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Offline libertybele

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Russia Moves Ahead With Iran Missile Sale
« on: August 19, 2015, 07:27:31 AM »
All focus is on the presidential candidates, Hillary's e-mails and Trump. Meanwhile, Obama/Kerry make a nuke deal, bypass Congress, get U.N. approval and now Russia is moving ahead with Iran missile sale.  So, let's see...the Clinton Foundation...Uranium One...Putin...Iran.  Got it.


Obama administration objects as Russia moves ahead with Iran missile sale

Despite a ban on arms shipments to Iran under international sanctions, Russia appears willing to proceed with the sale of advanced S-300 surface-to-air missiles to the country -- in a development triggering objections from the Obama administration.

“We have long expressed our concerns over reports of the possible sale of this missile system to the Iranians,” Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis told Fox News.

Russia, along with the U.S. and others, was a party to the recently struck Iran nuclear agreement, which keeps the arms embargo in place for five more years. A State Department official told Fox News this specific S-300 missile system is not technically prohibited under United Nations sanctions or the nuclear deal. But the department does not want the sale to proceed.

“We certainly object to it,” department spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

Reuters first reported that Iran plans to sign the contract for four of the S-300 Russian missiles as soon as next week.

"The text of the contract is ready and our friends will go to Russia next week to sign the contract," Iran Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan reportedly said. ...


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/08/19/obama-administration-objects-as-russia-reportedly-moves-ahead-with-iran-missile/?intcmp=hplnws
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Re: Russia Moves Ahead With Iran Missile Sale
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2015, 11:06:06 AM »
I expect the Israelis to strike the Iranian nuke sites soon.  They may not kill the entire Iranian nuke program, but they will probably slow it down enough so that if HilLIARy is indicted, the Republican that will win would repudiate the deal without a mushroom showing up over Tel Aviv.
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Re: Russia Moves Ahead With Iran Missile Sale
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2015, 11:12:19 AM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on August 19, 2015, 11:06:06 AM
I expect the Israelis to strike the Iranian nuke sites soon.  They may not kill the entire Iranian nuke program, but they will probably slow it down enough so that if HilLIARy is indicted, the Republican that will win would repudiate the deal without a mushroom showing up over Tel Aviv.

That is very likely; at that point the greater concern would be how the other countries will react in the Middle East and what response the Obama administration will have. 
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Re: Russia Moves Ahead With Iran Missile Sale
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2015, 12:00:54 PM »
Inevitable once the deal was made.  The other countries involved do not give a rat's ass about whether the US approves it or not, as far as they are concerned it's OVER.  That 'Snapback' crapola that Kerry and Obama have been braying about isn't worth the toilet paper it's written on, which anyone with a brain knew from the git-go.
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Re: Russia Moves Ahead With Iran Missile Sale
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2015, 12:10:53 PM »
Quote from: libertybele on August 19, 2015, 11:12:19 AM
That is very likely; at that point the greater concern would be how the other countries will react in the Middle East and what response the Obama administration will have.

The Saudis may provide AWACS support, and refuelling bases--not to mention actually going on the raid alonside the IAF.  The Qataris are also supposedly on board.  It wouldn't surprise me to see the Egyptians having a meaningful role, as well.
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Re: Russia Moves Ahead With Iran Missile Sale
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2015, 04:14:12 PM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on August 19, 2015, 12:10:53 PM
The Saudis may provide AWACS support, and refuelling bases--not to mention actually going on the raid alonside the IAF.  The Qataris are also supposedly on board.  It wouldn't surprise me to see the Egyptians having a meaningful role, as well.

It's really sad that Israel has better allies among some Arab countries than in the Obama administration.
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