US Senate approves arms deal with Saudi Arabia

[DoD]

9 minutes ago, SnowGlobe7 said:

Why do the Saudis need that many guns??

 

So they can kill Iran...Its more politically correct if we get SA to do our wars an killing than for the US to get involved. This way Trump makes the liberals happy as well, create jobs an no war...also you have Russia as the 8000 pound elephant in the room.

[yota691]

 

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[Tonygrasso]

Blah blah blah. I listened to as much as I could. What a snooze fest. Listening to that makes me want to commit jihad. 

[ScaryMary]

22 hours ago, Hotcurl said:

Donald J Trump is my President

Semper Fi  

GO RV

Agreed. Mine too.

[cross5]

Good speech Trump! You nailed it

Edited May 21, 2017 by cross5

[Floridian]

Best speech I ever heard!  Hooray for President Trump!

[wealthhound]

59 minutes ago, Tonygrasso said:

Blah blah blah. I listened to as much as I could. What a snooze fest. Listening to that makes me want to commit jihad. 

Tonygrasso,

Ypu are certainly entitled to your own opinion BUT, do you realize what you are saying?!

[chinadawg]

LOL. the DEM'S news channel msnbc had very little to say after the speech,,,,they hurriedly switched to a stupid soccer game...LMAO.

[yota691]

2 hours ago, wealthhound said:

Ypu are certainly entitled to your own opinion BUT, do you realize what you are saying?!

Tony has no clue, self center, self absorption, all about Tony. 

 

2 hours ago, Floridian said:

Best speech I ever heard!  Hooray for President Trump!

 

2 hours ago, cross5 said:

Good speech Trump! You nailed it

Would have to agree, Praying for Peace for everyone, away from the destruction and death that is daily norm for these people. 

[Tonygrasso]

Wow you learned all that about me from one little wisecrack? Impressive.

[yota691]

Riyadh summit provided an opportunity to deliver Iraq speech and vision to the world

5/22/2017 0:00    BAGHDAD / Omar Abdel-Latif Presided over President Fuad Masum on Sunday, the delegation of Iraq in the Arab Islamic Summit - US, which was held in the Saudi capital Ariyad.oovad statement to the Office of the President of the Republic, that the infallible arrived in Riyadh late Saturday evening at the head of a senior delegation including Vice-President Osama Najafi and the Minister Defense Irfan Hayali and a number of advisers. Foreign Relations Committee in the House of Representatives and is expected to be American - Islamic positive for Iraq Riyadh summit outcomes, and will provide a clear and unambiguous message to the participation that Iraq wants cooperation and understanding with them and distancing himself from the policy of axes , which some are trying to impose Alih.oukal Chairman of the Foreign Parliamentary Relations Abdul states Bari Zebari told the «morning: that« US President Donald Trump is trying to collect visions of his visit to Saudi Arabia and then to Israel and the Vatican, and show himself that he does not distinguish between religions and give a different picture to the one taken with him at the beginning of his inauguration as president of the United States » .  He noted that «Saudi Arabia has invested his presence by calling for the presence of an American Islamic summit», adding that «the presence of representatives of the President of the Republic and his deputy Iraqi delegation is to re - consider the country 's participation in regional conferences as well as being an opportunity to deliver Iraq speech to the regional and global communities and listen to their views.»  And between Zebari said «is still too early to talk about the impact of the summit in the Arab region, as there will be a lot of speculation, and everyone knows the complexities of regional in the region that can not be resolved in a few such meetings , but need regional understandings international on this subject consensus» , expressing his wishes to «out of the summit by calling for an end to the fight against extremism and the ideas of murder and slaughter and bombing on religion or belief , which has become like a cancer that eats away at the body of the Arab nation and the world.» Drying the sources of terrorism for his part, said committee member Abbas al - Bayati: The main objective of the - American - Islamic summit is to explore the prospects of cooperation between the new US administration and the Arab and Islamic countries. Al - Bayati said in a statement singled out by the «morning»: The «Iraq is seeking through this summit to achieve several goals Ktajafiv the sources of terrorism, because after the elimination of« Daesh »stage is to work not to the emergence of new terrorist organizations threaten regional peace and security», expressing for «fear of the emergence of terrorist organizations or re - gathering after disintegration in the countries of the region after the elimination of« Daesh »militarily, in addition to urging States to stand by Iraq and help in the reconstruction of what was destroyed by terrorism in the cities occupied in 2014, as it needs to be aid, money and expertise and workshops , many work must be the major countries contribute to its establishment. » Al - Bayati stressed that «Iraq will provide a clear and unambiguous message to these countries that he wants cooperation and understanding with all neighboring countries and the world does not want to be in the axis against another, but he will have extensive relationships with everyone and will not engage in any effort trying to target any country in the region, the search for a way out sound crises of the region, and does not want Iraq that there will be polarizations in the form of military alliances because the military solution has proved its failure must be a political solution, Iraq this message , which Saouselha clearly and explicitly during the summit to assure everyone that the achievements of the Iraqi forces was the will of the national and courageous Iraqi in a fair battle fought on behalf of everybody". He warned that «these summits have goals is directly represented to hold meetings protocol with the Gulf Cooperation Council ( GCC ) , and other meetings with a number of presidents who were invited at the summit to exchange opinions and points of view and hear the American point of view, these meetings do not emerge from the things strategy as far as is an attempt by the Saudi and American sides that there is a kind of round table between the United States and other countries to exchange opinions and views on crises, files and problems of the region. » Positive returns also saw committee member Mohammed Abed Rabbo said Nuri «any alliance will emerge from this summit will have positive returns for Iraq.» Said Abed Rabbo said in a statement singled out by the «morning»: The «alliances are generally reflected positively on the falls , including or be part of it», adding that « the summit will be a positive returns for the region and Iraq, considering that there is a large international hubs are known to the world in general », indicating that« the government is trying to distance Iraq from the language of axes and hostility to other countries and to deal on the basis of the interest of the country so that it is possible that there are good relations with the United States does not preclude that there are relations with Russia. » He added that «everyone in Iraq wants the country 's interests are above all considerations, and there are international alliances give the excuse or allow not to interfere with this or that party and to ensure that Iraq is at the same distance from everyone», expecting that «any alliance would be in the interests of Iraq during  the future ».

[ScaryMary]

5 hours ago, Tonygrasso said:

Wow you learned all that about me from one little wisecrack? Impressive.

Don't worry Tony. 

The other Tony and I knew what you ment.

[yota691]

Trump arrives in Israel from Saudi Arabia

History of edits:: 2017/5/22 12:36 • 64 - times readable

[Oan- follow - up] 
US President Donald Trump arrived today in Tel Aviv and the Palestinian territories as part of his tour of the Middle East.

Trump began his tour of Saudi Arabia yesterday, where he gave a speech to a summit of Arab leaders and Muslims. 
The US president will hold talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders during the visit tomorrow and conclude the then go to the Vatican to meet the Pope. 
He described the Trump to reach a peace agreement between Palestinians and Israelis as the "ultimate goal", but his comments were too vague about the picture that should be on such an agreement. 
The US president said he would prefer to leave the decision in this regard in the hands of the parties in direct talks.

[tigergorzow]

Rajavi says Iran source of evil, hails Trump positions in Riyadh summit

May 22 2017 10:56 PM

Maryam Rajavi

 

President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Maryam Rajavi, has hailed the outcomes of the Arab-Islamic-US summit held in the Saudi capital Riyadh as a "step to oust the Velayat-e Faqih regime in Iran".

The closing statement of the summit attended by US President Donald Trump and more than 50 Arab and Muslim leaders called for an isolation for the Mullah regime.

Mr Trump accused Iran of fueling terrorism and undermining peace and stability in the Middle East region and the world.

Rajavi emphasized the need to combat Iran's  export of terrorism and fundamentalism, its ballistic missile program, its interference in the internal affairs of other countries.

She also called the international community to sever ties with the country's ruling theocracy, expel it from international organizations, and enlist the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as well as other military, paramilitary and security forces affiliated with the regime as terrorist organizations.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10958/Rajavi-says-Iran-source-of-evil-hails-Trump-positions-in-Riyadh-summit

[Tonygrasso]

Scary Mary thanks. lol I never made it to the Trump speech, the Saudi King put me to sleep.

just want to say thanks to all the dirty neggers for the 18 cherries, thats rather Luigi like. I wonder what would happen if I said  something offensive. 

[jmartin1145]

That speech was Reagan-esque.

[yota691]

Urgent Hakim surprised Saudi Arabia deal with infallible in the Riyadh summit

History of edits:: 2017/5/23 13:17 • 26 times readable

[Oan- Baghdad] 
The President of the Iraqi National Alliance, Ammar al - Hakim, was surprised by the Saudi authorities deal with the President Fuad Masum in - American - Islamic summit , which was held two days ago in the capital Riyadh.

Hakim said at a news conference after a meeting of the alliance with the local government of the province of Baghdad , the delegation of "dealing with the Iraqi president was a cause for surprise in terms of the reception and address Iraq and the lack of consultation with the president at the summit files?". 
" I will leave to clarify that the government and the concerned authorities." 
He noted that "international conferences , especially those held in the region must include everyone to develop a unified vision in solving problems , " he reiterated his call "to hold a summit between the regional countries , including Iran." 
The President of the Republic Fuad Masum, has participated in the Islamic summit - the US , which was held in Riyadh last Sunday.

[yota691]

Middle East

Iran’s president criticizes US after Trump’s sharp words

 

 

 

 

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gives a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 22, 2017. Rouhani, a cleric whose administration struck the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers, decisively won a second term in Friday’s election. (Vahid Salemi/Associated Press)

By Adam Schreck | AP May 22 at 3:21 PM

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani took barbed swipes at the U.S. and its ally Saudi Arabia on Monday, hitting back at both a day after President Donald Trump used his first foreign trip to the kingdom to call for further isolation of Iran.

The 68-year-old cleric, a political moderate within Iran who secured a resounding victory over a hard-line opponent, called relations with the United States “a curvy road” even as he touted the 2015 nuclear accord Iran secured with the Obama administration and other world powers as a “win-win” agreement.

He was less flattering in his assessment of the Trump administration so far. Rouhani said that Iranians are “waiting for this government to become stable intellectually” and that “hopefully, things will settle down ... so we could pass more accurate judgments.”

“The Americans do not know our region, that’s what the catch is,” Rouhani said in response to a question from The Associated Press. “Unfortunately, Americans have always made mistakes in our region,” he continued. “When they attacked Afghanistan (and) Iraq, when they made sanctions against Iran. In Syria, they made mistakes, and also in Yemen.”

Rouhani also criticized Saudi Arabia, Tehran’s main regional rival, just hours after Trump departed the country bound for Israel, where he arrived Monday. He said the Sunni-ruled kingdom “has never seen a ballot box,” a pointed dig in the wake of Iran’s presidential election Friday that drew long lines as over 40 million people voted.

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Trump targets Iran in terrorism speech

 

 

President Trump said Iran is responsible for destabilizing the Middle East and supporting the Assad regime in Syria during a speech on May 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (The Washington Post)

Rouhani further criticized the Saudi summit that Trump attended on Sunday, describing it as a “show-off” that “will not have any political and practical values.”

“The issue of terrorism cannot be solved through giving money to superpowers,” Rouhani said, adding that his nation would “uproot terrorism” and bring stability to the region. Iranian-backed forces have been fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and support the government of President Bashar Assad in its battle against Sunni fighters in Syria. “Who can claim that stability of the region can be restored without Iran?” he said.

Rouhani made a point to stress that Trump’s visit came amid Iran’s presidential election, saying that such elections “are not in their (Saudis’) dictionary.”

“I hope that the day will come that Saudi Arabia will adopt this path,” he said. “They should have polling stations in place for the people and let the rulers not be on a hereditary basis. They should be picked by the people.”

Unlike Saudi Arabia, which occasionally holds elections for municipal councils, Iran regularly holds elections for president, parliament and other posts. The elections remain tightly controlled, however, and many candidates are excluded during a pre-election vetting process.

Ultimate power in Iran rests not with the president but with the supreme leader, who is chosen by a clerical panel and has the final say over all matters of state.

The Sunni kingdom and Shiite power Iran haven’t had diplomatic relations since early 2016. That’s when Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shiite cleric and protesters in Iran attacked two of the kingdom’s diplomatic posts. Saudi Arabia immediately cut diplomatic ties and other Sunni Arab countries in the Gulf have taken a harder line on Iran since.

 

Rouhani won another four-year term Friday in a vote that many saw as a referendum on his push for international outreach that led to the nuclear deal, as well as a vote of confidence that his government will be able to help the country’s sputtering economy.

Trump has threatened to try to renegotiate the deal, which saw Iran accept curbs on its contested nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some international economic sanctions.

Trump repeatedly has criticized Iran in speeches on his first foreign trip. In Israel on Monday, he warned of “the threat posed by Iran” through the possibility of it acquiring nuclear weapons and its support of militant groups.

Also Monday, the foreign ministers of France and Germany said their countries want to work with Iran following Rouhani’s re-election but are pressing Tehran to keep to the nuclear deal and to help de-escalate Mideast conflicts.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said France is convinced that Iran under Rouhani will have “an important role in the pacification” of the region. “We expect Iran to behave responsibly ... not to support terror,” said his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel.

At the Tehran press conference, Rouhani also defended Iran’s ballistic missile program, something heavily criticized by Trump’s new administration. The Trump administration in February sanctioned more than two dozen people and companies in retaliation for a ballistic missile test, warning it had put the Islamic Republic “on notice.”

“The U.S. leaders should know that whenever we need a missile test because of a technical aspect, we will test,” he said. “We will not wait for them and their permission.”

Rouhani added: “Our missiles are for peace, not for attack.”

[MyLadiesDaddy]

He's history anyway

 

[SnowGlobe7]

On 5/21/2017 at 8:29 AM, DoD said:

 

So they can kill Iran...Its more politically correct if we get SA to do our wars an killing than for the US to get involved. This way Trump makes the liberals happy as well, create jobs an no war...also you have Russia as the 8000 pound elephant in the room.

 

And I believe this is half right. Unfortunately  I think they supply BOTH sides to keep themselves on the top of the heap in the Middle East

[yota691]

Gifts received by Trump from Saudi Arabia

 

Monday, 22 May 2017 23:01

 

 

 

 

Alsumaria News / Baghdad  reported a number of media, US President Donald Trump received gifts from Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz , it is considered the largest in the history of Saudi Arabia in terms of gifts, which is composed of diamond stone.  According to these means, the Saudi king made a pistol of pure and rare gold in the world with a picture of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, was also presented sword of pure gold, weighing more than 25 kg of gold studded with diamond and rare stones than the price of $ 200 million.     US President Trump also received 25 hours all of the hands of diamonds and gold for him and his family, the price of about $ 200 million, as well as receiving more than 150 mantle with gems for him and his family in different sizes, and will be shipped off the US presidential plane to Washington .  The launch was the biggest name is serious in Riyadh on US President Donald Trump name versus standing in the face of Iran and its allies, will be carving a statue of the head of Trump on the first serious, according to the reported number of media outlets.  Trump also received a microcosm of the statue of freedom in America , gold, diamonds and rubies, where Saudi Arabia will be transferred in the White House to a private cargo plane and be owned by the US President Trump.  Trump also received a 125 - meter - long yacht, is the longest yacht in the world , especially for personal, featuring 80 rooms with 20 suites , a royal and most of its components of pure gold.  Saudi Arabia will be with the US Navy to deliver the yacht to Washington to be the private property of US President Trump, with a price of $ 800 million yacht.  Those gifts can be considered, " the largest gifts granted by the Saudi foreign to the President", especially for an American president in the history of the US - Saudi relationship - or in the history of the Saudi relationship with the countries of the world.  It should be noted that the Saudi king had insisted that these gifts are personal Trump, and not to be placed in museums America , but to be the property of the President of the Trump personally.

[Wiljor]

Wow wow, the last article posted by Yota just blew my mind. If true, this is huge. What did Trump do to deserve such riches  🤔

 

Please DV, gimme your insights on this post, am I crazy for getting to excited? Is this normal?, wtf????????

 

 and  again!!!!!

Edited May 24, 2017 by Wiljor

[Synopsis]

3 minutes ago, Wiljor said:

Wow wow, the last article posted by Yota just blew my mind. If true, this is huge. What did Trump do to deserve such riches  🤔

 

      

 

I concur Brother Wiljor!

 

What in the world did President Donald Trump do over there? Make America Great Again? I'm pretty MAGA GAGA about now!!!

 

How could President Donald Trump walk away with nominally 1 billion USD in personal gifts from the Saudi Arabian King? Just for showing up over there? Hey, can I visit, too?

 

Good for us? Probably we'll know real, real soon like any NOW DAY!!!

 

WOWZERS!!!

 

Go Moola Nova!