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| U.S. expedites delivery of missiles, drones to Iraq amid violence |
| 2013-12-27 |
| [REUTERS] The United States has delivered dozens of Hellfire air-to-ground missiles to Iraq in recent weeks and plans shipments of Scan Eagle drones next year amid a surge in violence, U.S. officials said on Thursday, a day after at least 34 people died in Christmas day kabooms in Storied Baghdad ...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... . Al Qaeda-linked gunnies have stepped up attacks on Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's Shi'ite-led government and anyone seen to be supporting it. The United Nations ...the Oyster Bay money pit... estimates that more than 8,000 people have been killed in attacks in Iraq this year. A U.S. official said that about 75 Hellfire missiles were delivered to Iraq last week, earlier than originally envisioned, and a shipment of 10 unmanned Scan Eagles surveillance drones is due next year. The U.S. has already said the first of 18 F-16 fighter jets promised to Iraq will be delivered in the fall of 2014, with the entire order to be shipped over the course of two years. "The recent delivery of Hellfire missiles and an upcoming delivery of Scan Eagles are standard (foreign military sales) cases that we have with Iraq to strengthen their capabilities to combat this threat," a State Department official said. "We remain committed to supporting the government of Iraq in meeting its defense needs in the face of these challenges," the official added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Another example of how we continue to have to fight WW I and the horrible effects of the Treaty of Versailles. Geez, if I had know the thing was this bad, I would have burned my world history book...Mrs. Ratliff wouldn't have liked that though...First we fight WWII to solve the German problem. The Germans created the Cold War when they let Lenin off his leash in 1917, and we've fought THAT off and on ever since. Not to mention that fucking Balfour agreement that sold the ME down the river breaking every promise they made to the Arabs to get them to fight the Turks. So its no wonder the ME is a mess. Will we have to fight another world war to fix the problems we created in 1919 in the ME? |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-12-27 22:31 |
| #4 The question is which side are they delivering it to? With this administration you can't be too sure. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-12-27 18:22 |
| #3 Backdoor-equipped? (And if so, do we have the key, or does somebody else?) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-12-27 15:29 |
| #2 They would've already gotten the tech from the Egyptians. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-12-27 14:26 |
| #1 Bad, bad move. Unless of course, if your goal is to provide US defense technology to the Iranian, Chinese, North Koreans, etc. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-12-27 06:40 |