iraq coming along

[tmorr37]

Originally Posted by Etta Place

You're just proving my point that this has been the goal of the U.S. all along. This BS about WMDs, establishing democracy, and Saddam helping al Qaeda was just that.

Wmds Media BS long before Bush. Everyone thought he had them. He certainly would have been left with the funds (oil for food) to continue. All this is history now

Most of the Investment will come from the middle east and most of the world

[tmorr37]

Another Goal was to deal with the threat of Islamic extremist rather than just waiting for a far more devastating attack. What would be the situation today if iraq were not involved.

[tmorr37]

Last Post for the Day

Iraq Events for May 2008




Week of May 4th HCL to be discussed

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May 5th-8th Exhibition for Reconstructing Iraq in Amman (Massive Market Opportunities)

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Access to Opportunity in the Middle East, the OPIC conference will be held May 5-7, 2008 at the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar, Dead Sea, Jordan
Featured countries are Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen.

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May 7th 2008 "National Press Club to Host 'NEWSMAKER' Media Briefing on Iraq's Economic Surge" 10:00 AM

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Sponsored by Dr. Mahmoud scene, House Speaker calls on the Iraqi Federation of Iraqi parliamentarians its members to attend the first conference on Wednesday,
May 7th 2008 ten o'clock in the al-Rashid Hotel. For all the media attendance at the appointed time and place above with appreciation

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Iraqi and oil company officials are holding talks to boost production in key oil fields, with deals expected next month, Shell, BP, ExxonMovil, Chevron, Total, BHP Billiton and Anadarko are in talks which will end May 9, with a final round in June. There are six fields, not five, being looked at for technical support contracts worth $3 billion total, aimed at increasing production by 100,000 barrels per day each in two years, Hafidh reports: Kirkuk (Shell), Rumaila (BP), West Qurna 1 (Chevron/Total), Zubair (Exxon), Missan (Shell/BHP) and Subba/Luhais (Anadarko-led consortium including Vitol and Dome).

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Cairo meeting due on May 15 and 16 aimed to discuss means to promote investments in Iraq.

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5/19/2008-5/21/2008 Iraq Energy 2008 Dubai The theme of the conference is focused on the huge incentives to improve investment in Iraq’s Petrochemical and Refining sector and across the two days the conference will identify and explore the challenges facing the Iraqi oil industry

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22nd – 25th May 2008 3rd Iraq International Fair Gaziantep, Turkey

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U.N. conference set for May 29 on Iraq's development (is a follow-up meeting to the so-called International Compact with Iraq)

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All this leads me to think we are Winning and you thought it was all death and destruction

[one-eyed-fatman]

I've got Bush and Cheney sucking my toes and begging for my tax dollars on this one. I'm in for the long haul (and the money).

[XDConvert9mm]

Originally Posted by one-eyed-fatman

I've got Bush and Cheney sucking my toes and begging for my tax dollars on this one. I'm in for the long haul (and the money).

Bored tonight, Fat Man?

[one-eyed-fatman]

Originally Posted by XDConvert9mm

Bored tonight, Fat Man?

On this so called subject, yes.

[tmorr37]

US House speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Iraq
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN
The Associated Press
Saturday, May 17, 2008; 11:09 AM

Pelosi, who led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Baghdad, spoke after the group met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Gen. David Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq.

She welcomed Iraq's progress in passing a budget as well as oil legislation and a bill paving the way for provincial elections in the fall that are expected to more equitably redistribute power among local officials.

She said the visit was to "pay our respects to our troops and at the same time learn more about what the situation is on the ground here."

Pelosi was hopeful about the upcoming elections after meeting with Iraq's Sunni parliamentary speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani.

"We're assured sure the elections will happen here, they will be transparent, they will be inclusive and they will take Iraq closer to the reconcilation we all want it to have," she said.

washingtonpost.com - nation, world, technology and Washington area news and headlines

[tmorr37]

So every thing the Dems said has been WRONG
The war is lost
the surge has failed
we can't win


thou no one will say it Bush was right

[KEVWYO]

Originally Posted by tmorr37

Looks like I'm going to make some more money now
I have about 500,000 shares of each

Geez tmorr ... you're as giddy as young girl at a Miley Cyrus concert on your Iraq investments. You never miss an opportunity to let us know how rich you're going to get. Just remember that what's greasing the palms over there is the blood of some 4000 American servicemen/women.

[tmorr37]

Visit to Kurdish area is like leaving Iraq

14 May 2008 (The Huntsville Time)
My team and I were headed north into Kurdistan, the northernmost province [Region] in Iraq. Our mission was to pick up supplies in Dohuk and then go to Zakho, on the Iraqi-Turkish border, to pick up two additional personnel who would be helping us at the port of entry (POE).
The team we replaced at the POE had told us numerous times that we needed to head up to Dohuk. Every time they mentioned it, they spoke excitedly of their past visits. We had no idea what to expect, but we were eager to visit and pick up our supplies.
About 20 minutes into our drive, we began to see gradual differences in the terrain. Slowly, the desert turned to lush green pastures; the roads went from rugged and cracked to new and smooth. The closer we approached the Tigris River, the greener our surroundings became. After passing the floating bridge over the Tigris, the drive into Dohuk was like coasting down I-65.
As we pulled closer to Dohuk, we passed through several smaller towns. It felt like we had left Iraq altogether and were in some European city. The houses and buildings were two and three stories tall instead of the one-story structures that litter the countryside outside Rabiya.
As we drove on into Dohuk, we passed the university on the left, and a store that seemed similar to a Wal-mart on the right. We drove by a neighborhood of condominiums overlooking the valley, into downtown Dohuk. We found a place to park our Humvees and waited for a couple of local citizens, whom we had contracted to help us purchase supplies. We took off our body armor and hopped into two taxis to head for the first store.
First, we needed office supplies. The contractors took us to a store where our supply officer started to go over the items that were needed.
While this was going on, I decided to walk around the streets with one of our NCOs. A young boy walked up to us and started talking to us in English. He wanted to be our guide for the day and said he could take us to any store in town. We found store after store selling everything you could want for a fraction of the price back home.
We entered the street market, where the streets were lined with vendors, and began looking at the merchandise. Good Cuban cigars were five for $10, and Italian silk suits were only $85.
After a quick lunch, the team gathered at the vehicles, where the vendor met with us to load all of our equipment and depart for Zakho.
Though we had a few mechanical problems climbing through the hills on the way to the Turkish border, we arrived about an hour and a half later at the Ibrahim Khalil POE. The port was further north on the Tigris River, with a bridge connecting Iraq and Turkey.
Ibrahim Khalil was a huge port; it was amazing to see all of the restaurants, stores and equipment affiliated with it, things that Rabiya didn't offer. Ibrahim Khalil was at least three times larger with all of the high-tech equipment we would want to have at the Rabiya POE. After the tour of the POE, we ate a relaxed dinner at a local restaurant. The team went back to the port, where we stayed the night, before heading back to Rabiya the following day.
The trip to Kurdistan was an eye-opening experience because we were able to see what it was like to walk around the streets of an Iraqi city feeling completely safe. The people were all friendly, and we never felt threatened.
US Army Capt. Matthew Curtis of Madison is stationed on the Iraq/Syria border as part of a transition team training Iraqis to provide their own security.
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