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kustomkarkommando posted:Iraq cut off salary and pension payments in July. Ah, thanks for the update.
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The IAEA has concluded that Iran was working on a nuke until at least 2009 and possibly longer
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Volkerball posted:http://eaworldview.com/2015/03/syria-feature-businessman-buying-oil-assad-islamic-state-sanctioned-european-union/ So a blog, citing a translation of a blog interview of a single unnamed former employee advocating deep connections to security services within Russia? It doesn't even reference any current Russian ties outside of initially using licences to establish a Syrian based business and completing some contracts. It's a real stretch to say there's evidence this guy is working for Moscow. If you're going to be skeptical of evidence of Turkish involvement with ISIS (not securing borders, having active refineries processing the oil, convoys heading from ISIS territory into Turkey, etc...), please understand that it is jarring when you turn around and start advocating truther style scenarios involving Russia. Hell, even the article you cite doesn't suggest Russian involvement. ElrondHubbard fucked around with this message at 23:26 on Dec 2, 2015 |
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Zeroisanumber posted:The IAEA has concluded that Iran was working on a nuke until at least 2009 and possibly longer So they had a Nuclear Doodle? Remember those other WMDs you were locking for a while back?...you know Enforcing a UN resolution UN never asked you to enforce? I remember vindication was had, they found 4 mortars and a Row of shells...that was dug down and had their gunk pouring out from over a decade ago.
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# ? Dec 2, 2015 23:47 |
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New south Hasakah map: I think these advances are like 20 or 30 KM beyond the edges of south Hasakah by now, but it's the nearest reference city. The Peshmerga are getting stuff: http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/021220153 quote:ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A senior Peshmerga official told Rudaw on Wednesday that US heavy weapons for Iraq’s Kurdish forces had arrived in Kuwait and would be delivered to the Kurds in a month. https://twitter.com/Vagersedolla/status/672154140320137216 quote:Peshmerga Spokesman:US sent heavy weapons to Peshmerga&will arrive soon,it includes ASV,MRAP, BRV-O &Field Artillery Finally, construction of the Public Parliament in Rojava in Dêrik, Cizire Canton: https://twitter.com/newworldsummit/status/672097776361218050 quote:Phase 2 of the construction of the public parliament in #Rojava is finally in full progress! @davidgraeber @Hevallo "Communalism" and "Gender Equality" right there on the structure in multiple languages.
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# ? Dec 2, 2015 23:54 |
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Interested in seeing what sorta of heavy artillery the US would send. Heavy mortars or actual howitzers.
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# ? Dec 2, 2015 23:58 |
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Aside from Ergodan ordering a full scale invasion to preempt any sort of Kurdistan from being formed, what would be the downside to the Kurds essentially beating Daesh in to the ground and coming out as essentially the leading power in that area?
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 00:01 |
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Hahaha, awesome! The military finally found a way to get rid of all those drat MRAPS besides selling them to police departments. Considering how heavily daesh likes to lay IEDs, I bet the kurds will really appreciate them, too!
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 00:05 |
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I had no idea the BRV-O existed, has it seen active service anywhere?
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 00:12 |
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Dodoman posted:I had no idea the BRV-O existed, has it seen active service anywhere? I was curious about this too. It was a recent prototype, which is great for the Kurds, but I can't imagine that many were made. General Motors delivered 22 BRV-O prototypes to the US Army for comparative testing. The military may well be sending over all of them. http://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-the-3-military-vehicles-vying-to-replace-the-humvee-2015-6 Kaal fucked around with this message at 00:19 on Dec 3, 2015 |
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I'm doubtful of the claim the US is sending heavy weapons directly to the KRG, as opposed to through the central government, as this goes against existing policy and I believe may actually be illegal under current US law (not 100% sure on this one but someone might be able to clear this up). There was a push when the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act was up for voting to add language that would allow the US to send arms directly to the KRG and bypass the Iraqi government, which the Kurds lobbied hard enough for in Washington, which was ultimately defeated with administration backing.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 00:15 |
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Evil Fluffy posted:Aside from Ergodan ordering a full scale invasion to preempt any sort of Kurdistan from being formed, what would be the downside to the Kurds essentially beating Daesh in to the ground and coming out as essentially the leading power in that area? Assuming the SDF takes Raqqa, Jarabulus, and maybe pushes to Afrin, exactly who will control Raqqa, Jarabulus, and any non-Kurdish areas long term is a valid question, and a lot of those areas will probably have issues in the future similar to Tal Abyad. Assad might also have issues with the YPG going fully autonomous (because building a giant Public Parliament pretty much says "nope, we're not going back"), although there's basically not a Syria left anymore anyway. Other than that, not really a downside; would be really cool to have a place in the Middle East that's pro-Gender Equality with a leftist bent.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 00:20 |
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Kaal posted:I was curious about this too. It was a recent prototype, which is great for the Kurds, but I can't imagine that many were made. Trial by fire then.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 00:28 |
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So, how goes the battle for hearts and minds?quote:On the front lines of the battle against the Islamic State, suspicion of the United States runs deep. Iraqi fighters say they have all seen the videos purportedly showing U.S. helicopters airdropping weapons to the militants, and many claim they have friends and relatives who have witnessed similar instances of collusion.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 00:38 |
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quote:"It’s based on racism — because Iraqis don’t like Americans in the first place.”
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 00:48 |
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Cat Mattress posted:Well gee, I wonder why... Ungrateful... smdh
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 00:51 |
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He's 23 so he would've been 10-11 when USA invaded. All he's known is sectarian violence and a high probability of death, it's surprising he isn't more jaded.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 00:53 |
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I know it's stupid, but reading this makes me want we could send ground troops, but it's probably be a bad idea. the whole situation fucks me up pretty bad.
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Kurtofan posted:I know it's stupid, but reading this makes me want we could send ground troops, but it's probably be a bad idea. the whole situation fucks me up pretty bad. Is true that in a pre-W world this is exactly the sort of thing the US would send ground troops in for. But you know how that goes.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 01:15 |
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 01:19 |
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Dodoman posted:Trial by fire then. Nah, I'm pretty sure that Oshkosh won that contract. With the way defense acquisition works, GM has to provide their prototypes for testing purposes. If the military decides to go with a competing bid, the military still keeps the prototypes afterward. These vehicles are basically dead weight that aren't useful any longer. Can't sell them to anyone either, since there is no training or continuing support for something that is not and will not be in production. Might as well give them to the Kurds.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 01:36 |
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Now post the version from 2003.
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Count Roland posted:Now post the version from 2003.
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Kurtofan posted:I know it's stupid, but reading this makes me want we could send ground troops, but it's probably be a bad idea. the whole situation fucks me up pretty bad. Dear god on earth why? Like... Do you think Iraqis will be less suspicious of the French? As an American all I take away from this is the absurdity of American officials circa 2006 planning for a long-term occupation. There are very few scenarios in which a long-term American presence would have been possible. Not when all the players hated our guts.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 01:57 |
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So what does everyone think of the Kurds ganging up with Russia +Assad+ ISIS to beat on the rebels in North Aleppo? Are the kurds still considered the good guys or are they being exposed as the ethnic supremacists that they are?
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Savy Saracen salad posted:So what does everyone think of the Kurds ganging up with Russia +Assad+ ISIS to beat on the rebels in North Aleppo? Are the kurds still considered the good guys or are they being exposed as the ethnic supremacists that they are? I think it's a bullshit false claim. I can see why the Kurds could be accused of working with the regime (since they aren't fighting it directly), but ganging up with ISIS is a stupid accusation. The Kurds are about the only ones who are actually fighting Daesh.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 02:59 |
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https://twitter.com/jackshahine/status/672208068143370240quote:#BREAKING #US special forces entered #Rojava, N #Syria tonight. #TwitterKurds Guess we'll have to watch and see if any advances start in the next few days.
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fade5 posted:https://twitter.com/jackshahine/status/672208068143370240 A little bird told me Jarabulus.
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Dusty Baker 2 posted:A little bird told me Jarabulus. Isn't that on the Turkish bord... Oh...
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 04:16 |
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my dad posted:Isn't that on the Turkish bord... Oh... I'm not sure when we stopped giving a gently caress and decided backing the socialists while telling Turkey to suck it was a good idea, but I approve.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 04:23 |
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I can only imagine how livid Turkey would be if an independent Kurdish state arose, was recognized internationally, and then joined NATO.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 05:12 |
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Savy Saracen salad posted:So what does everyone think of the Kurds ganging up with Russia +Assad+ ISIS to beat on the rebels in North Aleppo? Are the kurds still considered the good guys or are they being exposed as the ethnic supremacists that they are? Why would anyone care? A good chunk of Syrian rebels have a tendency to be genocidal islamists who have some very ugly plans for minority groups in the region and the rebels themselves don't always recognize the Kurds as anything other than enemies to be fought after Assad.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 05:24 |
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fade5 posted:I'm not sure when we stopped giving a gently caress and decided backing the socialists while telling Turkey to suck it was a good idea, but I approve. When Obama realized that continuing to refuse to do so would lose Hillary the election, that's when.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 06:00 |
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Leomarr's posts make me think of Samuel L Jackson's character freaking the hell out about Django being on a horse.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 07:40 |
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A mobile MSF mobile clinic was bombed in Yemen on Wednesday, on Monday a MSF hospital in northern Homms copped a double barrel bombing.
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Cirofren posted:A mobile MSF mobile clinic was bombed in Yemen on Wednesday, on Monday a MSF hospital in northern Homms copped a double barrel bombing. Martyres Sans Frontières
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Cirofren posted:A mobile MSF mobile clinic was bombed in Yemen on Wednesday, on Monday a MSF hospital in northern Homms copped a double barrel bombing. Munitiins sans Frontieres.
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# ? Dec 3, 2015 07:44 |
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Squalid posted:Dear god on earth why? Like... Do you think Iraqis will be less suspicious of the French? By we I meant the coalition.
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Cirofren posted:A mobile MSF mobile clinic was bombed in Yemen on Wednesday, on Monday a MSF hospital in northern Homms copped a double barrel bombing. Based off of all the recent airstrikes did someone accidentally put MSF on a terrorist watch list? my dad posted:Martyres Sans Frontières Hah knew they were terrorists! Seriously though the MSF does alot of good work however the people on the ground are loving insane, so many of these volunteers end up dying which I guess is commendable, but also really sad.
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Cirofren posted:A mobile MSF mobile clinic was bombed in Yemen on Wednesday, on Monday a MSF hospital in northern Homms copped a double barrel bombing. Syrian Army press release: All lies, it's impossible for us to have targeted the hospital, we can barely hit Homs with barrels shoved out the back of a high flying helicopter.
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