Why Is Washington Trying To Keep Its Troops In Iraq Indefinitely ?

[DinarThug]

CNN. Broadcasting While Avoiding Obama’s Catastrophic Mistake In 2011 !

 

 

Why is Washington trying to keep its troops in Iraq indefinitely?

 

 

 

2018/1/14 11:55:42 AM 
A report by the US Journal of Journalism revealed that, with the defeat of the terrorist preacher in both Iraq and Syria, the US-led coalition is now looking for a shift in its role in the region.

"In order to avoid repeating what happened in 2011, when the United States withdrew militarily from Iraq, only to witness the subsequent horror of the control of the organization calling on large areas of the country, and therefore the International Alliance for his part is trying to do what Must stop the return of terrorists.

US Defense Secretary James Matisse said earlier that "the task is now shifting towards stability and making sure that no second version of the missile is surfaced again," while the Pentagon said that "US forces will remain in Syria, as long as we need to."

"The long-term recovery will take a lot of effort and after many years of devastation to leave it urging because they forcibly forced innocents into the midst of the fighting zone, meaning that residential areas have been badly damaged and the most urgent need is the removal of countless bombs, mines and booby traps Of all towns and villages occupied by terrorist groups. "

"Although some of the 70-member alliance countries are named by name only, no bigger ones like Britain, France, Canada and Australia help in the air and on the ground," the report continued.

For his part, a State Department official said that "some members of the coalition can play an increasing role now after the end of the major military campaign, including through the fight against propaganda calling and sending police trainers and funding," while the colleague of the new US Security Center Nicholas Heras "certainly "We have very different partners who will take on different aspects of the stabilization mission, which they do well."

"The international coalition will maintain its presence indefinitely to help Iraqis get the support and training they need, and protect the Arab Kurdistan Alliance, which fought against a supporter in Syria," the report said.

"The repetition of the mistakes made at the end of the war in Iraq means that we are also likely to see the same tragedies that we have seen before, so US forces must become a stabilization force," said former US Army spokesman Steve Warren. "He said.

The United States has about 2,000 troops in Syria and more than 5,000 troops in Iraq, and their numbers are increasing in both countries by coalition members who have brought commandos and military trainers.

Source: Digital Journal of America

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Edited January 14, 2018 by DinarThug

[Texstorm]

Thanks Yota ! Man you are wearing me out with all of the news lately ! LOL ...., unfortunately the US cannot allow the evil insurgents to rise to power again. Best to take the war to them , instead of allowing them to come to us. Iraq is a great vantage point for us. We can keep our eyes on the enemy and when ever they poke their head up , we can blow it off. 

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White House doctor: Trump's health is exceptionally excellent

 

Sunday, January 14,

 

 

 

 

 

Alsumaria News / Baghdad 
WASHINGTON - The health of US President Donald Trump is excellent after a first full-scale medical examination after his first year in office, the White House doctor said. 

Roy Jackson said Friday's medical tests, which lasted about three hours by US Army doctors, showed the president was "exceptionally excellent" and said he would give more details to reporters on Tuesday. 

The tests did not include any psychological or mental tests of the president, especially after the controversial book, which was recently issued and includes a lecture on Trump psychological and mental health. 

 

 

 

According to Michael Wofel, author of "Fire and Fury," all the president's aides see him as a child wanting to achieve his desires immediately and directly. 

For his part, Trump said the book is full of lies and deception and Foreign Secretary Rex Tillerson denied that the mental health of the president is deteriorating. 

Trump's special doctor announced during his election campaign that if elected, he would be the happiest US president once he won the post. 

Trump conducted medical tests at the Walter Reed Center in Maryland and was among medical team Roy Jackson, who is the US president's physician. 

The former Marine officer had the same post during former President Barack Obama. 

Surprised by the fact that President Trump, who is dealing with large amounts of fast food and gymnasts, has little to say about this health, he is 71 years old and overweight. 

A recent book in the United States confirms that Trump was supported by four food groups on social media outlets - McDonalds, Fried Chicken, Pizza and Diet Cook. 

Some of Trump's confidants say he has benefited greatly from not drinking or smoking. 

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Launching the pilot phase of the electronic signature to activate trade across the net

 

15/1/2018 12:00 am 

The project will serve the security authorities to identify the violators 

Baghdad / Isra Samurai 

The Ministry of Communications launched the pilot phase of the electronic signature project to identify the identity of the sender and receiver via the Internet, to achieve the security side of information, especially in electronic commerce and community security. 

The Director General of the General Company for Services of the International Information Network in the Ministry Ali Al-Qasab said in a statement to "Al-Sabah": The project of electronic signature is one of the most important projects that the Ministry is working on the implementation of a recent, because of its importance in maintaining privacy and confidentiality and the inability to distort the documents sent Via the Internet. 

He added that the electronic signature project is not among the applications used by citizens through smart devices such as mobile phones, because it consists of a set of letters, numbers and symbols, which constitute a special code for documents that are sent and received by customers within the World Wide Web. 

Al-Qassab confirmed that the project will deal with the electronic transactions of the law and contribute to the verification of the identity of the sender and preserve the rights of the sender and the receiver at the same time, stressing that the current phase of the project, which was recently launched experimentally, will continue until the end of February next, Web users in Baghdad and the provinces. 

He pointed out that the project will also serve the competent security authorities to reduce the mafia and gangs that take up space in the Web to achieve their criminal objectives, as will be identified accurately, which will serve the security aspect in a large way, as well as it will provide a digital identity contributes to the definition of any entity to allow Through dealing with the rest of the parties through the Internet within the legal contexts without the need to be present to conduct transactions, and provides the effort and speed in the completion of transactions, and thus activate transactions electronically. 

Director General of the General Company for Services of the International Network of Information noted that the project is also to reduce the burden and costs and time-limited citizens, by simplifying procedures and routine in the promotion of transactions in various parts of the state. 

He concluded by saying that the project implemented by a private company will eliminate corruption in all state institutions, as it will make the exchange of information safe and reliable. It will also open the door to business transactions, thus contributing to technological developments in developed countries.

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Agreement on the inclusion of budget laws and elections in my next Wednesday and Thursday

 

15/1/2018 12:00 am 

Parliament to amend the law of provinces and regions of parliament intends to submit a {appeal}

Baghdad / Al-Sabah 

Just before the session of the House of Representatives, on Sunday, the political blocs agreed with the Presidency of the Council on the inclusion of the budget laws and elections in the next Wednesday and Thursday sessions in order to reach a compromise formula between the blocks.The House of Representatives held a regular session under the chairmanship of Dr. Salim Jubouri and the presence of 195 deputies, while decided to raise it to Monday, after he voted on the draft amendment to the third law of the provinces not organized in the region No. 21 of 2008. 

But the new amendment was met with opposition by the Parliamentary Regions Committee as a "biased approach to decentralization", in the words of its president, while it intends to lodge an appeal against the amendment. 

The head of the parliamentary regions committee, Khalid al-Mafraji, said in a press conference yesterday that "the parliament voted to amend the law No. 21 of the provinces that are not organized in the province, which came from the government," noting that "the Committee and two years ago preparing for this law where she met with provincial councils and local governments And ministries of state that are relevant to the work of local governments. " 

Al-Mafraji added that "during the discussions, the committee found a failure to implement the draft law in force, especially the issue of disconnection of ministries and agencies that have dealings with the provinces," pointing out that "the vote on the draft amendment has an atmosphere inappropriate and in light of the boycott of the coalition of Iraqi forces." 

He pointed out that "the existence of proposals from the Committee of the Regions and the Legal Committee and the deputies represent political blocs, but these observations were not taken when voting on the law," pointing out that "this represents a bias to the principle of centralization. 

Al-Mafraji stressed that he would "vote against the amendment because of legal irregularities that were adopted in this project, and the quorum was not complete to vote. Moreover, there was no consensus to pass it." 

For his part, the head of the Commission on Human Rights Parliamentary Abdul Rahim al-Shammari said in a press statement that "the vote of the House of Representatives on a paragraph of the third amendment to the law of provinces not organized in the region No. 21 of 2008 is unfair to aspects." 

He added that "Article 4 ter was amended to be the election of Qaimmakam and director of the district by an absolute majority of the number of its members, that is, abolished the Council of the district and thus the Council of the Judiciary is nominated by the director of the district, which highlights the judiciary and confiscate the right of the people. 

He stressed that "the area is an independent administrative unit, but in some respects, its population is more than the population of the judiciary, and this law is unfair to the areas and we opposed it, but passed." 
Abdel Rahim demanded "to oppose this law within the legal context." 

The statement of the information department in the House of Representatives received "morning", a copy of it, confirmed that "Jubouri announced a meeting of the Presidency of the Council with the heads of parliamentary blocs, was agreed to include the vote on the date of elections and the law of provincial elections in one of the meetings this week in Will present the draft budget for the current year for the first reading in the session on Wednesday next and include the vote on the law of elections to the House of Representatives in the agenda of the session on Thursday. 

The statement pointed out that the Council voted on the draft amendment of the third law of the provinces that are not organized in the region No. 21 of 2008 and submitted by the legal committees and regions and governorates not organized in the province in order to address the problems revealed by the practical application of the law of the provinces not organized in the region No. 21 of 2008 and to determine the intended In the senior positions and local staff and determine the relationship of ministries with local governments and reduce the number of members of local councils, to streamline the workflow and reduce expenses. 

The statement said that "the Presidency decided to postpone the vote on the conviction or not regarding the answers of the Minister of Communications as well as postponement of the vote on the articles that were inadvertently dropped from the draft reform of inmates and depositors submitted by the committees of work and social affairs and legal, security, defense and human rights to a meeting tomorrow to invalidate the quorum Session. 

The Council concluded, "The first reading of the draft law of the Information and Communications Authority, submitted by the committees of services, reconstruction, culture and information for the purpose of organizing the work in the means of communication and the preparation of the main controls for broadcasting and information and accreditation in the granting of licenses of frequency and broadcasting services and transmission and wireless services at the national level and access to network services and connectivity Including the regulation of radio frequency spectrum, radios, wireless terminal equipment, beneficiary protection and information and standards for media work. "The session was adjourned on Monday. 

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[Bama Girl]

I firmly believe that if the US pulled completely out of Iraq, there would be another uprising of ISIS and/or Iran and Russia would try to take control of Iraq. Iraq has had military victories due to “international coalition, namely the US Special Forces” and not to the Iraqis “military might”  All just moh. 

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[siberian_shaddow]

3 hours ago, Bama Girl said:

I firmly believe that if the US pulled completely out of Iraq, there would be another uprising of ISIS and/or Iran and Russia would try to take control of Iraq. Iraq has had military victories due to “international coalition, namely the US Special Forces” and not to the Iraqis “military might”  All just moh. 

I agree between Maliki and his corrupt goons having the military lay there weapons down and run and Obama making a very bad decision on pulling our troops out,  trying to make himself look like a savior only cost more lives and money. We need to stay indefinitely or at least 10-20 more years. 

Edited January 15, 2018 by siberian_shaddow

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The Economic Council provides a set of recommendations to ensure a sound investment climate in Iraq

 Baghdad / Range 

Officials and economic experts discussed the preparation of a working paper prepared by the World Bank on recommendations to ensure a sound investment climate in Iraq. At the time the recommendations proposed an action plan to simplify visa procedures and establish a clear investor visa category, The real nature of industrial projects that require too much time to be absorbed, the need to consolidate government approvals and pay fees in one outlet, and to introduce a rapid track in the process of registering property.

The representative of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, Bushra Hamza Shaer, said during the workshop held at the Baghdad Hotel in the center of the capital, under the title "The World Bank paper and the main recommendations to ensure a sound investment in Iraq," the investment law written by Iraqi hands and there is no defect, But that the imbalance lies in its application, which made us a clear lag in the completion of investment projects in Iraq over the past years.

The Iraqi Economic Council, pointed out that the recommendations focused on the need to enable the Economic Reform Unit as the secretariat of the Higher Committee for Investment and Reconstruction to provide technical support to the Higher Committee to implement the plan of action of investment reforms agreed, while the other point to the importance of enabling the Economic Reform Unit to provide technical support To the Committee of the Prime Minister proposed investment projects for the province of Basra, to implement the plan of action for investment reform in Basra.

The recommendations called on the National Investment Authority of the Prime Minister's Office to develop the guidelines for the national investment policy statement, including the proposal of detailed guidelines for activating the 2010 and 2015 amendments and the national investment law, but not only in terms of the allocation of industrial projects. Abolishing the right of marsatah as stipulated in Law 1521 of 1981 as being contrary to the National Investment Law, with the need to introduce a mechanism based on international standards to resolve administrative complaints related to the allocation of land and other administrative grievances related to projectsMariyah.

The recommendations stressed that the Ministry of the Interior and the National Investment Authority in the paper, the importance of conducting a comprehensive diagnostic review of the requirements for obtaining a visa and propose a plan of action to simplify the procedures for issuance of visas and the establishment of a class of clear investor visa distinctive, such as the amendment of the Aliens Act No. 118 of 1978 to include a new category of Visas for investors and simplification of compliance procedures after access to foreign investors, amendment of Labor Law No. 37 of 2015 to allow investors to freely contract directly and recruit foreign nationals eligible for projects approved under the National Investment Law.

The recommendations also urged the Ministry of Commerce to reduce the number of procedures, cost and time required to register companies by abolishing the minimum capital requirement, introducing a standard standard contract and making the participation of lawyers in the signing of incorporation documents optional, applying an integrated system to verify the uniqueness of the company in its name, On the Internet, standardize government approvals and pay fees at one outlet.

The recommendations, such as the real estate registry and the tax authority, stressed the importance of reducing the procedures, costs and time required for the property registration process by introducing fast-track procedures in the property registration process, mapping the internal operations in the property register to identify bottlenecks and unifying the valuation of properties completed by the Office. Register of real estate property and tax authority and develop standard methods for valuing property.

The recommendations highlighted that the Ministry of Finance has the importance of improving the procurement system in the country by developing measures to increase access to information and opportunities for private sector participation in government tenders, providing technical assistance and financing to the private sector to enable it to respond to government tenders, and encourage facilitating partnership arrangements between Iraqi companies and their foreign counterparts, With the launching of the reunification of State-owned enterprises and their eventual transfer to the private sector in an equitable and transparent manner and the status of the private sector as the engine of economic growth.

The recommendations also highlighted the importance of including provisions on due process of law to resolve administrative grievances relating to investment after granting leave, with the importance of signing the Hague Convention for the Abolition of Requirements for Ratification of Official Foreign Documents. Convention.

The attendees stressed the importance of providing investment opportunities for companies participating in the donors 'conference, calling for the participation of national companies and the local private sector in the donors' conference to be held in Kuwait soon to identify other foreign companies.

On the other hand, the economic expert Salam Samisam criticized the formulation of the recommendations, noting that they were written in the same discretionary frameworks that were previously written, so they no longer depart from the traditional framework to explain the obstacles to investment in Iraq and to create real and serious frameworks that promote economic and productive reality. Of the country.

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US-led coalition intends to create large new border force in Syria: Report

 14th January, 2018
The photo, taken on April 25, 2017, shows a US officer from the coalition led by Washington speaking with a fighter from the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) near the northeastern Syrian Kurdish town of Derik, known as al-Malikiyah in Arabic

The so-called military coalition led by the United States in Syria is reportedly planning to set up a new large border force of up to 30,000 personnel with the aid of its militia allies in war-torn country, a move that will further infuriate Turkey, a NATO ally that is already angry over Washington’s strong support for Kurdish-dominated forces in the Arab country.

A top Turkish official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters on Sunday that the main reason behind summoning Philip Kosnett, the American charge d‘affaires in Ankara, last week was in fact Washington’s training of the new “Border Security Force” (BSF) within Syria, a move that was denounced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman, who called it "worrying."

The force, whose inaugural class is presently being trained, would be dispatched to the borders of the area controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is an alliance of militias in northern and eastern Syria largely dominated by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).

Ankara views the YPG as the Syrian branch of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been fighting for an autonomous region inside Turkey since 1984.

 

The United States' military support for the militia first began under the administration of US President Donald Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, which provided the SDF with weapons and training.

Earlier this week, President Erdogan once again said his country was to continue its military operation in northern Syria to keep Kurdish militants away from Turkish borders.

The Reuters report also said the US-led coalition’s Public Affairs Office had sent an email to the news agency, confirming the details of the new force, which had also been reported earlier by The Defense Post. It said, further citing the email, that the SDF veterans would constitute around half of the would-be force and recruitment for the other half was under way.

The force would be deployed along the border with Turkey to the north, the Iraqi border to the southeast, and also along the Euphrates River Valley, which practically serves as the dividing line separating the SDF and the Syrian government, the report added.

The US "is taking worrying steps to legitimize this organization and make it lasting in the region," said Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, adding, “It is absolutely not possible for this to be accepted.”

He also warned that his respective country would “continue its fight against any terrorist organization regardless of its name and shape within and outside its borders.”

The US-led coalition also claimed that the BSF would operate under the SDF command and some 230 individuals were currently undertaking training in its inaugural class.

Back in 2014, the US launched a so-called campaign against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group together with a coalition of its allies. The military alliance has done little in the fight against the terrorists, and has instead been repeatedly accused of targeting and killing civilians and hampering Syrian government operations against Takfiri terrorists.

The Syrian government has in many occasions said the coalition has not gained any approval from Damascus to conduct its operations in the Arab country. Syria calls the coalition “an illegal occupation force” and its SDF allies as “traitors.”

 

In late December, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the presence of American troops in Syria was unlawful, urging them to completely leave the Syrian soil.

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Iran absolutely refuses to inspect its military facilities

16:30 - 14/01/2018

 

 

Iran will not allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect its military facilities, spokesman for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Bahruz Kamalundi said Sunday.

"Trump is seeking to search the military installations through the International Agency or any other institution for spying on Iran," Kamalundi said in a press statement, noting that "the demands of the American president are unfounded."

"We do not have any military facility with nuclear activities and we are not a country looking to acquire a bomb or a nuclear weapon," the spokesman said, stressing "his country's commitment to the nuclear agreement."

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What does oil mean to reach $ 70 ?

 

15th January, 2018

Oil prices started trading near the $ 70 a barrel barrier in Asian trading on Monday morning, maintaining last week's high, when Brent crude hit 70.05 a barrel in a trading session. 
US crude also remained close to $ 65 a barrel.

Since early December, oil prices have risen by as much as 13 percent to their highest level in three years, although they continued to fall below the price when they collapsed in June 2014, when oil was above $ 100.

The oil market defies the expectations of many analysts, who estimated at the price of Brent to $ 60 that prices start to improve with the increase in production of oil and shale gas in North America.

However, despite the increase in oil production platforms in the United States and Canada, prices continued to rise due to several factors, some of which have to do with the fundamentals of the oil market and some from outside.

Reasons for the Rise 
The main factor is the commitment of major OPEC producers and beyond (specifically Saudi Arabia and Russia) to a cut production agreement, which reduces oil supply in the market.

This is offset by improved demand for oil, or at least not falling demand, as a result of optimism about economic growth.

The seasonal increase in demand for winter is also due to increased use of heating oil in the northern hemisphere.

However, the fundamentals of the market have not changed much so that OPEC, and its allies of oil producers from outside the organization, are reviewing the agreement to reduce production, the UAE Minister of Energy and Industry said on Friday.

The reasons behind the supply and demand equation are primarily the decline in the US dollar, which is inversely proportional to the price of oil and other dollar-denominated commodities.

Geopolitical fears have not subsided in different production areas, and the Middle East is at its heart.

Market Expectations
 
Although prices have defied expectations, this does not negate the possibility of correction, with the $ 70 barrier crossing the Brent crude.

The increase in oil production in North America may not change much of the supply and demand equation if demand continues to grow as the economies of energy consuming countries improve, but the current balance in the market is also dependent on the size of commercial stocks and the capacity of refineries to maintain the current operating margin .

A decline in the dollar could stop and reverse if the bond market stabilizes and perhaps the inflation rate in major economies increases to the point of tightening monetary policy quickly (interest rate hikes).