warming while he is there. Or maybe check on the operations and render the, "YOU'RE FIRED!!!" Seems like they should have already gotten the message and are scurrying to git 'er dun to avoid any "undesirable attention" when Trump shows up.

 

Just thinking out loud here.

 

In the mean time......................

 

Go Moola Nova!

[DinarThug]

Somebody Kick The Blue Couch And Wakeup Luigi - The Gurus Are Gonna Run Rampant With This !  

 

    

 

[Officiallytook]

[spacetuna]

Hopefully, it's a victory tour for the big announcement that was made.

[Freedomwish]

I'll have my flask on hand!! 

[coorslite21]

Fake news?........perhaps........I doubt Trump would give the bad guys 30 days notice on any up coming visit.

[1lucdog]

I am with you SPACETUNA ... a VICTORY TOUR

[Enigma2a]

Bet you he won't bow to the King of Saudi Arabia if he goes there.

[10 YEARS LATER]

51 minutes ago, spacetuna said:

Hopefully, it's a victory tour for the big announcement that was made.

Yep - USA & ( us ) need a Victory Lap ! 

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[Boozer]

Maybe he is going to cash out his Dinar First. Ramadan will be in full swing at that time .

[MyLadiesDaddy]

Jasim Mohammed Jaafar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

 

 

Jasim Mohammed Jaafar in Baghdad, December 2007

Jasim Mohammed Jaafar (born 1958) (Turkish: Casim Muhammed Cafer) is the Iraqi Minister for Youth & Sports in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. He was confirmed by the Iraqi National Assembly on 2006-05-20, having previously served as the Minister for Construction and Housing in the Iraqi Transitional Government.

Jaafar was born in Tuz Khurmatu, Saladin Province, Iraq. He went to university in Sulaymaniyah where he obtained a master's degree in civil engineering. He joined the opposition to Saddam Hussein in 1976 and was sentenced to death in 1981. He went into exile to Iraqi Kurdistan and helped found the Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman in 1991, becoming its deputy leader.

[ChuckFinley]

He is there to cash out. He has a plane load of dinar.  

[King Bean]

Abadi to President Trump: "Thanks for meeting me on your private jet. Is that Corinthian Leather?"

President Trump to Abadi: "Camel Skin."

 

[MyLadiesDaddy]

Looks like there might be some truth to this after all. 

 

 

 

WORLD NEWS | Thu Apr 27, 2017 | 11:27pm EDT

Exclusive: Trump says 'major, major' conflict with North Korea possible, but seeks diplomacy

By Stephen J. Adler, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason | WASHINGTON

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday a major conflict with North Korea is possible in the standoff over its nuclear and missile programs, but he would prefer a diplomatic outcome to the dispute.

"There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea. Absolutely," Trump told Reuters in an Oval Office interview ahead of his 100th day in office on Saturday.

Nonetheless, Trump said he wanted to peacefully resolve a crisis that has bedeviled multiple U.S. presidents, a path that he and his administration are emphasizing by preparing a variety of new economic sanctions while not taking the military option off the table.

"We'd love to solve things diplomatically but it's very difficult," he said.

In other highlights of the 42-minute interview, Trump was cool to speaking again with Taiwan's president after an earlier telephone call with her angered China.

He also said he wants South Korea to pay the cost of the U.S. THAAD anti-missile defense system, which he estimated at $1 billion, and intends to renegotiate or terminate a U.S. free trade pact with South Korea because of a deep trade deficit with Seoul.

Asked when he would announce his intention to renegotiate the pact, Trump said: “Very soon. I’m announcing it now.”

Trump also said he was considering adding stops to Israel and Saudi Arabia to a Europe trip next month, emphasizing that he wanted to see an Israeli-Palestinian peace. He complained that Saudi Arabia was not paying its fair share for U.S. defense.

Asked about the fight against Islamic State, Trump said the militant group had to be defeated.

"I have to say, there is an end. And it has to be humiliation," he said, when asked about what the endgame was for defeating Islamist violent extremism.

XI 'TRYING VERY HARD'

Trump said North Korea was his biggest global challenge. He lavished praise on Chinese President Xi Jinping for Chinese assistance in trying to rein in Pyongyang. The two leaders met in Florida earlier this month.

"I believe he is trying very hard. He certainly doesn’t want to see turmoil and death. He doesn’t want to see it. He is a good man. He is a very good man and I got to know him very well.

"With that being said, he loves China and he loves the people of China. I know he would like to be able to do something, perhaps it's possible that he can’t," Trump said.

Trump spoke just a day after he and his top national security advisers briefed U.S. lawmakers on the North Korean threat and one day before Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press the United Nations Security Council on sanctions to further isolate Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs.

The Trump administration on Wednesday declared North Korea "an urgent national security threat and top foreign policy priority." It said it was focusing on economic and diplomatic pressure, including Chinese cooperation in containing its defiant neighbor and ally, and remained open to negotiations.

U.S. officials said military strikes remained an option but played down the prospect, though the administration has sent an aircraft carrier and a nuclear-powered submarine to the region in a show of force.

Any direct U.S. military action would run the risk of massive North Korean retaliation and huge casualties in Japan and South Korea and among U.S. forces in both countries.

'I HOPE HE'S RATIONAL'

Trump, asked if he considered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to be rational, said he was operating from the assumption that he is rational. He noted that Kim had taken over his country at an early age.

"He's 27 years old. His father dies, took over a regime. So say what you want but that is not easy, especially at that age.

"I'm not giving him credit or not giving him credit, I'm just saying that's a very hard thing to do. As to whether or not he's rational, I have no opinion on it. I hope he's rational," he said.

Trump, sipping a Coke delivered by an aide after the president ordered it by pressing a button on his desk, rebuffed an overture from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who told Reuters a direct phone call with Trump could take place again after their first conversation in early December angered Beijing.

China considers neighboring Taiwan to be a renegade province.

"My problem is that I have established a very good personal relationship with President Xi," said Trump. "I really feel that he is doing everything in his power to help us with a big situation. So I wouldn’t want to be causing difficulty right now for him.

"So I would certainly want to speak to him first."

Trump also said he hoped to avoid a potential government shutdown amid a dispute between congressional Republicans and Democrats over a spending deal with a Saturday deadline looming.

But he said if a shutdown takes place, it will be the Democrats' fault for trying to add money to the legislation to "bail out Puerto Rico" and other items.

He also defended the one-page tax plan he unveiled on Wednesday from criticism that it would increase the U.S. deficit, saying better trade deals and economic growth would offset the costs.

"We will do trade deals that are going to make up for a tremendous amount of the deficit. We are going to be doing trade deals that are going to be much better trade deals," Trump said.

[yota691]

News about a possible visit by US president to Iraq next month

 

 

 

28-04-2017 11:06 AM 

 

He favored MP Turkmen component Jassim Mohammed Jaafar said US President Donald Trump offers to visit Iraq during the month of May, as part of a tour of three countries in the region. 


Jafar saw that the sensitivity of the security situation in Iraq to prevent the US administration from the official announcement of the upcoming visit, confirmed by another Jafar that many American interests in Iraq , most notably the presence of about five thousand US military bases in multiple security on the ground in Iraq.

[Wiljor]

Interesting 🤔

[dinarham]

Trump carries his cards close to his chest ,no doubt a prudent decision . Dems want a more specific plan , like ", We will launch an aggressive move against Isis on Tuesday at 4:00 . 

[ChuckFinley]

Thanks Yota, shxxxxxxt is about to hit the fan somewhere.  

[yota691]

His first foreign tour .. Trump: We will start in Saudi Arabia to confront terrorism and extremism

History of edits:: 2017/5/4 23:28 • 97 times readable

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US President Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that his first foreign trip late this May, will include visits to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican.

Trump said that "Saudi Arabia embraces the signatories of the most sacred in Islam, and there we will start establishing new rules for cooperation and support with our allies to confront Muslim extremism, terrorism and violence, and to provide a more hopeful future and just for young Muslims in their countries." 
Trump added: "Our mission is not to dictate how others live their lives, but to build a coalition of friends and partners who share the goal of fighting terrorism and to achieve security and stability in the Middle East." 
The US president will also participate in the meetings of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] in Brussels on May 25, and the summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations , hosted by Italy on May 26.

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Saudi Arabia is 1st Stop on Trump’s Foreign Trip

ASHARQ AL-AWSAT ENGLISH5 hours ago 71

 

US President Donald Trump. - Reuters

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia this month as part of his first foreign trip since taking office in January.

In a speech in the Rose Garden of the White House, Trump said: “”My first foreign trip as president of the United States will be to Saudi Arabia.”

Trump said his visit will “begin to construct a new foundation” to combat terrorism.

White House officials said Trump’s trip, which starts in Saudi Arabia, aims to confront Iran and ISIS terrorist organization.

The officials also said that the US president wants to achieve long-term stability in the Middle East.

Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia was added to a trip that includes a NATO meeting in Brussels and the Group of Seven summit in Sicily end of May.

[yota691]

James Jeffrey: Trump is Seeking to Restore Traditional US Policy

HEBA EL KOUDSY3 days ago 278

 

Former Diplomat James Jeffrey (pa/dpa/EPA)

Washington – Former US Diplomat James Jeffrey said that President Donald Trump’s Administration was seeking to restore traditional US foreign policy, noting that the new president wanted to work with his country’s conventional allies in the Middle East, including Arab states, Turkey and Israel, in addition to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Jeffrey has assumed senior positions in Washington and has managed a number of regional files, including the Iranian case, during his work with former President Georges W. Bush’s administration. He is currently an expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he focuses on US regional diplomatic, and military strategy, as well as Turkey, Iraq, and Iran.

In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Jeffrey talks about the new US administration’s strategy in the region, in particular its relation with the Gulf, position towards Iran and support to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.

“Trump takes us back to the traditional US foreign policy, which is represented in working with our conventional allies in the Middle East, within an international security system,” Jeffrey said.

He blamed the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East on the strategy adopted by former US President Barack Obama during his second presidential term, “along with some mistakes committed during Bush’s administration”.

Jeffrey noted, however, that Trump did not have a former experience in foreign affairs and “is quick in making decisions.”

“This might be good, especially when we see how Trump responded to the Syrian regime’s chemical attack with a firm resolution,” he stated.

“The first 100 days of Trump’s administration were a good beginning,” Jeffrey added.

The former diplomat described the US attack against the Syrian regime as a message to Russia and Iran.

“Syria is not the source of threat to stability in the Middle East, but Iran is the biggest threat to the region,” he stated.

He noted in this regard that the US should find the proper means to exert pressure on Russia, Syria, China and Iran, without resorting to wars.

As for the relations with Iran, Jeffrey said that the new US administration said it was seeking to review the nuclear deal and the Persian State’s compliance with its commitments.

He noted in this regard that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has told the Congress last week that Iran has been so far committed to its pledges, in line with the nuclear deal.

When asked about US warnings that it would cancel the deal with Iran, Jeffrey said: “I believe that the US administration wanted to trigger panic to push Russia and Iran to adopt a better behavior, but it won’t tear the deal apart or withdraw from it.”

The former diplomat underlined the need for the US administration to support the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen in order to curb the threats imposed by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on the Saudi borders.

“By supporting the Kingdom and the alliance forces, we should find the means to impose ceasefire in Yemen and make sure there is no way for launching missiles on the Saudi borders,” Jeffrey said.

[yota691]

Maliki's coalition, commenting on the upcoming visit to Iraq Trump

Ali Rasouli May 5, 2017 Add comment 106 Visit

 

 

 

Baghdad Journal News

Commented a coalition of state law, led by Vice President of the Republic of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki, on Friday, on the upcoming visit of US President Donald Trump, the Middle East and Iraq.

She Coalition MP and is "the largest parliamentary bloc in the Iraqi Council of Representatives," high Nassif's "Journal News", expressed the hope that be a "visit of the US president of Iraq dedicated to discuss common interests between the two countries, according to legal frameworks and respect for Iraq's sovereignty and non-interference in the internal Affairs is welcomed ".

Nassif said, that "Iraq has Atvavih joint advance with America at the military level and the economy, cultural, and we hope that strengthen the Convention."

, However, "that was posed by the Americans in the last period of the development of new conditions on Iraq, with respect to the crowd and the neighboring countries and to follow ways Daashah in order to obtain investments in the country, change is welcome to visit", while stressing that "the door of Iraq is open for investments, especially since Iraq has the potential and the wealth of being able to be one of the best countries to invest in the Middle East, provided away from the colonial projects planned by some countries. "

Preparing US President Donald Trump, visit three countries in the Middle East, including Iraq, to search for new regional powers in the region, it is expected to visit Saudi Arabia before Iraq Trump.

[MyLadiesDaddy]

It looks like Iran's little puppet is scared that the TrumpNado is going to make prime minister Abadi an offer he can't refuse. I love watching stupid people squirm in the presence of greatness.