Middle East News Thread

[Zachowon]

Your buddies have my sympathy. Afghanistan or Iraq it's just more sand.

We all feel like Anakin

 

[Arch Dornan]

We all feel like Anakin

When your buddies finally leave it would be a sight if they can sing a I hate sand song but the seniors would disapprove.

 

[PsihoKekec]

I feel a war with Iran coming... FUCK! Why couldn't it be China or Russia?

Because five digit casualty rates with a chance of nuclear war are kind of frowned upon by American population. They prefer the sacrifices to military industrial complex be done in slow dribble in obscure places, so general population can safely ignore it.

 

[Zachowon]

Because five digit casualty rates with a chance of nuclear war are kind of frowned upon by American population. They prefer the sacrifices to military industrial complex be done in slow dribble in obscure places, so general population can safely ignore it.

Eh, a battle for Taiwan is more likely then allout nuclear war with China or Russia. Hell War with Russia is likely and no nukes would be used as it would not be total war, but proxy through Balkan and the like.

China is most likely next near or total war. Nukes would be a last resort for sure

 

[Deleted member 88]

HTS is apparently getting better at into war.



As a confession, I have to admit Jihadi music has a certain beauty to it.

Arab music has a free flowing lack of structure, and lyrical expressiveness that is definitely engrossing.

I can definitely Islamic armies singing songs like this, as they overran the Middle East, and reached the gates of Carthage, Byzantium, and Avignon. To Western China and India.

 

[PsihoKekec]

They already were the best trained faction back in the day, especially their Chechen and Uighur units.

 

[Deleted member 88]

I'm not too sure if they really did cut off ties with Al-Qaeda, maybe they really did.

Thing is, even your jihadists and former protesters can become better and better, through experience, and become nearly professional soldiers.

Same with Hezbollah and ISIS-armies made not from states, but on their own experience.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Iraq Seizes Truckloads Of Drugs Smuggled From Iran

en.radiofarda.com

Thanks to corruption, official foreign currency controls and numerous other factors, medicine is being smuggled out of Iran (often after being imported into Iran) to other countries to such a lucrative extent that it's causing legitimate shortages of medicine in Iran proper, including Insulin.

 

[Deleted member 88]

Celebrations as Yemen civil war prisoners freed in huge swap

First exchange, of 1,000 people, on flights to and from Saudi Arabia and inside Yemen, after two-year UN/ICRC negotiations

www.theguardian.com

I have not followed Yemen recently. Apparently negotiations and conflict are ongoing still.

 

[PsihoKekec]

And so is is the US assisted blockade, that is preventing delivery of food and medicine.

 

[Deleted member 88]

UN says Libya sides reach ‘permanent ceasefire’ deal

Libya’s warring sides sign agreement for ‘a permanent ceasefire in all areas’ in what UN calls a ‘historic achievement’.

www.aljazeera.com

Seems that the Libyan sides have come to a ceasefire.

 

[Arch Dornan]

UN says Libya sides reach ‘permanent ceasefire’ deal

Libya’s warring sides sign agreement for ‘a permanent ceasefire in all areas’ in what UN calls a ‘historic achievement’.

www.aljazeera.com

Seems that the Libyan sides have come to a ceasefire.

Did all the nosy buggers had a plan for Libya or was it bomb the shit out of them for war profiteering and easier to control warlords?

 

[PsihoKekec]

UN says Libya sides reach ‘permanent ceasefire’ deal

Libya’s warring sides sign agreement for ‘a permanent ceasefire in all areas’ in what UN calls a ‘historic achievement’.

www.aljazeera.com

Seems that the Libyan sides have come to a ceasefire.

I wonder how long it will remain permanent.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Challenge: Name fifty things the United Arab Emirates has that Turkey doesn't...

US to sell F-35 fighter jets to UAE, White House tells Congress

The White House informed Congress that it intends to push ahead with the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates, the head of the powerful

english.alarabiya.net

 

[paulobrito]

Challenge: Name fifty things the United Arab Emirates has that Turkey doesn't...

Bribed US Senators and Congressman?

 

[Tzeentchean Perspective]

UN says Libya sides reach ‘permanent ceasefire’ deal

Libya’s warring sides sign agreement for ‘a permanent ceasefire in all areas’ in what UN calls a ‘historic achievement’.

www.aljazeera.com

Seems that the Libyan sides have come to a ceasefire.

Reminder: Joe Biden was part of the administration that brought about the 9 years of fighting leading up to this.

 

[Deleted member 88]

Obama and Hillary successfully destroyed an African nation. That has to be the Obama administration’s greatest accomplishment

 

[Arch Dornan]

I don't want to delve too deep into this issue since it's off topic, but historically the Palestinians have always resorted to violence and terrorism when their political and economical prospects were looking good. A good example for that would be right before the Second Intifada in 2000, the Palestinian economy was prospering.

I think it's just their "win at any cost" stubborn mentality and heavy propaganda and history revisionism prevalent in Palestinian society, that has allowed them to keep their conquest agenda alive for 70 years instead of building up what they can. This is also fueled by the left both in Israel itself and in the west. For any real peace prospects to emerge, the Palestinian hope of brutal conquest must first be crushed, then a 2-state solution can truly be negotiated.

I'm not against true humanitarian aid to Palestinians in need provided it's not pocketed by corrupt officials or used for military buildup (i.e. offensive infiltration tunnels in Gaza). It also has to be conditioned on the PA stopping it's abhorrent behavior, encouraging terrorism, extreme propaganda reminiscent of North Korea, etc.

In regards to the UAE, Bahrain and Sudan, those countries have started to understand that the Palestinians are an ungrateful and extremely corrupt bunch, and throwing money at them won't help solve their problems. I don't think flooding the Palestinians with American humanitarian aid will affect those relations (but I also doubt it will reach many families in genuine need either).

Now that I've explained my thoughts on the matter, let's get back on topic, please.

Seeing what happened in the Middle East during the Obama presidency they just maybe scared of a next wave of glowie backed color revolutions reaching them which did happen to Libya and Syria now turned into a shit pile. If Hilary won how many more will be added for some freedoming instead of 2021?

 

[Husky_Khan]

More details on the Trump Administrations Arms Deal with the United Arab Emirates.

 

[Arch Dornan]

More details on the Trump Administrations Arms Deal with the United Arab Emirates.

What do they need that for?