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Israel opposes the sale of F-15 SE to Qatar

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Israel's opposition to the purchase by Qatar of the 15SE Silent Eagles F may be agreed to by Washington if Israel agrees to purchase billions of dollars in more military equipment

The IAF has expressed interest in two additional squadrons of F-15 AESA radar-equipped, a package estimated at 10,000 million dollars.

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With the projected purchase of the F-35, these figures come closer to 50,000 million, over a period of 10 years beginning in 2018.

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Dolcevita

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Chilcot Report on the Iraq War inquiry was published on July 6, 2016 (george w bush's 70th birthday)

Major key findings are
The case for war was deficient (based on fabrication and flawed intelligence)
Legal basis for war was far from satisfactory (meaning illegal) <HELLO BLACKSTONE>
UK overestimated ability to influence US decisions on Iraq
War preparation and planning was "wholly inadequate"
Military action did not achieve its goals


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For those not interested in investing the time and money required to read the report, here are its major conclusions as summarized by the British press:

• military action was not a last resort as the options short of war had not been exhausted;
• there were no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and the threat they supposedly posed was grossly exaggerated;
• the intelligence supporting the need for the invasion and the existence of WMD was presented with a certainty that was unjustified and proved to be almost entirely wrong;
• planning for post-war Iraq was wholly inadequate;
• the war did not achieve its stated objectives and was a failure;
• the circumstances in which it was decided that there was a legal basis for military action were far from satisfactory. (Which is a polite way of saying it was illegal under international law.);
• the consequences of the invasion were underestimated; and
• Prime Minister Tony Blair overestimated his influence with Bush.

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I didn't read the report but from what I heard from the BBC and read in the Telegraph I concluded that it didn't contained much news. It was clear at the time that Blair was lying. Iraq had never even tested a missile able to reach Greece let alone London. Indeed if Iraq had been able to throw a nuke on London he should have been deterred from attacking Iraq, according to theory.
The Dutch military intelligence told Prime Minister Balkenende that Blair lied but the Netherlands still supported the aggression "politically". A parliamentary commission brought this out some ten years later.
 
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Dolcevita

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delft said:
I didn't read the report but from what I heard from the BBC and read in the Telegraph I concluded that it didn't contained much news. It was clear at the time that Blair was lying. Iraq had never even tested a missile able to reach Greece let alone London. Indeed if Iraq had been able to throw a nuke on London he should have been deterred from attacking Iraq, according to theory.
The Dutch military intelligence told Prime Minister Balkenende that Blair lied but the Netherlands still supported the aggression "politically". A parliamentary commission brought this out some ten years later.
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I agree that the report does not contain anything new but is it perhaps the most extensive inquiry to the whole afraid and validates what most of us already knew/ However, I still posted for the benefit of those that are still in denial on the justification and legality for the war in Iraq.
 
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Iran receives the missile part of S-300 defense system from Russia

According to reports obtained by the Tasnim News Agency, Iran has received the first batch of missiles of the Russian air defense system.
The projectiles indicate that Russia has agreed to sell the
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model to Iran.

On April 17, Iran displayed part of the sophisticated missile system in a military parade in Tehran, held to mark the National Army Day.

The gear unveiled in the ceremony included 2 radar systems of S-300, its carrier and command vehicles as well as the crane for lifting its missiles.

Under an initial contract signed in 2007, Russia was required to provide Iran with at least five S-300 defense system batteries. But the contract, worth more than $800 million, was revoked after then-President Dmitry Medvedev banned the supply of those systems to Tehran in 2010.

Later, Iran lodged a $4 billion lawsuit at an international court in Geneva against Russia’s arms export agency. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided in April last year to lift the ban on the S-300 missile system delivery to Iran.

But as time passed, Russia halted the production of S300-PMU1, which was supposed to be sold to Iran.

Last year, Tehran and Moscow revised their contract, but the model of the new system was never made public.

Now the delivery of missile to Tehran made it clear that Iran will be furnished with the advanced S300-PMU2 version.

Back in July, Iran’s Air Defense Commander Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said S-300 will be fully brought into operation until end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2017).
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