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

Originally Posted by CharmedPiper

3 Battalions of U.S. troops are being moved into Baghdad.....that is about 2000 troops as reported by FOX

Security or just maybe smaller denominations are about to be released.....

HERE'S ANOTHER:

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Who's planning the guest list for the party? Skatedivah and fiancee will be there!!!

Psalm 37:4 Thank You Lord!!!

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Iraq must decide on Iran, Syria talks: Bush

* President deflects notion of Iraq civil war
* Calls violence part of Al Qaeda plot
* Says Iran must suspend uranium enrichment before talks

TALLINN: US President George W Bush said Tuesday that it was up to Iraq to decide whether its neighbours Iran and Syria should be more involved in helping to re-establish security there.

“Iraq is a sovereign nation which is conducting its own foreign policy,” Bush said in Estonia, shortly before heading to neighbouring Latvia for a summit of NATO leaders. Bush refused to talk of civil war in Iraq, saying recent violence there was part of a spiral of sectarian unrest taking place for the past nine months.

“We have been in this phase for a while. What you are seeing on TV started last February,” Bush said after holding talks with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Prime Minister Andrus Ansip.

Asked what the difference was between the current bloodshed in Iraq and civil war, Bush said the latest bombings were part of a nine-month-old pattern of attacks by Al Qaeda militants aimed at fomenting sectarian violence by provoking retaliation. The talks between the leaders of the Baltic state and Bush, who arrived here Monday at the start of a trip to Europe and the Middle East, were inevitably coloured by an acknowledgement on Monday made by Bush’s National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley that the conflict in Iraq has become more intense.

But Hadley, too, held back from calling it civil war.

“We’re clearly in a new phase, characterised by this increasing sectarian violence,” Hadley said at the start of the Bush visit to Estonia. “That requires us, obviously, to adapt to that new phase,” he said, without going into detail.

US media seized on Hadley’s statement and dubbed the new phase outright civil war.

After Estonia, Bush was due to fly on to Riga in neighbouring Latvia for a summit of the NATO military alliance, where Afghanistan will top the agenda, before travelling on to Jordan for talks on Iraq. The Jordan leg of the trip was added to Bush’s itinerary after one of the most bloody weeks in the three and a half years since the US-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein.

The United States supports talks between the Iraqi government and its neighbours but will not talk directly to Tehran unless it suspends uranium enrichment, Bush said. “Iraq is a sovereign nation which is conducting its own foreign policy,” he said.

Iran and Syria are accused of fomenting the spiraling sectarian unrest in Iraq, and it was thought the United States might seek talks with both countries in its desperation to stop Iraq sliding into full-blown civil war. The two countries are also seen as key players in Lebanon. Instead, Iraqi leaders have themselves held talks with Tehran and Damascus, with Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani meeting Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday.

“I hope the talks yield results,” Bush said. “One result that Iraq would like to see is for the Iranians to leave their country alone. If Iran is going to be involved they ought to be involved in a constructive way.” But he added: “As far as the United States goes, Iran knows how to get to the table with us and that is to do that which they said they would do, which is verifiably suspend their (uranium) enrichment programmes.” “The idea of this regime having a nuclear weapon by which they can blackmail the world is not acceptable ... There is a better way forward for the Iranian people. Bush travels to Jordan on Wednesday for talks there with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. agencies

Originally Posted by Adster

Latest from Fox News:

Bush has taken his first leak in Jordan.

Was it 110% about the reval?

OH, nevermind... that kind of leak.

US drafts plan to boost Iraqi PM's authority - World - smh.com.au

US drafts plan to boost Iraqi PM's authority

November 30, 2006

THE United States National Security Adviser has expressed serious doubts about whether the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, can control the sectarian violence in Iraq and recommended that the US take steps to strengthen his position.

Stephen Hadley prepared a classified memo, dated November 8, for the President, George Bush, and his top deputies after a visit to Baghdad. It has surfaced as Mr Bush was to meet the Iraqi leader in Jordan yesterday.

The memo suggests that if Mr Maliki does not carry out a series of specified steps it may be necessary to press him to reconfigure his parliamentary bloc, a step the US could support by providing funding to moderate groups and by sending thousands of additional American troops to Baghdad.

The memo says Mr Maliki relies for some of his political support on the leaders of more extreme Shiite groups. The document is based in part on a meeting between Mr Hadley and Mr Maliki on October 30.

"His intentions seem good when he talks with Americans, and sensitive reporting suggests he is trying to stand up to the Shia hierarchy and force positive change," the memo said, "but 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 memo noted developments that suggest a campaign by Shiites to consolidate power in Baghdad, including an escalation of killings by the Mahdi Army created by the radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.

It suggested Mr Bush press Saudi Arabia to use its influence with Sunnis in Iraq, possibly in return for a more active American role in the Arab-Israeli peace process.

The document laid out a number of steps Mr Maliki could take to establish control, but said his position may be too tenuous to curb the power of Shiite militias, establish a more diverse staff and control escalating sectarian strife.

An Administration official made the document available to a New York Times reporter seeking information on the Administration's policy review.

The official said the purpose of the memo was to provide a snapshot of the challenges facing Mr Maliki and "how we can best enhance his capabilities, mindful of the complex political and security environment in which he is operating".

Nothing in the memo suggests the Bush Administration wants to replace Mr Maliki as prime minister. But while Mr Bush has said he has confidence in him, the memo questions whether Mr Maliki has the will and ability to establish a genuine government of national unity, saying the answer will emerge from actions he takes in the weeks and months ahead.

Among the concerns expressed in the memo was that Mr Maliki was surrounded by a small group of advisers from the Shiite Dawa party, a narrow circle that American officials worry may skew the information he receives.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon is preparing an emergency spending proposal that could be larger than any since the September 11 attacks, covering not only the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but other military operations connected to the "war on terror".

It is considering a request of $US127 billion ($163 billion) to $US150 billion, the largest since the special spending measures began in 2001. So far, Congress has allocated $US495 billion. The proposed request would easily exceed the annual cost of the Vietnam War at its height.

Final Objective not completed yet? Come on Bush give um hell ,and an ultimatum. RV NOW, and Save Your People. It looks like another wait for another day. . Mo keep on adding to that November Calander. But stop some where before the the NOVEMBER 40 Mark, and call Maliki or CBI and give um Hell about not RVing NOW. LOL, BOB

Originally Posted by Inscrutable

Was it 110% about the reval?

OH, nevermind... that kind of leak.

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Sorry, no link or video to back it!

abc7news.com: Leaked White House Memo Blasts Iraqi Leader

As Bush Heads To Iraq Summit, Leaked Memo Blasts Iraqi LeaderAs Bush Heads To Iraq Summit

Nov. 29 - While President Bush and Iraqi PM al-Maliki prepare to meet in Jordan, the Pentagon is considering moving U.S. troops from Iraq's Al-Anbar province to Baghdad. (They are already on the move...ABC is a little slow....they better check with FOX!)President Bush will make his way to Jordan today, where he'll have just 24 hours to talk with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Kamel al-Maliki.

At the same time, a memo has been leaked that Bush's own administration has serious doubts about Maliki.

White House officials tell ABC News that there are serious doubts as to whether Maliki is willing or able to quell the sectarian violence in Iraq, because his own political survival depends on support from some of the Shiite militias responsible for the bloodshed.

The White House is confirming the veracity of the leaked classified memo from the president's national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, that says: "The reality on the streets of Baghdad suggests al-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 document was prepared after Hadley met with Maliki in Baghdad last month. The administration has been careful not to be too harsh in public on Maliki, but Bush made clear in his most recent comments what his expectations would be from their meeting.

"My question to him will be, 'What do we need to do to succeed? What is your strategy in dealing with the sectarian violence?'" Bush said.

The real fear is that the goals that Maliki and the United States have for Iraq are not the same.

More Troops and Help Needed to Quell Chaos

Dan Senor, former coalition provisional authority adviser in Iraq and a former Bush policy adviser, explained the conflict of interest today on "Good Morning America."

To curb chaos in Iraq, the United States will need to send more troops to the embattled country as well as attempt to appeal to Syria and Iran, although their assistance is "highly unlikely," Senor said.

"Ultimately if we want to stabilize Iraq, we're going to have to increase our presence there," Senor told "GMA."

Senor says the United States should also hope for, but not expect, help from Iraq's neighbors Iran and Syria.

"We are hoping that we can pressure Iran and Syria. & And get them to change their current strategy," Senor said.

Senor says the United States' ideal agreement would be that Syria would reduce funding to Iraq's larger militias.

"Our dream scenario [is] that he [Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] will cut off the funding. & For some of the large militias in Iraq," Senor said. "It will be that much harder for the large militias in Iraq to operate."

That scenario, however, is "highly unlikely," he said.

Ahmadinejad "wants us bogged down in Iraq. So he can continue to build his nuclear program unabated," Senor said. "So keeping us mired in Iraq is sort of consistent with those objectives."

Border Control

Syria could help control chaos in Iraq by exercising greater control over the Syria-Iraq border, according to Senor.

"This is the key border. & Many of them [the insurgents] come through this border," Senor said. "The Syrians are almost turning a blind eye. We would love to [say to] Damascus & to shut down that border & and prevent insurgents from coming through."

Again, Senior called this scenario "highly unlikely" because it is in Syrian President Bashar Assad's best interests for chaos in Iraq to continue.

"The last thing that he wants his own citizens to see is that it [the overthrow of Saddam Hussein] was successful," Senor said.

The Role of Sunni Governments

Sunni-controlled governments, like Jordan, may also be able to help quell violence in Iraq.

"The theory goes that some of these governments can pressure the Sunni leadership to calm down at least temporarily," Senor said. "If these governments can help al-Maliki in calming down one front of the war, it will be easier for him."

Originally Posted by day dreamer

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