US Senate approves arms deal with Saudi Arabia

[yota691]

Saudi Arabia calls on Iraq to attend a summit with the United States the end of May

History of edits:: 2017/5/8 12:14 • 138 times readable

[Oan- Baghdad] 
called for Saudi Arabia to attend the Iraq-US Islamic Arab summit meeting to be held in Riyadh later this month.

A statement by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry , the agency received all of Iraq [where] a copy of it, that "Foreign Minister Ibrahim al - Jaafari met with Abdul Aziz al- Shammari , Acting Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Baghdad, and the meeting reviewed progress of bilateral relations between Baghdad and Riyadh, and ways of enhancing them in the interests of the two brotherly peoples. " 
Recognizes Jaafari , according to the statement , " an official invitation from Saudi Arabia to the President Fuad Masum; to represent Iraq in the Arab-American Islamic summit meeting to be held in Riyadh later this month."

[DinarThug]

CNN. Broadcasting From The White House Wine Cellar While The Donald Makes Abadi His Apprentice !

 

 

(by don961)

Parliamentary sources: Washington imposes a security agreement with Iraq

Journal May 7, 2017

 

BAGHDAD - The Journal News to 
visit US President Donald Trump is the end of this month , the Middle East in his first official visit since the inauguration of the US presidency and includes the announced visit both Saudi Arabia and Israel , the table, at a time when Iraqi government sources confirm that Baghdad will be the third visit aimed at pressuring stations the government of Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi to accept American arrangements in the post Daesh. 
And see the sources said the US president will seek to put pressure on the Iraqis to accept the survival of its troops in Iraq , the other two grounds that security consolidation and not to allow the return of the organization Daesh again by restoring the spirit of the security agreement sofa which expires after three years of signing, which is contrary to the fact that according to Iraqi lawmakers.
A coalition of state law, has expressed surprise at the media leaks talk about that Washington has put pressure on the Iraqi government to keep its troops after Daesh. He denied a member of the Legal Committee MP Mahmoud al-Hassan, told the "Journal News" on Sunday, aware of its mass and the rest of the political blocs such leaks. "

Hassan wondered whether "the strategy of the Convention and Mokhtzaretha" SOFA ", which was held back and 2008 provide for the making of US troops have freedom of movement in Iraq , why those forces came out when was the conclusion of the Convention in 2011". 
He explained that " the first clause of the agreement is the exit of US forces, it is not possible to build our convictions just discounts between the political blocs and throw charges for those who wish there was an agreement . If it is not possible to hide."

For his part , he stressed the strategic analyst, confident Hashemi, for "Sunday Journal, that" US President Donald Trump did not specify his visit to Iraq , and if it is deemed to be supportive of Iraq to the fact that the United States was an important partner and ally of Iraq. " 
He added that "Trump does not interfere with humanitarian intervention , but is a man looking for money, trade and economy , and there is an American desire to increase Washington 's investments through Sharqat and evidence when Abadi went to Washington and asked to meet US President Vtm meeting positively and resulted in the meeting , important decisions. He explained that " the United States does not intervene directly anywhere in the world because they do not want to pile up the bodies of the dead bodies of American soldiers, so it will be its relationship with Iraq's relationship with real participation Valmstharon Americans who are present at the end of their work will return to their home countries.

He stressed that the strategic agreement with the United States , including commercial investment scientific aspects which have not been addressed to military topics at all, then from here affirm that there are no security agreement between Iraq and the United States after Daesh. 
The MP for the province of Diyala proof Mamouri was confirmed for "Journal News" Sunday that "talking about the survival of whether or not US troops to stay in Iraq is premature considering that each country has influence in Iraq , whether through the presence of the army or advisors." 
He added, "the standards that we believe that the presence of foreign troops on Iraqi soil is an occupation, and we are altogether rejecting any external violation and do not allow to keep an element of the US military and non - US elements inside Iraq."

He stressed saying that "Iraq's sovereignty over everything, it is the duty of the federal government, and despite the pressures they face must be to have a strategy on how it would deal with the rest of the countries, both at the international coalition level or at the level of regional countries or at the domestic level. Some countries have ambitions and intentions and purposes to divide Iraq and make it a rival states. "
And he disagreed with the opinion of the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Abdul Bari Zebari, who called for the need to keep US troops in Iraq. He added that after " the end of the war on Daesh, Iraq needs military assistance in the area of logistical support and training and armament to be eligible to keep the areas liberated from terrorist organizations and be an army based on intelligence information and modern technology. He noted that the visit of US President Donald Trump has not been announced officially until Alan.waodh that with regard to the strategic agreement will be in coordination between the Iraqi and American sides. 

While the Kurdistan Democratic Party saw that the issue of Trump 's visit and the survival of US forces in Iraq after Daesh not to the government, but it is up to the Iraqi Council of Representatives legislative authority because they are the legitimate representatives in such decisions thus belong to the Iraqi people to determine their own destiny in.
The MP said, Tariq friend Rashid, for "Journal News" that it is necessary to keep US troops to maintain order by inspectors and some logistical forces of the coalition, whether the US or the rest of the coalition countries, or from the international community, Iraq is politically and militarily, is not qualified to defend himself we saw when He went Daesh and arrived in the walls of Baghdad, if there were no support by the international community and the aircraft that terrorist groups had stopped Daesh arrived in Baghdad.

He added that the strategic agreement concluded since 2011, when the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, a certified agreement by the Iraqi Council of Representatives, a deal for countries experiencing internal problems after World War II was held strategy between America and Japan Agreement, as well as between the United States and Germany, Vale this moment There are US military bases in Japan, Germany and even Britain However, the presence of US troops is the aim of peacekeeping and not Kaanlal as alleged by some.

He quoted Iraqi and US officials as saying that the talks are still Jarih, without giving details about what might emerge from. 
A US official said the talks are still in their early stages " has not yet been reached as a result of any" .oeugd currently in Iraq , about seven thousand of some US forces in temporary missions and others will train Iraqi forces or air strikes and ground operations coordination.

Prime Minister's Office For his part, denied that Iraq had agreed with the United States on the survival of US forces in Iraq for the period following the achievement of military victory over Daesh said in a statement that there is no force fighter from any country on Iraqi soil until the search for their survival or not, There are even trained advisors and experts from a number of countries and that the Iraqi government did not agree with any country in connection with its military role in Iraq's post-decisive victory over terrorism.

The statement added that the victory achieved without hands Iraqi purely and trophies and sacrifices of the Iraqis, and that the Iraqi government has plans and strategies for the development of our security forces capabilities through training and armament to raise the readiness to face the challenges ahead and is open to all international experiences and to meet the ambition of Iraq to build a military establishment and security services enjoy full readiness to face any future external security or international challenges and in accordance with the requirements of the Iraqi national sovereignty. 

For its part , confirmed the MP for the coalition of Iraqi forces Sajida Mohammad, said the talk about US - Iraqi agreements for the establishment of US bases in the country are media leaks have not been announced officially, pointing out that the matter of the right to parliament a request for clarification from the government on this matter.

Mohammed said, " The talk about the presence of US - Iraqi agreements to set up military bases in Iraq are things that are not declared officially," indicating that "any agreement of this kind should be presented to parliament for a vote to approve it before proceeding to implement it ." 

It said Mohammed, said that " the establishment of US bases we can not talk about a good mind or not good because they did not we receive full details of the evaluation may be originally just leaks are not real," noting that "our position is clear , according to this agreement and the quality of the survival of those forces are they military or for training purposes only either without it Valammer still just a modern media. "

Confirmed Mohammed, he said that "the government said in more than one occasion that the existing foreign forces are for the purposes of training and counseling only, and then the survival of those forces or leave is an Iraqi decision only as needed, and the right of parliament, demanding the government statement details of what is being talk about the survival of those forces or not. "

http://www.aljournal.com/secur.....app-15156/

 

Edited May 9, 2017 by DinarThug

[Officiallytook]

17 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

by restoring the spirit of the security agreement sofa which expires after three years of signing, 

2020

 

[DinarThug]

47 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

by restoring the spirit of the security agreement sofa which expires after three years of signing, 

 

29 minutes ago, Officiallytook said:

2020

 

Good Eyesight ...

 

    

 

[Officiallytook]

11 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

 

 

Good Eyesight ...

 

    

 

Well I was thinking there is that year again...

 

Like telling you in your face either you have until then to trade out...

 

Or...

 

Nothing will change until then...which I highly doubt.

[skeetdog]

Thanks DT...The bases that were established in 03' when the US took control were built by Turkish contractors on a foreign building code...To say the least, those bases were built to capacity with no room for expansion...If Iraq wants modern bases built on US codes that are the most advanced in world standards...Then Iraq needs to start with American contractors that build on US standard codes under specified quality inspection and control...jmho

[DinarThug]

5 minutes ago, skeetdog said:

Then Iraq needs to start with American contractors that build on US standard codes under specified quality inspection and control...

 

Construction - This Sounds Like A Job For The Donald !

 

   

 

[ChuckFinley]

3 hours ago, DinarThug said:

 

Construction - This Sounds Like A Job For The Donald !

 

   

 

Your right there Thug and my man knows something about construction. 

[yota691]

Nasrallah: Trump will come to Saudi Arabia will not talk about Palestine, but Iraq and Syria

History of edits:: 2017/5/11 20:22 • 311 times readable

[Follow - up: Wayne] 
he said the secretary - general of Hezbollah , Hassan Nasrallah said "US President Donald Trump will come to Saudi Arabia , and certainly will not be talking about Palestine and the prisoners.

He said in a speech today that "talk in Saudi Arabia would be for Syria and Iraq must therefore wait for what will happen there is no need to fear." 
And on another said Nasrallah "Crown Saudi Crown bin Salman in recent interview made many mistakes, but on the subject of Iran and its problem with it was waiting for Imam Mahdi peace be upon him, and everyone knows that this Imam is expected will emerge from Mecca and the issue of exit forward by the consensus of all Muslims . " . 
He said that the "bin Salman says that his problem is not political but is fighting a religious war and ideological truth is not at all." 
He continued Nasrallah: We say to the son of Salman that the Mahdi belief of Muslims is something definitive and will come out of Mecca and Sewalah the people of the Arabian Peninsula " 
and went on, " We say to the son of Salman when he comes out of Imam Mahdi , the king of the unjust will not remain nor a tyrant spoiler , but will fill the earth and share just will not be able you or your grandchildren the change nothing of this divine destiny. "

[yota691]

13-05-2017 09:13 AM

US arms deal to Saudi Arabia valued at $ 100 billion

 

 

 

A senior official said the White House, the United States is on the verge of completing a series of arms deals to Saudi Arabia worth more than $ 100 billion, and this week 's visit of President Donald Trump intends to do to Riyadh before. 

The official added that the deal could eventually be more than $ 300 billion over ten years to help Saudi Arabia to strengthen its defense capabilities while still Thaaft in which its ally Israel QME its neighbors.

 

[blueskyline]

Thank You Yota . GM DV 's . Wow 

[ChuckFinley]

Thank you Yota, that is our President making deals 300 billion and that is with a capital. B - 300 Billion.  

[SnowGlobe7]

I have believed for a long time that the Saudis are playing both sides and REALLY REALLY do NOT want Iraq to RV. They will do ANYTHING including fund Iran for Iraq to stay right where they are. Imagine for a minute what would happen to the Saudis wealth if Iraq was to become a powerhouse of any capacity in the middle east. Furthermore I believe that Trump KNOWS this and that is why he is headed to give them a what for...at least I hope he is.  hope he calls a camel a camel and lets them know that we know what they are up to.

 

I know that is not what these articles are saying but I just do not trust the Saudis and I think Trump does not either!!!!

[mylilpony]

The gulf cooperation countries (gcc), would love nothing better than for iraq to succeed without the iranian influence there or in any other country they are messing with. The gcc has formally stated in many articles that the iraqi dinar would be in the basket of the gcc currencies and that the usd would have the lion's share of the basket. This was the plan from the start and i think its still the plan. They have all been instilling integrated systems so that the flow of people and goods can be done without corruption and terrorism. Im not saying that saudi is perfect by no means, but these gulf countries have realized that they must make a change for their people or their will be and uprising in their countries too. Iraq is made up of many arabs, and the last thing the arabs want is shia (iranian) control in that country. That is why saudi is fighting the rebels in yemen, They are financially backed by iran. Right now Iran is in syria, yemen, libya, Iraq, and they fund hamas in palestine. I, at this point would take anyone other than iran..

[3n1]

1 hour ago, mylilpony said:

The gulf cooperation countries (gcc), would love nothing better than for iraq to succeed without the iranian influence there or in any other country they are messing with. The gcc has formally stated in many articles that the iraqi dinar would be in the basket of the gcc currencies and that the usd would have the lion's share of the basket. This was the plan from the start and i think its still the plan. They have all been instilling integrated systems so that the flow of people and goods can be done without corruption and terrorism. Im not saying that saudi is perfect by no means, but these gulf countries have realized that they must make a change for their people or their will be and uprising in their countries too. Iraq is made up of many arabs, and the last thing the arabs want is shia (iranian) control in that country. That is why saudi is fighting the rebels in yemen, They are financially backed by iran. Right now Iran is in syria, yemen, libya, Iraq, and they fund hamas in palestine. I, at this point would take anyone other than iran..

 

Thanks MLP.. i remember all those articles about the GCC from a few years ago and the iqd included adding to its strength , iraq has gone thru much turmoil since from terrorism without and seemingly unending corruption from within, unbelievable watching it all cant imagine living it, I agree there is a larger plan for Iraq we're watching and waiting piecing a puzzle with pieces not on the table yet .... cheers   

 

 

[ChuckFinley]

6 hours ago, 3n1 said:

 

Thanks MLP.. i remember all those articles about the GCC from a few years ago and the iqd included adding to its strength , iraq has gone thru much turmoil since from terrorism without and seemingly unending corruption from within, unbelievable watching it all cant imagine living it, I agree there is a larger plan for Iraq we're watching and waiting piecing a puzzle with pieces not on the table yet .... cheers   

 

 

Great posts here. I too remember the articles. Pushing this year to put the plan into motion.   

[tigergorzow]

Details on issue to be discussed in Trump-Salman summit

May 16 2017 01:28 AM

President Trump and King Salman

 

US President Donald Trump's first foreign visit to Riyadh underscores the strategic importance of the kingdom to Washington, Dr. Wahid Hamza Hashem, professor of political science at King Abdulaziz University told The Baghdad Post on Monday. 

"Since the end of World War II, the United States has been a strategic partner to Riyadh in military, economic, political and cultural aspects," he said. 

Hamza added the visit eliminates the coldness that has taken place in the Saudi-American relations during the Obama era. 

Trump knows well that the Kingdom is a major axis of regional and international foreign policy. Trump wants to understand the regional and Arab issues, and on top of these issues, the Iranian nuclear issue and its interference in the internal affairs of the Arab countries, he said.

Hamza stressed the meeting would tackle the perils posed by ISIS terror group as well as issues including the situations in Syria, Libya, Palestine and Yemen.

 

President Trump will visit Riyadh on May 23 in his first foreign stop since inauguration in January 2017.  He will also visit the Vatican and Israel. 

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10618/Details-on-issue-to-be-discussed-in-Trump-Salman-summit

[yota691]

#BREAKING Trump to give speech on Islam in Saudi Arabia: White House

[Big_J]

GD YOTA AND DV.

[yota691]

Trump puts Iraq in the pliers alliances

WHERE IS THE TRUTH?

16:11 16/05/2017(Updated 17:23 16/05/2017) 

Interview with Dr. Rubaie, a member of the Iraqi parliament; however, Dr. Khalid Abdul Ilah, a professor of political science at Baghdad University.

 

 

Trump puts Iraq in the pliers alliances

 

00:00 / 20:34

Alleged site "Deepak" Israeli intelligence, the US president, Donald Trump will announce from the Saudi capital Riyadh for the formation of what he called "NATO Sunni Arab Islamic."

The website noted that among the invited Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

Dr. Rubaie says:

 

© AP PHOTO / HADI MIZBAN

Iraqi politician: fear that the new US administration deal with Iran in Iraq

The new US administration mired in crisis in the Middle East Department, especially Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Bahrain files. This conference, which he called Trump "NATO Arabic -omraki - Islamic" will climb from the sectarian polarization in the region and will create a deeper and stronger between Sunnis and Shiites in the Muslim world a crack, and is intended to curb the will of the peoples suffering from the yoke of arrogance and global colonialism.

 

We believe that there is a strategic and complementary relationship with Iran and at the same time, Iraq is also a strategic relationship with the US, one does not cancel the other, it is possible to complement each other towards Iraq's prime interest, and we are caught, where spin the interest of Iraq, has helped us both Iran and the United States in repelling the organization " Daesh ".

We fear that the new US administration will confront Iran in Iraq, and Iraq is the scene of US-Iranian rivalry and settling accounts in the Iraqi arena, and so will be the only loser is the Iraqi people.

Dr. Khalid Abdul Ilah says:

Iraq is trying to distance himself from the formation of alliances, he does not want to enter into the question of lead to instability in the Middle East, there are today who wants to transform the conflict from an Arab conflict - Israeli to an Arab conflict - Iranian, and today Iran is a part of Iraq's system in the fight organization "Daesh" Iran was the only country that has supported the Iraqi government in the fight against terrorism.

 Iraq is trying to move away from regional security arrangements that come under American auspices, and Trump is trying to convince the Arabs and Muslims that Israel is not the enemy and the threat to their regimes and their countries, but the danger is in Iran, and this is an escalation in American attitudes in dealing with Iran, leading to clashes phase, Iraq does not need He does not want to turn his name into an arena for settling accounts.

The Iraqi arena is not a coherent and balanced, how to Mr. Abadi to enter into the framework of these alliances, the problems and internal accusations in Iraq does not give the generosity of Mr. Abadi, in dealing with these understandings, and the NATO-Arab formation is not new, where there were arrangements at the Arab summit in Sharm el-Sheikh in 2015 and ran it for the establishment of an Arab force to fight terrorism, which objected to Iraq, we have also been talking about the declaration of Saudi Arabia to form an alliance by Islamic countries to fight the organization "Daesh" did not notify Iraq of this alliance, in the sense there is a large and clear intersection in these arrangements and the formation of e E alliances means to engage in the policy of axes and alliances.

Preparation and submission: Zia Ibrahim Hassoun

[yota691]

Saudi Arabia is preparing to receive "Trump", and 55 officials from Arab and Muslim countries

Wednesday, May 17th 2017 13:25

the king Salman

 

 

 

Riyadh launched a special website forthcoming visit of US President Donald Trump, scheduled at the end of the week, it announced the participation of 55 officials from Arab and Muslim countries in what it called "historic event ".

 

Under the slogan "Momentum brings us together," top of the website page count Descending day, hour, minute and second to reach Trump to the Kingdom, accompanied with the words "Islamic Arab summit US - a historic summit tomorrow bright ."

 

And it indicates that the importance attached by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to visit US President .

 

The Web site said that the meeting between Trump and officials from Arab and Muslim countries to be held Saturday will serve as a "historic event" renews the commitment of the participants to "global security and economic well - established partnerships and deep political cooperation and cultural construction ."

 

Besides the Arab Islamic summit US, Trump will meet the leaders of the Gulf states, and will hold a bilateral meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz. The website said that the discussions that will visit over 48 hours will lead to "change the rules of the game ."

Trump is involved , along with Jordanian King Abdullah II in a meeting to discuss " the fight against extremism and terrorism in the digital age." He will also visit King Abdulaziz Cultural Center, and opens the"International Center for the fight against extremist ideology ."

[tigergorzow]

Trump, Salman determined to vanquish Iran, ISIS, Assad

May 17 2017 09:47 PM

Donald Trump to vanquish Mullah, Assad, Baghdadi's threats

 

 

The criminals are known and will be vanquished. In this way, experts and analysts have summarized the goals behind US President Donald Trump's anticipated visit to Saudi Arabia.
 

Trump's talks in Riyadh will focus on this target. The talks include three summits with King Salman, Gulf States leaders and Islamic leaders. 

Several sources told The Baghdad Post that Trump's main mission is to eradicate the Iranian threat, defeat ISIS terrorists and oust Bashar al-Assad to end the Syrian civil war as soon as possible.
 

Analysts stressed that beside the damage that has been done to Arab and Islamic nations from the Iranian aggression in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, ISIS terrorism, and Bashar al-Assad's massacres in Syria, the US was also damaged by this aggression.

Historical Summits
 

Experts asserted that the upcoming three summits will be 'historical' and will determine how Trump and nearly 50 Arab and Islamic countries will deal with these threats.
 

They predicted that these targets are to be vanquished in the next year and a half according to military and security plans that will be put in motion very soon.

Three summits
 

A newly-launched Saudi news website is dedicated to cover this historic visit. In Riyadh, Trump and King Salman will discuss means to strengthen bilateral ties in political, economic and security fields.

Another summit will follow with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries where Mr Trump and leaders from the Gulf States will tackle threats facing the region and boosting economic relations.

Trump will conclude the visit with his third summit with Islamic leaders from all over the world to build stronger security relations to combat terrorism and radicalism.
 

Diplomatic sources told The Baghdad Post that this visit also aims to eliminate the false image that Trump is anti-Islam by revealing that he only fights radicals and terrorists.
 

He also aims to put the Mullah regime in its place not by diplomacy, but by surgical military campaign that will eradicate the Iranian threat.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10718/Trump-Salman-determined-to-vanquish-Iran-ISIS-Assad

[Gypsygirl11]

Thanks Tiger.... so the "Mullah rigime" is going bye bye.  This is going to piss Iran off, hopefully all ends well. There sure are several mentions of economic relations though!

 

[jg1]

1 hour ago, tigergorzow said:

combat terrorism and radicalism

Come on Mr. President, you can say it out loud now.

Radical Islamic terrorists.

 

I hope he can get it all dosne by the time of his impeachment. Ha.

He has much to do before he rests.

I dont thunk he does much of that.

And I bet he doesnt miss his security briefings like obamma was known for.

Love my President.and thank god its not Hillarious.

 

[yota691]

Infallible head to Jordan

Political

 Since 18.05.2017 at 10:58 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad balances News

The president of the Republic Fuad Masum, on Thursday, to Jordan on an official visit.

He said Presidential Advisor Abdullah's Aleaoa / balance News /, the "infallible went to Jordan today on an official visit for two days, then head to Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia to participate works of US-Arab summit."

He Aleaoa, "The visit will include axes to Jordan to discuss the displaced file and support Iraq in its war against terrorism and the reconstruction of the liberated areas of the organization Daesh" .anthy 29 / d 24