[N_Fiddledog]

Somebody thinks they spotted that guy who was screaming "Nazi scum off our streets" at the old lady with the walker trying to get into a Maxime Bernier rally.

This at the Iranian rally for support of the head of the Canadian designated terror organization, IRGC.

I think he's screaming Allahu Akbar in the screen grab below.

[PluggyRug]

Thanos Thanos:

That's because no other president would do it because none of them were even close to being as reckless as Trump.

Which proves my point.

[Thanos]

These people took over a half-million dead in their war with Iraq back in the 1980's. Apparently there's not much of anything that really scares them, certainly not the stream of bullshit from a braggart coward like Trump.

A million angry people apparently showed up for Solemani's funeral procession. Underestimating how enraged they are right now would be a really bad mistake to make.

[N_Fiddledog]

[Thanos]

win, win, win that meme
all that matters is winning that meme

[BartSimpson]

The Pentagon has notified the Iraqi government that US forces will immediately start the process of withdrawing from the International Zone in Baghdad.

$1:

sLTG Abu Amir Deputy Director, Combined Joint Operations,Baghdad Iraq-Ministry of Defense

Sir: In due deference to the sovereignty of the Republic of Iraq, and as requested by the Iraqi parliament and Prime Minister, CTJF-OIR will be repositioning forces over the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward movement.

In order to conduct this task, Coalition Forces are required to take certain measures to ensure that the movement out of Iraq is conducted in a safe and efficient manner.

During this time, there will be an increase in helicopter travel in and around the International Zone (IZ) of Baghdad. This increased traffic will include CH-47, UH-60 and AH-64 security escort helicopters.

Coalition forces will take appropriate measures to minimize and mitigate the disturbance to the public. In addition, we will conduct these operations during hours of darkness to help alleviate any perception that we may be bringing more coalition forces into the IZ.

As we begin implementing this next phase of operations, I want to reiterate the value of our friendship and partnership. We respect your sovereign decision to order our departure.

Very respectfully,

WILLIAM H. SEELY, III Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps Commanding General, TF-Iraq

[End]

[Martin15]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

The Pentagon has notified the Iraqi government that US forces will immediately start the process of withdrawing from the International Zone in Baghdad.

Another promise kept !

[BartSimpson]

A particular Major General in Tehran went on TV to detail that Iran will shortly attack US military targets.

Of course, he will shortly get a Hellfire missile up his ass.

[PluggyRug]

Wonder if they may try this.....

https://www.businessinsider.com/irans-a ... ait-2012-2

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Iran's Arsenal Of Sunburn Missiles Is More Than Enough To Close The Strait


Russ Winter, The Wall Street Examiner
Feb 8, 2012, 7:43 AM
sunburn missile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moskit_missile.jpg
Any good armchair general with a good search engine and time on their hands can figure out in a hurry that the song and dance about Iran being unable to close the Strait if Hormuz for long is just a plain crock. Worse than a crock. Yet, this big Orwellian lie persists, so once again I have to set the record straight. Iran has the capability of not only closing the Strait for some time, but creating a world of hurt for the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet.

Iran possesses a build up of anti-ship weapons called Sunburn missiles, which it has procured from Russia and China over the last decade. These are top-notch weapons developed by the Russians as a low-cost challenge to the expensive, tech-heavy weaponry of the U.S., and specifically the aircraft carrier task force. A conflict, which I now assign a high probability to [see Scenario for an Israel Attack on Iran], is going to be a huge test of a global-naval doctrine that Russia and China will watch with tremendous interest. That’s why I think they have armed Iran to the teeth. The big question: How many of these weapons does Iran have? I would suggest thousands, and that this is the real show.

Given that U.S. crony logic seems to be about squandering money on weapons in the military-industrial complex, I fear for young sailors and marines on the 5th Fleet. Don’t get me wrong, the US Navy is professional, but the Strait doesn’t allow for the normal defense in depth available in open seas, in fact it offers the Iranians a cross fire setup or triangulation (see map of Strait below) . If you read discussions on various military sites, there is a lively debate on American ship defense system like the Aegis. However, almost nobody claims this to be fully protective against ship strikes. And an oil tanker, no way. It is important that the US is working on new generation lasar defense to counter these missiles, however they are still in development. This puts added pressure for Iran to have this fight now, not later. The following is from ”Russian Military Equality Network. (I have cleaned up the English a bit)

U.S. Navy Pacific Commander Admiral Timothy Keating said that due to lack of sufficient funds for the procurement of simulated target missile defense system, the U.S. Navy can not now afford to fight “the club” category of supersonic anti-ship missiles. It is reported that the U.S. military that is used to simulate the “club” missile target missile is still being developed, and is expected to be put into use in 2014.

The Sunburn is perhaps the most lethal anti-ship missile in the world, designed to fly as low as 9 feet above ground/water at more than 1,500 miles per hour (mach 2+). The missile uses a violent pop-up maneuver for its terminal approach to throw off Phalanx and other U.S. anti-missile defense systems. Given their low cost, they’re perfectly suited for close quarter naval conflict in the bathtub-like Persian Gulf.

The Sunburn is versatile, and can be fired from practically any platform, including just a flat bed truck. It has a 90-mile range, which is all that is necessary in the small Persian Gulf and 40-mile-wide Strait of Hormuz. Fired from shore a missile could hit a ship in the Strait in less than a minute. It presents a real threat to the U.S. Navy. Tests using the Aegean and RAM ship defense technology stops the Sunburn 95% of the time, but such testing was done in open seas, not a bathtub. The payload hit with a 750-pound conventional warhead can be witnessed at 1:53-1:57 in this video. Not enough to sink a carrier, but it could take down smaller capital ships and crew.

You don’t have to be Hannibal preparing for the Battle of Cannae to see that the Strait is a potential shooting gallery. Without a doubt, Iran has plotted and mapped every firing angle and location along the Gulf, their home-court coastline. This is going to put enormous interdiction pressure on U.S. warplanes to spot and destroy platforms, which may be as simple as a flat-bed truck. In reality, Iran has dug in from Jask in the east to Bandar in the west and can easily cover any ship, commercial or military, traversing the narrow Strait.

Equally disturbing is Iran’s missile range for the entire Persian Gulf. Bahrain itself could be hit by the longer-range version of the Sunburn, the Onyx. Is the U.S. (which has three aircraft carrier groups in play currently) going to stick around or clear out to the Oman Sea, leaving control of the oil lanes to Iran? Or will they stay and slug it out with the Iranians? If so, at what cost? Iran’s strategic advantage may mean some losses for the 5th Fleet, if this gets played out on Iran’s home court.

“

[BartSimpson]

If the Iranians attack the US Navy then we will send the US Air Force to deal with them.

And we will send just one plane.

[BartSimpson]

And here's the retraction of the above letter:

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The top US general said Monday a letter suggesting the US would withdraw troops from Iraq was released by mistake and poorly worded, telling reporters "that's not what's happening."

Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley sought to address the confusion that began after the leak of aletter to the Iraqi government from US Command in Baghdad suggesting US troops would be withdrawn from the country.

"That letter is a draft. It was a mistake, it was unsigned, it should not have been released ... (it was) poorly worded, implies withdrawal, that is not what's happening," Milley said.

"It's an honest mistake ... it should not have been sent," he added.

[Strutz]

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Canadians hunker down as NATO, U.S. offer contradictory messages on Iraq
Hundreds of Canadian soldiers were hunkered down on military bases in Iraq on Monday, their missions suspended due to security concerns, as the U.S. and NATO offered contradictory messages about the future involvement of western forces in the war-torn country.

The Canadians were on high alert against any attack following the killing of an Iranian general by the U.S. over the weekend, which had prompted threats of retaliation from Tehran and calls from Iraq's parliament and outgoing prime minister for the withdrawal of foreign troops.

The commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and widely considered the second-most powerful leader in Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed by a U.S. drone near the Baghdad airport Friday night.

Following a meeting in Brussels Monday with representatives from all 29 members of the military alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg indicated a Canadian-led training mission in Iraq would resume once the security situation there improved.

"We have suspended our training mission now because of the security situation on the ground, but we are ready to restart the training when the situation makes that possible," Stoltenberg told reporters during a news conference at NATO headquarters.

The NATO chief went on to defend the training mission, which includes 250 Canadian soldiers and is being commanded by a Canadian general, as essential for defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant even as he called on Iran to exercise restraint.

Only hours later, however, reports began to emerge that the commander of the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS had written a letter to Iraq's defence ministry indicating he was preparing to pull out his troops in response to Baghdad's wishes.

The letter from U.S. Marine Corps Brig.-Gen. William H. Seely III specifically referenced a resolution passed by Iraq's parliament on Sunday and endorsed by outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi calling for the forced withdrawal of all foreign troops.

"We respect your sovereign decision to order our departure," he wrote.

A copy of the letter was obtained by Reuters, AFP and the Washington Post, all of whom reported confirming its authenticity.

Yet U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper insisted to reporters at the Pentagon that there had been no decision to leave Iraq. The U.S. military's top general, Mark Milley, similarly insisted the letter was a poorly worded draft that had been sent by mistake.

Earlier in the day, the Canadian government had indicated it was preparing to take a wait-and-see approach to the situation in Iraq, with Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne reaching out to his Iraqi counterpart to reiterate Canada's commitment to fighting ISIS.

"Minister Champagne pledged to continue to work with the government of Iraq to achieve the peace, stability and prosperity that the people of Iraq want and deserve," Champagne's office said in a statement. "Both ministers have agreed to keep in close touch in the coming days and weeks."

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan similarly asserted on Twitter following conversations with Stoltenberg and British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace that the government was "committed to a stable Iraq, the fight against (ISIS) and to resume training when the situation allows.

"During the temporary pause, our focus is on the safety of those who serve."

The confusion around Seely's letter underscored the degree to which the future of Canada's mission in Iraq is beholden to decisions in Washington and Baghdad -- and how quickly such decisions can come. A U.S. withdrawal would likely lead to a similar pullout by Canada.

More here: https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/canadians- ... -1.4754876

[BeaverFever]

Martin15 Martin15:

Tricks Tricks:

Martin15 Martin15:

John McCain was NOT A REPUBLICAN.


The simple fact that the lefties still try to revere that dead fart;
while of course never voting for him, only proves it.

Weird, last time I checked, he ran with an R next to his name for 30 year + years.

And Benedict Arnold was an American General.

Then we have Obongo who after getting a Peace Prize, went on to kill
tens of thousands of civilians.

Just weird.

Flawed comparison. Benedict Arnold was a British subject before there even was an American army. McCain was never a Democrat. He was an original Republican before Republicans went crazy with their Tea Party > Alt-Right > Trump Cult nonsense.

[raydan]

[PublicAnimalNo9]

You know what amazes me? The US govt's capacity for amazing stupidity and short-sightedness.

First off the idiotic thinking that "the enemy of my enemy must be my friend" is seriously flawed. Something that has been demonstrated to the US time and again; the Soviet Union, Iran, Iraq, the Mujahideen etc.

Secondly, after the initial disaster they turned Iran into, you'd think they would have learned to stay the hell out of other countries' internal affairs. I mean let's face it, the US is solely responsible for what happened to Iran.
What makes me laugh is they're worried about Iran installing a puppet regime in Iraq. Well, if anything they learned that trick from the US.

So you'll have to excuse me if I don't lay 100% of the blame for what's going on, on Trump. Democrats and Republicans alike for decades deserve all the credit for America's colossal fuck ups in the Mid-East.