"Senate blocks direct aid to Kurdish forces" Topic
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| Tango01 | 17 Jun 2015 10:27 p.m. PST |
"The Senate on Tuesday blocked an amendment that would have allowed the Obama administration to send direct aid to Kurdish peshmerga forces in Iraq. Senators voted 54-45 on the amendment, from Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA.) The amendment faced a 60-vote threshold to be attached to the defense policy bill. The proposal would have granted a temporary authorization for President Obama to give weapons and training directly to the Kurdish forces rather than having to work through the Iraqi government in Baghdad…"
Full article here
link Bad news. Amicalement
Armand |
| Mako11 | 17 Jun 2015 10:34 p.m. PST |
Sounds like they need a Kickstarter, or Go Fund Me campaign. |
| Umpapa | 18 Jun 2015 5:02 a.m. PST |
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| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 18 Jun 2015 7:49 a.m. PST |
There are a lot more support to fund forces that would turn tail and run than to help those that are actually effective. |
| Defender1 | 18 Jun 2015 8:56 a.m. PST |
Of course they voted against it. It makes too much sense. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 18 Jun 2015 9:19 a.m. PST |
Likely many are afraid of offending Turkish sensibilities. |
| Tango01 | 18 Jun 2015 10:08 a.m. PST |
Imho a bad move!. Amicalement
Armand |
| Cyrus the Great | 18 Jun 2015 2:49 p.m. PST |
Was curious to know who voted against it. Now I know. The comments under the storyline were interesting. Some people cannot let the past go. Some comments I could not verify. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 18 Jun 2015 4:15 p.m. PST |
True. The fiction that there's still a viable central government in Iraq that should be the only legitimate representative of the "country" is an illusion some lawmakers simply cannot disabuse themselves of. |
 Legion 4   | 19 Jun 2015 2:33 p.m. PST |
You guys nailed it … They don't want to upset the Turks and offend what passes for an Iraqi Gov't … which appears, it couldn't be more worthless. In the fight against Daesh, the Turks are just as useless as the Iraqi leadership. But I understand the Turks are getting cheap bootlegged oil from Daesh. And of course the Turks are allies and members of NATO. Some allies !! Like the Saudis, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I heard they were supplying the Taliban currently … Great ally … right ?!? |
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