Iraqi general: Iranian troops 'occupy' oil well on Iraqi border

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/300012,iraqi-general-iranian-troops-occupy-oil-well-on-iraqi-border.html ^

[Tigen]

‘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.

[cranked]

You do have troops and military hardware to take back said disputed oil well, Iraqi General? Chop, chop.

[hennie pennie]

VERY very interesting, I suppose we won't know precisely where this is actually leading for a few more days or even weeks.

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.

[jhpigott]

“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

[hennie pennie]

I am surprised that this is the first that we have heard about any of the incursions that have being occurring over a period of days.

Do you think, like others have suggested, that the Iranis are playing 'Chicken' with us?

[af_vet_rr]

Is this well in that part of the border region that has been in question for years and years? I don’t recall the specifics, but there’s an area along the Iraq/Iran border that has been disputed, often with armed conflict.

Yes. You can finding articles quoting the US military spokesman in Iraq saying they aren't worried because it happens all the time in the area. They said it's one side painting something or putting up a flag, leaving, and then the other side coming in and doing the same thing. Must be a slow newsday for the media.

[Allegra]

We've got troops RIGHT THERE. We've got more troops in Kuwait.

But we have no Commander-in-Chief.

[af_vet_rr]

Yeah, I wrote that before I saw that it was only 11 guys. If I was right, then it was an awfully tentative move. They probably could have rolled in in battalion strength with little response.

Yeah looking around the internet, apparently it's an abandoned area that nobody really wants to fight over and is just used for posturing. It's not being guarded and it sounds like a dozen guys in a handful of trucks drove up and planted their flag.

[hennie pennie]

There's now another thread posted about the incursion.

Iranian forces take over Iraq oil well

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410485/posts

[jhpigott]

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.”

[af_vet_rr]

well, for some reason the Iraqi’s felt compelled to hold a national secuirty meeting today as a result of this incident

Probably to discuss how much money they would make from a bump in oil prices.

[jhpigott]

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

[Islaminaction]

Meanwhile Islam is marching across the West and nothing that is happening overseas is stopping it. The fight is here now.

[Islaminaction]

Let them fight it out, we have enough of our own problems here at home.

[SunkenCiv]

• Iranian forces take over Iraq oil well
• Iranian forces take over Iraq oil well
• Iraqi Oil Officials Accuse Iranians of Holding Iraqi Oil Field

[American Constitutionalist]

It seems they are trying to egg us on with a war with them...

[PGalt]

Thanks for the reminder (post #60).

Thanks for the assessment/reality (post #67)

BTTT!