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Information is becoming visible these days with regards to various governments and their relationships with the Middle Eastern Countries. Russia would be much better off to break relations with Turkey and gain oil directly from Iraq and the Kurds. From wikipedia: In response, Russia imposed a number of economic sanctions on Turkey. These included the suspension of visa-free travel to Russia for Turkish citizens, limits on Turkish residents and companies doing business in Russia and restrictions on imports of Turkish products.[16] Russian tour operators were discouraged from selling Turkish package holidays and asked to stop charter flights to Turkey[16] while Russian football clubs were banned from signing Turkish players and discouraged from organizing winter training camps in Turkey.[17] The day after the jet was shot down, a Russian law-maker, Sergei Mironov, introduced a bill to the Russian parliamentthat would criminalize the denial of the Armenian Genocide,[18] a political move that Turkey has strongly opposed when countries like France and Greece adopted similar laws.[19] Even though.... " the aircraft "F-16 and Sukhoi" possessed by Iraq", they are not piloted by Iraqi pilots (because they suck) they are manned by US and Russian pilots and are under their respective military controls.

Corrupt. The whole lot of them.

They have had lower auctions in the past but this one is the lowest in recent months. Click on this link for the .pdf from CBI.iq ----> http://www.cbi.iq/documents/C.B.I.%20FOREIGN%20EXCHANGE.pdf

Yes they termed it illegal but the intent was there and voted by the MPs originally.

I would image this is not the first closed door session they have had.

Thanks Yota but if the media knows don't you think the military would know? My guess would be that they will nail him just like Osama Bin Laden and it won't be pretty. Whatever area accepts him will certainly be under the microscope by major countries fighting ISIS. He's probably in Iran or still in Syria.

He won't use them but he will no doubt ensure that Daash understands that he is not going to drag out a long campaign against them either.

Still not the 75k that was specified in the 2015 budget that held true for only days.

Thank you for the update. I don't believe that we will see anything significant until 2016. So have a wonderful Stress Free Holiday Season.

That is what I choose to do. I even have Luigi blocked so all I see are the responses. It does not totally blank out his post however. The title still appears when you click on "Whats New" or bring up the site initially. I do not wish to block the entire Rumor forum just his outlandish regurge from ****************.

The US has too much invested in Iraq. Agreed this will never happen. They can review and nullify all they want. Ain't going to happen with the billions of dollars, amount of troops, training, and equipment.

LMAO Thanks

The dawning realization that Islamic State is actually intent on establishing a 'caliphate' for the world's Muslims is underscored by a 24-page state-building manual leaked to The Guardian, which experts say should carefully guide Western nations' response to an increasingly global fight against the group's terror both at "home" and abroad. The document's detailed plans for a full-fledged state, outlining an educational curriculum, propaganda, and an oil and gas-based economy, were penned for administrators between July and October 2014, soon after leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a caliphate in northern Iraq and Syria. Gee a Detailed 24 page How to live and die as a part of ISIS. Heck of a recruitment pamphlet. Probably soon to be available thru Amazon. My kids bicycle manual is more detailed longer than 24 pages. If I want a lifestyle roadmap to follow, I'll consult the Bible. Perhaps they should consider the Koran. Read more: http://dinarvets.com/forums/index.php?/topic/212525-understanding-isis-leaked-document-reveals-nation-building-plans/#ixzz3tjtWY5iO

"Get your house in order or we will do it for you." seems to be the philosophy of many countries with regard to ISIS and Iraq. Not going to be a matter of violation of sovereignty and Iraq's wishes. The problem with Daash in Iraq was not handled by the government well. They asked for help but only under their terms and conditions. Now that this has gone international, countries are considering Iraq borders transparent.

It seems that when ever there is important work to be done, they always fail to have a quorum. The Budget is not scheduled to be voted on until later this month according to previous press releases. And no, I don't think the HCL is part of the Budget. It will have no effect on the RV just like last year.

Thank you both. TG and Markinsa

I never belonged to his site but a friend that got me into the Dinar was/is. I liked Mailman as well as a few others. I thought Med retired or was having severe medical problems or some such thing. Thanks Markinsa btw... I should have put it in off topic posts to begin with. I guess I am thinking that ISIS should not be much of a threat as Japan was and we and our allies should be able to extinguish them quickly without such losses.

In Jan/Feb of 2015 Medic stated that he believed it would not happen until 2016. I felt totally dejected as did many members of his site evidently (because they left) and I wrote off his posts from that time forward. Now I see all the Gurus that told us it would happen in 2015 now changing to 2016. There doesn't seem to be any guarantee that it will happen in 2016.either. We are being bombarded by tons of articles and rumors that have to do with their economy. Do they have to get every wrinkle out of their economy before we see the elusive RV? Sure seems like it. And I would like to know who censored my Remembering December 7 1941 post without even a message,

Could you find a link for me davis411?

I was raised by WWII veterans. A heartfelt thank you. ---> Link Ford Island, Pearl Harbor December 7, 2015, marks the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II. The 70th anniversary of the end of World War II is being marked throughout this year. More than 12 million Americans, men and women of the Greatest Generation, served during the course of the war. More than 400,000 of them were killed. Ford Island in Pearl Harbor is seen in this aerial photo taken from a Japanese plane on December 7, 1941. Early that Sunday morning a surprise attack at 7:48 a.m. Hawaiian time by the Imperial Japanese Navy in two waves, a barrage that lasted two hours and destroyed or crippled 18 U.S. ships, destroyed nearly 300 planes, killed 2,403 servicemen and 68 civilians and wounded 1,178 others, pulling the United States into World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war the next day, which it did with just one dissenting vote. FDR proclaimed December 7th a "date which will live in Infamy."

Just google his speech from last night. I posted it right after it happened. I wouldn't put too much stock in the Iraqi Press.

Oh for the love of Mike did Wesley actually make such a dumb a$$ statement? Or rather, is he not just trying to get a point across to the everyday joe. Wesley has known for years about terrorist organizations and the Middle East. Please don't "dumb me down" Wesley there is a lot you and others know but are not ready or willing to enlighten the civilian side. Been there done that sir. Synopsis During his 34 years in the U.S. Army, Wesley Clark rose to the rank of four-star general and was named director for strategic plans and policy of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As Supreme Allied Commander and Commander in Chief of the U.S. European Command, Clark commanded Operation Allied Force, NATO’s first major combat action, which saved 1.5 million Albanians from ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. Profile General. Born Wesley Kanne on December 23, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. After his father, prosecutor and democratic politician Benjamin Kanne, died when Wesley was a young child, he and his mother moved to Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1954, his mother married Victor Clark, who became Wesley's stepfather. He graduated first in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point and studied for two years at England's Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship.

His first address in five years. He doesn't have to deal with it. That will be the job of the next POTUS. His damage has already been done and taken a toll on the US as well as you and I personally. If we cannot attain a stronger congress, we will be in for tough times. IMHO

Once again I concur Nuki... Very good post. +1 ... I wish I could give more.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/09/10/obama-speech-full-text/15415287/ President Obama delivered a prime-time speech tonight outlining a counter-terrorism strategy against the Islamic State. Here are his remarks. My fellow Americans, tonight I want to speak to you about what the United States will do with our friends and allies to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as ISIL. As Commander-in-Chief, my highest priority is the security of the American people. Over the last several years, we have consistently taken the fight to terrorists who threaten our country. We took out Osama bin Laden and much of al Qaeda's leadership in Afghanistan and Pakistan. We've targeted al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen, and recently eliminated the top commander of its affiliate in Somalia. We've done so while bringing more than 140,000 American troops home from Iraq, and drawing down our forces in Afghanistan, where our combat mission will end later this year. Thanks to our military and counterterrorism professionals, America is safer. Still, we continue to face a terrorist threat. We can't erase every trace of evil from the world, and small groups of killers have the capacity to do great harm. That was the case before 9/11, and that remains true today. And that's why we must remain vigilant as threats emerge. At this moment, the greatest threats come from the Middle East and North Africa, where radical groups exploit grievances for their own gain. And one of those groups is ISIL — which calls itself the "Islamic State." Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not "Islamic." No religion condones the killing of innocents. And the vast majority of ISIL's victims have been Muslim. And ISIL is certainly not a state. It was formerly al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq, and has taken advantage of sectarian strife and Syria's civil war to gain territory on both sides of the Iraq-Syrian border. It is recognized by no government, nor by the people it subjugates. ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. And it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way. In a region that has known so much bloodshed, these terrorists are unique in their brutality. They execute captured prisoners. They kill children. They enslave, rape, and force women into marriage. They threatened a religious minority with genocide. And in acts of barbarism, they took the lives of two American journalists — Jim Foleyand Steven Sotloff. So ISIL poses a threat to the people of Iraq and Syria, and the broader Middle East — including American citizens, personnel and facilities. If left unchecked, these terrorists could pose a growing threat beyond that region, including to the United States. While we have not yet detected specific plotting against our homeland, ISIL leaders have threatened America and our allies. Our Intelligence Community believes that thousands of foreigners — including Europeans and some Americans — have joined them in Syria and Iraq. Trained and battle-hardened, these fighters could try to return to their home countries and carry out deadly attacks. President Obama delivers a prime-time address from the White House on Sept. 10, 2014. (Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images) I know many Americans are concerned about these threats. Tonight, I want you to know that the United States of America is meeting them with strength and resolve. Last month, I ordered our military to take targeted action against ISIL to stop its advances. Since then, we've conducted more than 150 successful airstrikes in Iraq. These strikes have protected American personnel and facilities, killed ISIL fighters, destroyed weapons, and given space for Iraqi and Kurdish forces to reclaim key territory. These strikes have also helped save the lives of thousands of innocent men, women and children. But this is not our fight alone. American power can make a decisive difference, but we cannot do for Iraqis what they must do for themselves, nor can we take the place of Arab partners in securing their region. And that's why I've insisted that additional U.S. action depended upon Iraqis forming an inclusive government, which they have now done in recent days. So tonight, with a new Iraqi government in place, and following consultations with allies abroad and Congress at home, I can announce that America will lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat. Our objective is clear: We will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy. First, we will conduct a systematic campaign of airstrikes against these terrorists. Working with the Iraqi government, we will expand our efforts beyond protecting our own people and humanitarian missions, so that we're hitting ISIL targets as Iraqi forces go on offense. Moreover, I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL in Syria, as well as Iraq. This is a core principle of my presidency: If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven. Second, we will increase our support to forces fighting these terrorists on the ground. In June, I deployed several hundred American servicemembers to Iraq to assess how we can best support Iraqi security forces. Now that those teams have completed their work — and Iraq has formed a government — we will send an additional 475 servicemembers to Iraq. As I have said before, these American forces will not have a combat mission — we will not get dragged into another ground war in Iraq. But they are needed to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces with training, intelligence and equipment. We'll also support Iraq's efforts to stand up National Guard Units to help Sunni communities secure their own freedom from ISIL's control. Across the border, in Syria, we have ramped up our military assistance to the Syrian opposition. Tonight, I call on Congress again to give us additional authorities and resources to train and equip these fighters. In the fight against ISIL, we cannot rely on an Assad regime that terrorizes its own people — a regime that will never regain the legitimacy it has lost. Instead, we must strengthen the opposition as the best counterweight to extremists like ISIL, while pursuing the political solution necessary to solve Syria's crisis once and for all. Third, we will continue to draw on our substantial counterterrorism capabilities to prevent ISIL attacks. Working with our partners, we will redouble our efforts to cut off its funding; improve our intelligence; strengthen our defenses; counter its warped ideology; and stem the flow of foreign fighters into and out of the Middle East. And in two weeks, I will chair a meeting of the U.N. Security Council to further mobilize the international community around this effort. Fourth, we will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians who have been displaced by this terrorist organization. This includes Sunni and Shia Muslims who are at grave risk, as well as tens of thousands of Christians and other religious minorities. We cannot allow these communities to be driven from their ancient homelands. So this is our strategy. And in each of these four parts of our strategy, America will be joined by a broad coalition of partners. Already, allies are flying planes with us over Iraq; sending arms and assistance to Iraqi security forces and the Syrian opposition; sharing intelligence; and providing billions of dollars in humanitarian aid. Secretary Kerry was in Iraq today meeting with the new government and supporting their efforts to promote unity. And in the coming days he will travel across the Middle East and Europe to enlist more partners in this fight, especially Arab nations who can help mobilize Sunni communities in Iraq and Syria, to drive these terrorists from their lands. This is American leadership at its best: We stand with people who fight for their own freedom, and we rally other nations on behalf of our common security and common humanity. My administration has also secured bipartisan support for this approach here at home. I have the authority to address the threat from ISIL, but I believe we are strongest as a nation when the President and Congress work together. So I welcome congressional support for this effort in order to show the world that Americans are united in confronting this danger. Now, it will take time to eradicate a cancer like ISIL. And any time we take military action, there are risks involved — especially to the servicemen and women who carry out these missions. But I want the American people to understand how this effort will be different from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil. This counterterrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out ISIL wherever they exist, using our air power and our support for partner forces on the ground. This strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us, while supporting partners on the front lines, is one that we have successfully pursued in Yemen and Somalia for years. And it is consistent with the approach I outlined earlier this year: to use force against anyone who threatens America's core interests, but to mobilize partners wherever possible to address broader challenges to international order. My fellow Americans, we live in a time of great change. Tomorrow marks 13 years since our country was attacked. Next week marks six years since our economy suffered its worst setback since the Great Depression. Yet despite these shocks, through the pain we have felt and the grueling work required to bounce back, America is better positioned today to seize the future than any other nation on Earth. Our technology companies and universities are unmatched. Our manufacturing and auto industries are thriving. Energy independence is closer than it's been in decades. For all the work that remains, our businesses are in the longest uninterrupted stretch of job creation in our history. Despite all the divisions and discord within our democracy, I see the grit and determination and common goodness of the American people every single day — and that makes me more confident than ever about our country's future. Abroad, American leadership is the one constant in an uncertain world. It is America that has the capacity and the will to mobilize the world against terrorists. It is America that has rallied the world against Russian aggression, and in support of the Ukrainian peoples' right to determine their own destiny. It is America — our scientists, our doctors, our know-how — that can help contain and cure the outbreak of Ebola. It is America that helped remove and destroy Syria's declared chemical weapons so that they can't pose a threat to the Syrian people or the world again. And it is America that is helping Muslim communities around the world not just in the fight against terrorism, but in the fight for opportunity, and tolerance, and a more hopeful future. America, our endless blessings bestow an enduring burden. But as Americans, we welcome our responsibility to lead. From Europe to Asia, from the far reaches of Africa to war-torn capitals of the Middle East, we stand for freedom, for justice, for dignity. These are values that have guided our nation since its founding. Tonight, I ask for your support in carrying that leadership forward. I do so as a Commander-in-Chief who could not be prouder of our men and women in uniform — pilots who bravely fly in the face of danger above the Middle East, and servicemembers who support our partners on the ground. When we helped prevent the massacre of civilians trapped on a distant mountain, here's what one of them said: "We owe our American friends our lives. Our children will always remember that there was someone who felt our struggle and made a long journey to protect innocent people." That is the difference we make in the world. And our own safety, our own security, depends upon our willingness to do what it takes to defend this nation and uphold the values that we stand for — timeless ideals that will endure long after those who offer only hate and destruction have been vanquished from the Earth. May God bless our troops, and may God bless the United States of America.