Pentagon addresses Congress to ratify the new arms deal for Iraq more than a billion dollars

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The last batch of U.S. helicopters Bill received Iraq

 

Pentagon addresses Congress to ratify the new arms deal for Iraq more than a billion dollars

 

Author: HAA 
Editor: AJ, BS 26.7.2013 12:32

 

 

Range Press / Baghdad

Revealed the Pentagon on Friday for "address the Congress to approve his plans to sell the Iraqi government" equipment and spare parts military variety Tune "billion and ninety-five million dollars," and that the equipment include "helicopters and wheels poll nuclear, biological and wheels Humvee" While pointed out that it comes under the title of "American contribution to help its partners and friends to improve their security strategy."

A statement issued by the Cooperation Committee Military Security responsible for foreign sales of weapons in the U.S. Department of Defense, and the transfer site (Fool) American Economic News, and briefed him (long-Presse), it is "addressed Congress today to approve the plans to sell the Iraqi government equipment and spare parts military variety Tune billion and ninety five million dollars. "

The Commission added in its statement that "This transaction Military include (12) helicopter Bell (Bell 412 EP) with equipment associated with the full and amounting to 300 million dollars, in addition to (50) wheel poll nuclear, biological and chemical type Stryker model (M1135) designed to resist chemical warfare and atmosphere that reaches the approximate value of about 900 million dollars. "

The Committee pointed out that "the deal also contain essential spare parts for maintenance of the wheels rescue type Hercules aircraft (M88A1) and (M88A2) used both for the evacuation of tanks affected," The agency "also contain heavy equipment for trailers and trucks model (M1070) and trucks voltage heavy tactical (

The Committee followed that "this section of the arms sales proposed up to $ 750 million," adding that "all these sales are proposed are described under the title (the contribution of U.S. foreign policy and national security with the help of its partners and friends to improve their strategy of security)," asserting that "this The transaction does not affect the status of the security and defense of the United States. "

The U.S. military official high-level confirmed, in (July 18, 2013), that Iraq submitted 479 applications for military equipment worth about $ 15 billion, while between the value of trades funded U.S. for Iraq up to $ 850 million, he said that the approval " has not yet been "on the integrated air defense system requested by Iraq to the need for" a series of approvals "by the U.S. State Department.

The Iraqi defense minister agency, Saadoun al-Dulaimi, said in an interview to the (Presse term), in (third from June 2013), that Iraq will receive the first meal of the F-16 aircraft the U.S. end of the current year 2013.

Iraq had signed an agreement with Washington to buy 36 fighter aircraft F-16, has announced that the Iraqi government (September 2011), the payment of the first installment of the value of the deal price to buy 18 fighter of this kind, as confirmed by the Ministry of Defense, in (third from July 2012 the past), the Iraqi government's desire to increase the number of aircraft in the "near future" to protect the country's airspace.

The United States is the main source of arming the Iraqi armed forces, despite the quest for Russian and other weapons from Eastern Uriah States between now and then. 

Edited July 26, 2013 by yota691

[sandfly]

THANKS NOW GET THEM TO RV

[uncirculd]

They must have a plan to get rid of the nut job maliki.  Cause if he posses the f-16's the kurds may be in trouble.  I just can't wait to see where this goes.  

[coolbeans]

They must have a plan to get rid of the nut job maliki.  Cause if he posses the f-16's the kurds may be in trouble.  I just can't wait to see where this goes.  

Ok so my guess is you are a Sunni.

 

Correct?  Only the Sunnis and Al-Qaeda have such hatred for the Prime minister of Iraq.

 

I hope your a Sunni because if you are Al-Qaeda this forum is in big trouble.