Thread: Iraq/Dinar News. 09/05 to 01/14/07

Fox News just reported that the Minister of Interior who is also in Jordan reported that they are making much progress. Also of note....since Al-Sadr pulled his political bloc of 30 out of the government.....they said it will not affect any decisions or decision-making capabilities because of the 238 parliament members....they only need 138 to implement or pass a law or make a decision. COME ON NOVEMBER REVAL I'M STILL WITH YOU!!!!

Originally Posted by MrsCK

OH could all those "male" minds in Jordon think of it??? All that authority RIGHT NOW in one place. Dear Lord make them smart for one day!!! amen (sorry men here on the form LOL)

ok i'm lost my mind to excitement!!!

Don't be too hard on yourself. As grandmas we've lived long enough to make experienced, informed observations!

Now, this is my serious voice: AMEN TO YOUR PRAYER!

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Bush focuses on troop training in talks with Iraqi leader

President Bush is asking the embattled Iraqi prime minister for ideas on how to train Iraqi forces faster so they can shoulder more responsibility for securing the nation as a top White House adviser has doubts that Nouri al-Maliki will be able to halt escalating sectarian violence.


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The president, under pressure on both sides of the Atlantic to find a new blueprint for the war, is beginning a hastily arranged two-day summit with al-Maliki in Jordan on Wednesday to hear how he plans to mend his nation's bitter Sunni-Shia divide, and how the two leaders can work together to chart a stable, peaceful future for the fragile government.

Before departing for Jordan, Bush stood in silence at a NATO summit in this Baltic capital Wednesday morning, listening to a bugler play taps in honor of those fallen in service to the alliance, most recently in Afghanistan.

A few hours later, Bush was scheduled to be at Raghadan Palace, high on a hill in the Jordanian capital, grappling with the problems in Iraq where U.S. involvement now exceeds the length of America's participation in World War II.


"We will discuss the situation on the ground in his country, our ongoing efforts to transfer more responsibility to the Iraqi security forces, and the responsibility of other nations in the region to support the security and stability of Iraq," Bush said Tuesday at the NATO summit.

"We'll continue to be flexible, and we'll make the changes necessary to succeed. But there's one thing I'm not going to do: I'm not going to pull our troops off the battlefield before the mission is complete."

The White House has avoided saying that Bush will be pressuring al-Maliki at the meeting to do more to stop the bloodshed. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley says the Iraqi prime minister pushes himself and that Bush will be listening to al-Maliki's ideas, not imposing plans on him.

But in a classified Nov. 8 memo following his Oct. 30 trip to Baghdad, Hadley expressed serious doubts about whether al-Maliki had the capacity to control the sectarian violence in Iraq, and recommended steps to strengthen the Iraqi leader's position, The New York Times reported in Wednesday editions.

"The reality on the streets of Baghdad suggests Maliki is either ignorant of what is going on, misrepresenting his intentions, or that his capabilities are not yet sufficient to turn his good intentions into action," the story quoted the memo as saying.

The White House did not dispute the accuracy of the quoted material from the memo, but a senior administration official reacting on condition of anonymity to details of the published classified memo said Wednesday that, taken as a whole, it is an expression of support for al-Maliki. "You have a constant reiteration of the importance of strengthening the Maliki government, the need to work with him, to augment his capabilities," the official said.

He added that Bush and Maliki have a "personal relationship" that allows them to "talk candidly about the challenges."

Another official, also speaking anonymously because of the classified nature of the memo, said it was not "a slap in the face, but it's how do we grow his capability."

"The president has confidence in Prime Minister Maliki, and also the administration is working with the prime minister to improve his capabilities," Press Secretary Tony Snow told reporters, adding that Maliki "has been very aggressive in recent weeks in taking on some of the key challenges."

Jordan's King Abdullah, who is hosting the meetings, has warned that unless bold steps are taken posthaste, the new year could dawn with three civil wars in the Mideast -- in Lebanon, between the Palestinians and Israelis and in Iraq. He says the fighting in Iraq amounts to a civil war between the Sunnis and Shiites, but Bush chooses to characterize it differently.

"No question it's tough," Bush said Tuesday. "There's a lot of sectarian violence taking place, fomented, in my opinion, because of these attacks by al-Qaida, causing people to seek reprisal."

His meeting with al-Maliki is part of a new flurry of diplomacy the Bush administration has undertaken across the Middle East. Hadley's memo suggests that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hold a meeting for Iraq and its neighbors in the region early next month.

After the Bush-al-Maliki summit, Rice is staying behind in the region for talks with Palestinian, and possibly, Israeli leaders, who agreed last weekend on a cease-fire to end five months of fighting in the Gaza Strip.

Last weekend, Vice President Dick Cheney took a brief trip to consult with Saudi Arabia about recent Mideast developments.

Hadley suggested in his memo that the United States could step up is efforts to get Saudi Arabia to take a leadership role in supporting Iraq. Hadley said Saudi Arabia could use its influence to move Sunni populations in Iraq out of violence and into politics, cut off any public or private funding provided to the insurgents or death squads from the region and lean on Syria to terminate its support for Baathists and insurgent leaders.

Bush is regaining his footing on the world stage after the November election when Democrats seized the reins of both the House and Senate. The election was largely viewed as a referendum on the war, and the day after, Bush announced that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was stepping down from his post.

Recent U.S. elections fueled the Democrats' argument that U.S. soldiers need to start coming home, a move some believe would force the Iraqis to take care of their own security needs.

Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan, the president is grappling with other flash points that are testing his foreign policy decisions. Iran and Syria are flexing their muscles in the Middle East. Tehran has refused to give up its nuclear programs. The cease-fire in Gaza is fragile. The assassination of an anti-Syrian leader in Lebanon last week undermined the nation's young, Western-backed government.

Iraqi officials say the United States wants other Sunni governments in the area, such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt, to persuade moderate Sunnis in Iraq to line up with al-Maliki. That would give him political clout he needs to challenge radical militias trying to undermine his authority.

Those three governments also are urging the United States to resume its role as mediator in the long-festering conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, an issue that prejudices relations throughout the region.

Back in Washington, the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel created to recommend a new way forward in Iraq, were meeting for a third day. The independent panel, set to issue a report next month, did not reach a consensus Tuesday on how many or how long U.S. troops should remain in Iraq, forcing the group to return for a third day of debate.

(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Good for uou!

There are no stupid questions.

I'd like to hear an answer also.

Posted by: nadioshka on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 04:14 PM

Maliki-AbdullahMaliki meets King Abdullah to discuss situation in Iraq Baghdad, Nov 29,

(VOI) – The Jordanian monarch on Wednesday held talks with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on the latest developments in Iraq.Maliki briefed King Abdullah on the situation in Iraq and stressed that his government had covered a long distance towards democracy adding that there was no going back on democracy.http://www.aswataliraq.info/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid= 31998&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Originally Posted by Adster

Who's ready for a wealthy xmas? Gonna happen folks.

IM GONNA HOLD YOU TO YOUR WORD SIR! MATEY

Originally Posted by CharmedPiper

Fox News just reported that the Minister of Interior who is also in Jordan reported that they are making much progress. Also of note....since Al-Sadr pulled his political bloc of 30 out of the government.....they said it will not affect any decisions or decision-making capabilities because of the 238 parliament members....they only need 138 to implement or pass a law or make a decision. COME ON NOVEMBER REVAL I'M STILL WITH YOU!!!!

Thanks for keeping us updated. I think this deserves a WOOOOOOTTTTTT!

The Iraqi government declared war on traffickers oil derivatives.

In this context, recent reports in the past two weeks to control the Iraqi police in Basra for the two trucks were carrying kerosene smuggler.
Earlier, since the Iraqi police to a number of smugglers while the transfer of large quantities of fuel to the ship at the port in southern Iraq. The operation resulted in the deaths of five smugglers and two policemen.

The process that took place in October in the port of southern Iraq was one of attempts by the security authorities to prevent the smuggling of petroleum products to neighboring countries. practices which cost the country's economy millions of dollars annually. according to the Associated Press.

A spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, Assem Jihad : "The more challenges to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil gravity is the smuggling of oil derivatives and terrorism. This affects the economy of the country and hinder development. "

The spokesman estimated the losses Iraqi economy some $ 700 million dollars a month by smuggling operations, undertaken by people who buy oil derivatives from the government and are smuggled across the ships or trucks to Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, Iran, United Arab Emirates, and then re-exported to Iraq at higher prices.

Smugglers took advantage of the support provided by the Iraqi government of the oil products, where government sells those derivatives to citizens at less than the purchase price.

Although Iraq is the third largest country in the world that has oil reserves, However, the Iraqi government might be forced to import oil products to meet domestic demand.

In September, worked three major oil refineries in the country with half of their capacities compared to the period before the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, The daily production of 350 thousand barrels compared to 700 thousand barrels a day before the invasion.

Many factors caused the decline in the production of oil derivatives in Iraq, such as prescription refineries and attacks by gunmen on the main infrastructure of the oil installations such as pipelines.

It estimated the Iraqi Oil Ministry, in September, spending on the import of oil products during the four months was $ 800 million.

The price for gallon of gasoline in Baghdad nearly $, but it takes several hours to wait in long queues before getting it. In the black market rate up to 1.40 dollars per gallon.

Translated version of http://www.alzawraa.net/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4695&Ite mid=73

Originally Posted by RICHIWILLBE

Thanks for keeping us updated. I think this deserves a WOOOOOOTTTTTT!

It is a 2-day summit....Bush has not landed yet or is just about to land....but sounds like the Iraqi's who are there Maliki, cabinet, parliament, foreign ministers are already busy at work ..... probably so they have something to put forth before Bush gets there..... Come on reval

Like most networks FOX News has a reporter in Amman Jordan and apparantly the media is being briefed as things progress. I don't know what the other networks are reporting because I won't watch CNN, CBC, NBC, etc. All I can pass along is what Fox is reporting and they are giving regular "FOX NEWS ALERTS".