Posted on 12/18/2009 5:54:06 AM PST by jhpigott
Al-Amara, Iraq - Iranian troops have claimed an oil well on the border of southern Iraq, a senior Iraqi military officer said Friday. Iranian troops on Thursday "occupied" the "Number 4" oil well in the Eastern Maysan oil field, located in the border district of al- Fakah, Brigadier-General Dhafir Nadhmi said in a statement Friday.
Nadhmi said that Iranian forces had taken control of the well, dug a trench around it, deployed armoured vehicles, and raised the Iranian flag over the well.
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‘Will Obama even give a crap?”
Yes I am sure he pooped his panties and drew a line in the sand around the perimeter of the well and put some new batteries in his promter, bowed and apologised. No sarcasm what so ever here.
You do have troops and military hardware to take back said disputed oil well, Iraqi General? Chop, chop.
Iranians Reportedly Launch Attacks in Disputed Iraqi Oil Area
Friday, December 18, 2009
DEVELOPING: Iranians have been launching attacks in a disputed Iraqi oil area over the past few days, Iraq's deputy minister said, Reuters reported.
“VERY very interesting, I suppose we won’t know precisely where this is actually leading for a few more days or even weeks.”
sounds to me like the situation is still fluid. 11 Iranian soldiers are still dug in, we (US mil official) have acknowledged the incursion and an Iraqi minister now tells us they (Iran) has been launching attacks on “disputed” oil wells the past several days . . . we hardly know what’s going on now - certainly don’t know where this is leading . . . very interesting indeed
Do you think, like others have suggested, that the Iranis are playing 'Chicken' with us?
But we have no Commander-in-Chief.
Iranian forces take over Iraq oil well
well, for some reason the Iraqi’s felt compelled to hold a national secuirty meeting today as a result of this incident
“Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, held an emergency meeting of the national security council on Friday to discuss the situation.”
Iraq demands withdrawal of Iranian troops
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government demanded the immediate withdrawal on Friday of Iranian troops who have taken control of a disputed oilfield in southern Iraq.
“Iraq demands the immediate withdrawal from well No. 4 and the Fakka oilfield, which belongs to Iraq. Iraq is looking for a peaceful and diplomatic settlement to this issue,” said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BH46920091218
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whether this is a normal occurence or not, for some reason Iraq has chosen to make some noise about this particular incident
Meanwhile Islam is marching across the West and nothing that is happening overseas is stopping it. The fight is here now.
Let them fight it out, we have enough of our own problems here at home.
It seems they are trying to egg us on with a war with them...
Thanks for the reminder (post #60).
Thanks for the assessment/reality (post #67)
BTTT!
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