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China Says Turkey Needs To Respect Iraq's Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity
“Turkey is acting recklessly and inexplicably,” Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s ambassador to the UN told the Security Council at a closed-door meeting on Tuesday.
Churkin was not, as you might have guessed, referring to Ankara’s brazen move to shoot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border late last month (although we’re quite sure that Moscow would classify that as “reckless and inexplicable” as well).
Churkin was referencing Erdogan’s decision to send between 150 and 300 Turkish troops along with around two dozen tanks to Bashiqa, just northeast of the ISIS stronghold in Mosul.
The Russian ambassador is correct to characterize the deployment as “inexplicable” - at least in terms of Ankara being able to offer an explanation that makes sense to the general public. The official line is that it’s part of an ongoing “training mission” that Iraqi officials agreed to at some point in the past. Baghdad denies this.
Masoud Barzani supports the Turkish effort (and how could he not, given the fact that without Turkey, the Kurds wouldn’t be able to transport crude independently of Baghdad) which serves to provide a kind of quasi-legitimacy to the Turkish presence. But as we outlined last weekend, this may simply be an attempt to secure oil smuggling routes and ensure that Turkey’s interests in Islamic State-held territory are preserved.
The latest from Iraq - as we outlined earlier today - is that some lawmakers are now looking to annul the country’ security agreement with the US on the way to inviting the Russians in to help fight ISIS. As for the “situation” with Turkey, Iraq’s UN ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim told reporters after Russia raised the issue that Baghdad and Ankara "are solving it bilaterally."
"We have not yet escalated it to the Security Council or to the United Nations," he added.
Yes, "not yet," but it's difficult to see how "bilateral" talks are going to solve this given the fact that Erdogan clearly had some idea of what he wanted to accomplish by sending troops and tanks to Mosul. He had to have known going in that the whole "we're just replacing 90 troops that had been there for the better part of two years" excuse wasn't going to fly with Shiite politicians and the various Iran-backed militias who are all hyper-sensitive now that the The Pentagon has suggested the US is set to insert ground troops to assist the Peshmerga in their efforts against ISIS.
Well, when you start to discuss the Security Council in the context of the conflicts raging in Syria and Iraq, it's important to remember that Russia isn't the lone voice of dissent among the five permanent members. Recall that back in May of 2014 Beijing voted with Moscow to veto a Security Council resolution that would have seen the conflict in Syria referred to the Hague. Here’s what China had to say at the time:
For some time now, the Security Council has maintained unity and coordination on the question of Syria, thanks to efforts by Council members, including China, to accommodate the major concerns of all parties. At a time when seriously diverging views exist among the parties concerning the draft resolution, we believe that the Council should continue holding consultations, rather than forcing a vote on the draft resolution, in order to avoid undermining Council unity or obstructing coordination and cooperation on questions such as Syria and other major serious issues. Regrettably, China’s approach has not been taken on board; China therefore voted against the draft resolution.
Thus far, China hasn't involved itself directly in the latest round of Mid-East conflicts, but if Xi were to step in, it's clear that he would side with the Russians and the Iranians which means that when it comes to Turkey and the US putting boots on the ground in Iraq against Baghdad's wishes, Beijing would almost surely fall on the side of the Iraqis.
Sure enough, on Wednesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry weighed in for the first time. Here's an excerpt from the statement by spokesperson Hua Chunying:
"The Chinese side believes that we should deal with state-to-state relationship in accordance with purposes and principles of the UN Charter as well as other widely-recognized basic norms governing international relations, and that Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity shall be respected."
That may sound like a rather generic statement, but in fact it sends a very clear message. The implication is that Turkey has violated Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity and that is not something the Security Council should condone.
The question becomes this: what happens when Baghdad annuls its agreement with Washington and the US troop presence ends up representing a similar violation of Iraq's sovereignty?
If Baghdad were to go to the Security Council and claim that The Pentagon's deployment of SpecOps to northern Iraq constitutes an illegal act, how would the five permanent members resolve an intractable dispute between the US and France on one side (don't forget, the French are bombing Iraq as well) and Russia and China on the other?
In short: how long until Xi decides it's time to awaken the sleeping dragon and enter the Mid-East fray?
For now, Chunying says Beijing will "closely follow the development of the incident."
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Long baby incubators...
Now about those islands.....
+100 ... Vietnam, the Phillipines and Indonesia are lined up with crows for China to eat.
"Turkey needs to respect Iraq's sovereignty. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go build some more military bases on other people's islands."
Actually it is - I am going to build some islands
in other people's waters.
The bases come later.
It's the South China sea. Not the West Phillpino sea. Neither is it the East Vietnamese sea.
So you're saying that it belongs to the Confederacy?
Yep. I side with China and Russia on the Syria situation as well as the violation of Iraqi sovereign territory by Turkey. That said, China is more than a bit hypocritical here given their little island building projects. Again, I agree with China's position on Iraq/Syria, that is self-governance and respecting Sovereignty of nation states and basic international norms. China is now accusing Turkey - correctly I might add- of behaving exactly as they are in the S. China sea and that is Imperial occupation of other's sovereign territory.
If there weren't hypocrisy in every government statement, I'm sure Rod Serling would have an explanation.
" China is more than a bit hypocritical here given their little island building projects. "
Has everyone totally forgotten about TIBET fer chrissakes!
I haven't forgotten. It makes me feel profoundly sad when I think about it. I was simply referring to an example and yes a worse one, that is frequently in the news as of late.
Of all the "liberations" that occured in the world in the 20th century, the one in Tibet was the most justified. The Llamas used their brainwashing cult to subjugate and impoverish the entire nation for centuries, all while they stole what meagre livelihood those people had to further enrich themselves.
China is merely exploiting abandoned, unwanted coral reefs. They are exercising dominion and control over space. No othe country laid active claim to the reefs.
Look this isn't even about Iraq this is about provoking Russia. Sooner or later Putin is going to say fuck you. Turkey is gambling on NATO support.
Fuck it turn the whole area to glass it has been nothing but a pain in the arse for the last fifty years.
"Here's an excerpt from the statement by spokesperson Hua Chunying"
Here is the rest:
"Q: The Iraqi side called the arrival of Turkish forces in northern Iraq as a violation of its sovereignty and asked them to leave immediately. Russia has asked the UN Security Council to hold discussions on that. What is China's comment?
A: The Chinese side follows closely what is going on and has noted that defense ministers of Turkey and Iraq have had a phone conversation on that. We call on all relevant parties to further increase communication and coordination so as to solve the relevant problem through dialogues. The Chinese side believes that we should deal with state-to-state relationship in accordance with purposes and principles of the UN Charter as well as other widely-recognized basic norms governing international relations, and that Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity shall be respected.
The international community is faced with a grave situation and daunting tasks in the fight against terrorism. Coordination and cooperation among all parties are badly needed to strike terrorism as one. What is more, we should give full play to the leading role of the UN and the Security Council. All counter-terrorism actions shall be conducted in keeping with international law and relevant resolutions of the Security Council and with the consent of parties concerned to genuinely safeguard peace and stability of a country and a region."
Another word salad
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ce/cedk/eng/fyrth/t1322892.htm
LOL @ fifty years, this shit has been going on for a thousand years since the crusades when the knights templar made a pact with the sunni hashashin to use assassination as a political tool against Arabs in the middle east to control Jerusalem.
The new Axis Of... Of... Of... Peace???
Quite possibly, yes it is. However difficult it is to get our minds around the position, we have to accept that the USA and its NATO stooges are The Bad Guys, and Russia and China are The Good Guys. For all intents and purposes...
Yeah, about that Free Tibet bumpersticker...
I'm pretty sure I just heard Gabriel's trumpet, because I'm way on board with you on this one nmewn.
Turkey should just follow China's lead and build some islands
Ughh oh.
So obama thinks long term - defined as; the shut down of the teleprompter.
The chinese think 1,000 years
Reminds me of the anecdote of a chinese being asked what he thought of the outcome of the napoleonic wars. 'to early to say' lol.
Anyone who thinks US/Nato will give up on Turkey is deluded, The 'Cuban' missile crisis was the soviet response to US/Nato placement of missiles in Turkey. Whilst it is portrayed as Soviet back down, the result was that both countries agreed to withdraw their missiles. Erdogan may have to go, but the military coup or replacement will be firmly in US/Nato pocket.
dp
if china says so, turkey must obey
i mean all the kebab economy is bound to china (or did you believe the meat comes from turkey?)
and china is a great respectable cuntry
It is always funtimes when 3000 year old cultures set up and man up.
In the Mean time Lois Learner will be SEC-TRES in a clintoon administration.
Anything to keep the peoples minds off health insurance premiums & deductibles skyrocketing.
Hey! Harry Reid wants an ISIS Czar! No, really!...
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/07/politics/reid-isis-czar/index.html
...cuz...Look! Squirrels!!!
I swear...
The nation is gripping with fear of the 'muslim' threat. 14 people died in an active shooter incident (ff) out 354 total in 2015. 24/7 media coverage with the 'You could be NEXT!" They're going to milk this one all the way for further funding pet projects, gun control, MIC funding, and other legislation that would never pass with out the fear.
Well I dunno about "the fear factor" working on the "regular folks" but the press & pols (in concert together) certainly are trying to milk that angle for all its worth.
Most people know by now they're more likely to become a victim by simply being unprepared to face it, hence the rise in gun purchases. Sales made not out of hand trembling fear...lol...but out of preparation in my estimation.
So what I see is the pols & press fearing their own irrelevancy & incompetence in being able to shape public opinion, I mean, when you have Chuck Todd announcing on national TV that his "liberal friends" are considering buying a gun for their own protection, well, what more needs to be said ;-)
I thought that the 'wise one's' had already covered that position of Czar/Tzar. John McStain will be pissed, fo' sure. He's gonna lose Street Cred among the Nusrah Front.
+1...First time I heard "Clintoon Administration" Truly would be. Cartoon Life will eventually die.
It looks like Putin moved his rook to queens bishop seven for another check.
Your move Obambi.
China making a statement is a major move from Putin? Scary.
Putin should just have China make a statement about all the bombing by foreign military in Syria, Turkey having troops in Syria, Saudi's in Yemen and it will all stop.
Turkey was given 48 hrs to get out and that time limit has expired. The Putin posters said he would attack them after that 48 hrs. Instead we get a statement from China. Same old. And yes, once again Putin's inaction is claimed to be a master chess move.
"China making a statement is a major move from Putin? Scary"
Yes. It is. You watch too much TV. This isn't going to be solved in a 1 hour show with commercials. The long game just isn't done by nuking whatever capital is pissing you off at the moment.
Boom! Even if one hates China and Russia, the fact that WWIII is becoming conspiracy fact should be absolutely scary to anyone who enjoys their life and cares about their family.
hummm? how confident is vlad that xi has his back at time of Big Show?
Can't you guys come up with some sort of creative meme other than this mindless chess thing?
Since you admire the game so much, explain how that's a move that puts the king in check.
Then explain how many deployment moves it would waste to get a rook to QB7.
This is not going well. Now China is stepping up. Oh boy.
did we ever really determine who launched that missile off the coast of los angeles a while back?
my money is on china...
(one week after they emp'd that cruise ship that had to be towed back into san diego)
Gott mit uns...
Never forget that ISIS/ISIL was created with both Russia and China as the ultimate targets of a large and state supported Islamic State Terror Army. For now Islamic State in growing and expanding in Libya, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq. But after the victory of the US in Syria, Islamic state can begin the move on central asia, the direct road to the real goal, widespread Islamic State terror campaigns in Russian and Chinese Islamic regions. Already ISIS is full of thousands of Chechen and Chinese Muslims from central Asia.
NATO, Turkey and the USA back ISIS as their best bet to proxy attack China in their western provinces, and Russia in their southern Islamic borders. Neo-Cons have dreamed of directing world radical Islamic Jihadist since the 80's when they helped eject the USSR from Afghanistan. Getting back to a world in which radical islam unites against Russia and China is Americas main goal, and dream. That is WHY the US will never really attck Islamic State. They cleared Libya of secular Arab State, so Islamic State could thrive there. Syria too. Afghanistan is seeing Islamic State building up forces already. A cresent with Turkey in the Middle Islamic State in North Africa, Islamic State in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, all with Turkey as the key NATO support base.
Do not believe me! Read the collected works of America's Neo-Conservative war mongers since the 80's. They never tired to hide their aims. Islamist Terror serves the USA to perfection. When media tries and say the USA will fight Islamic State, they are liars.
If it was that obvious then Russia/Putin and China have known while they watched Iraq, Libya, Syria and others destroyed as part of that goal. They even voted for or consented to the sanctions, no-fly zones and attacks against those countries. (Including sanctions against Iran, hint.)
Those were countries that posed a threat to the dollar as global reserve. With protection they would still be whole and create a powerful block and force against the dollar. Things that make you wonder what the real story is.
You have an ideological obsession and the game characteristic of ukro-trolls.
Please tell me you have enough money for the drugs? And that's when I worry.
Man, those Ukrainians are one powerful group of people. Their fingers are in every pie on the planet, to hear you tell it. No wonder Putin is so nervous.
In the fantasies of morons - probably.
Russia has a formal alliance with Syria that is long standing as well as their critical naval base in Tartus. Also Assad formally requested their assistance. Perhaps Putin wanted to - brace yourself - adhere to international law. I know, I know sooooo late twentieth century.
I still find the Sino-Russian alliance tenuous, but it is becoming more solid by the day. MSM saying that ISIS is now putting songs Mandarin to appeal the Chinese Muslims should be a Huge shit across the bow for China, assuming they still had any doubts.
Also, Russia moving more assets into Armenia and Iran holding security talks with Tajikstan, who already has an alliance with Russia. Gettin hotter by the day.
Thais repatriate Uighurs Speculation that the recent Bangkok temple bombing - which mainly killed Chinese tourists - was a response to this. Someone with an agenda was not pleased.
The Grandchessboard: American Primacy and it's Geo-Strategic Imperatives" by Zbigniew Breziznki lays it almost all out. You are absolutely dead on about the Neo-Cons.
This shit might seem new to the US and EU because the Barbary Wars are forgotten history in short-attention-span-land but both Russia and China have had ongoing problems with their respective Muslim populations that have kept the culture confrontation in focus for their oligarchs...
That might be the aim, but US domestic tranquility will perish before that happens, and the blow-back terrorism and civil strife here will trump anything the neocons even dream of.
think noodleman has dirtied her panties yet?
Fish Stew Anyone!
You have to respect China's geopolitical savvy. The only come out with infrequent, terse responses that are black and white. Contrast that with Obama and his band of merry idiots and the contrasts are scary.
I think it's time to go kick the Shit out of Turkey & Saudi Arabia... And if Israel gets in the way.... Fuck Them Too!!!
I'd take it as a great personal favor if you'd hold off until about next September. I'd really like to get one more crop in and finish up a few things before you kick off Armageddon.
The only thing I know it's that Mr. Putin will order a nuclear attack on ISIS positions very soon, more likely before Christmas.
Not a chance. Absolutely no chance. Putin is way, way, way too smart to do that. To be the first to call for a nuclear strike? Only a madman would do that and Putin is so far from being a madman that he makes all the other leaders look about as sharp as goats. Why in the world would he call for a nuclear strike when he's kicking the absolute shit out of them with his intelligence team and a few very accurately placed bombs. God almighty man, that's an avenue NOBODY wants to go down. But the bankers will do it anyway... they will be first to use a nuke, just like they did in WW2.
I wouldn't be too sure that Russia wouldn't use them if put in an extreme position. Nothing is off the table.
Also, Putin has said that if conflict is unavoidable it is best to strike first.
Nukes as a first strike by Putin are absolutely off the table. He has absolutely no need to use nukes. Nukes vaporize countries for fuck sake. Are you people daft?
Like it or not, nukes are always part of the equation - a very dangerous game to be sure. It's called M.A.D. for a reason. Also notice the little word "if". My take is Putin would at least consider using tactical nukes if for example NATO/Turkey decided to use overwhelming force to take Syria. What would the response be? Nuke Russia and invoke MAD?
I would disagree. NATO has vastly more population, financial and military resources than Russia possesses. In any full-fledged conventional war, Russia's fate is set in concrete. They might run amok for a short period of time a la Imperial Japan but they would be contained and eventually crushed materially.
You guys can oooh and ahhh at a handful of Russian cruise missiles or a couple dozen air sorties a day, but these are deliberately evocative efforts designed to instill the idea that Russia and NATO are materially equivalent, which they are not. In the last Gulf War, the allies flew over 1100 sorties a day after pounding the air defenses flat with massive barrages of cruise missiles and Wild Weasels to pave the way.
These hopeless conventional facts of life leave them no recourse other than escalation as a strategy. NATO is the side that has no need to go up the ladder and would prefer to keep things conventional.
And, no, nukes do not vaporize countries. Particularly not with the decreased warhead numbers, increased accuracy that allows the use of lower-yields per warhead, and modern weapon design that has reduced the radiation signature of American and most stolen-and-copied American designs.
The one exception to this generally improving strategic picture may perhaps be found in rumored deployments of cobalt-jacketed warheads by the Russian Navy. These are weapons designed to deliberately poison the neighborhood for centuries. Even in the most provocative days of WWIII, neither side was mad enough to go there. Anybody who would develop, deploy, and threaten to use such devices is no friend of mankind. That they would do so, and deliberately state that they have done so, makes me suspect that they are under a lot more pressure than they are letting on via the various friendly propaganda outlets. Things seemed to be relatively fine in the old Empire of Evil and then one weekend it just fell apart and was gone. Poof.
To their ultimate credit, they went quietly into the dustbin of history without resorting to a Hitlerian finale of flames and doom. The development of cobalt bombs, if true, leads me to believe that Putin will not go quietly if he is faced with the same choice as Gorbachev. And every day he gets closer to that decision point. Russia is being pushed on all fronts and is making it increasingly clear that it will fight. With the gloves off.
Where does this end? Right where the luciferian master of all governments everywhere wants it to end. And they are all performers and portrayers.
What a sweet delusion, practically kids, how sweet.
Checkmate to Obama. Putin has sprung the trap that will capture Saudi Arabia.
NATO is an anachronism, a relic. Turkey in NATO is a marriage of convienience from the cold war. Turkey is now closer to the enemies of the west than the west itself. Erdogan is a loose canon. Putin knows all this . To break up NATO you dont go at it head on. It has quite a bit if internal stress and no clear purpose anymore, You go after the weakest components. Turkey should never have been in NATO. It is much different from all the other NATO countries. Divide and conquor is the best strategy for dealing with a larger foe. Knowing that Erdogan is an aspiring dictator and a hot head supporting ( along with Saudi Arabia and a host of others) the very sunni factions that are attacking the west. In short, Turkey is tarnishing an already increasingly irrelivent NATO. Once Putin figured out the oil conection he did some serious damage to the supply lines,knowing full well what Erdogans reaction would probably be. Erdogan took the bait and the whole incident helped propel the whole Turkey, Isis, Saudi Aarabia and US conections into the limelight. The furious propaganda flurry unleashed by the west is an indication of the damage done. The cracks are starting to form, The US wants war but they have to position themselves as the good guys in order to maintain support at home and abroad. Through Turkey, NATO is geting drawn into somthing that many of its constituents just dont want. NATO just might go cold Turkey soon and Vladamir knows that
Hmm. China breaking silence, Turkey in Iraq and working with Tatars in Ukraine, Russia moving assets into Armenia and Tajikstan, S400s being set up all over the place, Iraq shifting away from US, U.S. sending Apaches anyways, etc.
For those who have seen the South Park "Hobbit" episode, this situation is similar. Bitch, tell me how you not the WWIII again?
I haven't seen the United States succeed anywhere in the MiddleEast.Every country they've gone into they've bombed it into rubble.You can't win this way.You only increase ectreme hate for generations in a modern world.If anyone thinks American tourists or American Companies can ever go to these countries safely in order to visit or do business,they should get their heads read.Better still,talk to a Marine who was there and experienced true hate for Americans.The U.S. will fail in Syria just like they did everywhere else.It's not rocket science,just look at the class of clowns and morons running the Whitehouse and the State Department.The guy on the cover of MAD Magazine has got more brains.Does anybody in America really have any confidence in these imbeciles that actually think they run the world?
Whose definition of success? Somebody is obviously getting something from all this chaos in the ME. I can think of at least two parties: arms manufacturers & Israel.
And then there's Pipelineistan
If China is speaking on a matter, you'r garunteed that they've already contemplated it thoroughly. Hopefully this will give the raving mad dog that is The West some kind of pause.
Screw China...........And this burgeoning US government......the sheeple are tired of being shorn.......and soon they will recognize the real perpetrators of their dilemma...the government liars that pilfer instead of protect.
God, this country needs a wake up call......We are JUST LIKE COMMUNIST CHINA......NO DISCERNIBLE DIFFERENCE.
If you want to fix that, you better start standing up....and make a stand....because you GET what you ACCEPT !!!!!
In the name of BLACKNESS, you have tripled this country's debt........you have ENSLAVED....(BY THE BLACK ENSLAVER, OBAMA) THE POOR AND VULNERABLE OF THIS COUNTRY.
The more you accept from this parasite, the sicker, the more infested you become.
In the name of BLACKNESS YOU HAVE ENSLAVED A NATION.
It is not about race or religion.......it is about self determination.....wanna be a bum?......have that life......want to shine like the North Star? the stage is yours! Go get it!
There is no easy route in life. You have to nuture and protect in order to build. There are NO free rides for anything of value. You get something for free??? It is a piece of dog crap.
If you earn it, you can wear it. You understand it. You protect it.
WAKE UP AMERICA !
What is Erdogan's Game in Syria and Iraq? - Pepe Escobar
http://thenewsdoctors.com/?p=558963
The Dragonborn comes
Yeah, wheres my thunderstorm shout?........
How noble of China.
It is great news for Tibet.
China......LMAO!.......
Well, I guess if Turkey filled in some Reefs and built airbases on them, then Turkey`s actions would then be A.O.K......
US is on a loosing trade wit SYRIA....... problem is they decided to not use a STOP LOSS on the TRADE, and I sense they will hold on to the position untill they loose the hole investment.
When IRAQ KICKS OUT THE US, the position is valued at ZERO.
How embarrassing it would be after 2 gulf wars to get IRAQ under US control that the US out of self centered ignorance looses it all.
LOL
US is on a loosing trade wit SYRIA....... problem is they decided to not use a STOP LOSS on the TRADE, and I sense they will hold on to the position untill they loose the hole investment.
When IRAQ KICKS OUT THE US, the position is valued at ZERO.
How embarrassing it would be after 2 gulf wars to get IRAQ under US control that the US out of self centered ignorance looses it all.
LOL
The globalists that control the US Presidency and congress will not let it go that easy. We (taxpayers) finance all the wars thru the Rothchild banking elites and their agents. With the debt at $19 Trillion and climbing, it only gets sweeter for the financiers. The public is too stupid and distracted to know otherwise, cheering on the current and future wars from the sidelines. Globalisation is just a couple victories away. Three obasacles in the way - ME, Russia and China. With the current 'muslim' threat, we've cleared the way for further funding for the MIC/financiers to push forward. How Russia plays this game will be interesting.
Couple quotes from the globalists:
"We are not going to achieve a new world order without paying for it in blood as well as in words and money."
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., in Foreign Affairs (July/August 1995)
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"Speaking of a future at most only decades away, an experimenter in intelligence control asserted, 'I foresee a time when we shall have the means and therefore, inevitably, the temptation to manipulate the behavior and intellectual functioning of all the people through environmental and biochemical manipulation of the brain.'"
Zbigniew Brezinski, Between Two Ages, America's Role in the Technotronic Era 1970
In response Turkey will send a dingy to the disputed islands.
I am going to out on a limb and suggest Putin's next move wll be to target Mosul. If he ends up hitting the Turks that are there, he can just claim what the Pentagon told us the last time he launched missiles from the Caspian Sea. "They missed their intended target..."
Standard Disclaimer: and winning over the Iraqi government with one well placed volley.
China needs to keep its fucking ching chong potato nose out of this.
China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) and all of the Chinese oil field venders are already the preferred partners for the Iraqi government. The Chinese require less security, do things cheaper (with increasingly better quality), and the Chinese are bringing many private investors into Iraq who are not afraid of the risks of Iraq the way the Americans are.
Russia is providing military support and Gazprom, Lukoil, Bashneft and the Russian oil and gas service providers are increasing production and with the Ruble value down, the prices of the Russian service companies is very competitive.
At this very moment, the Iraqi Parliment is conspiring to remove US influence....it's just this damn petrodollar bank account in New York City controlled by the Bank of Mellon. That's all the leverage the US has right now.
In summary, Obama is in the process of handing 12% of the world's known oil reserves over to Russia, China, and Iran in a very few short months.
It appears that the investment the Saudis made in paying for Obama's Harvard Degree is paying off for the House of Saud. http://www.wnd.com/2012/09/saudi-billionaire-did-help-obama-into-harvard...
Ha! When China gets out of occupied Tibet, Xiangjian and Inner Mongolia, I MAY listen to them.
It is good India did not say anything (sadly they have no say anymore in international arena). Otherwise, you will need them to get out of Kashmir to listen to them!
"You must go now." Says China to NATO. NATO: No, we will not; Putin: "You're giving us no choice."
China: Move massively to take Taiwan.
Russia: Wipe out all Turk presence in Syria and Iraq, and lob a few of the most sophisticated missiles NATO has ever seen to help do it quick.
Then 2 hours later, President Clown-Fuck (like his predecessor, the Cowardly Cunt) can go on TV and say we will not stand for it!
Now, Finally, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
Chinese soldiers singing REMOVE KEBAB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOECyf3_zTg
What are controlled communist minions supposed to sing? "Give Peace A Chance"?
And what are you implying? That they're on the way to help out Uncle Vlad?
I wonder what these guys are singing...
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/07/russians-are-joining-is...
Without DAESH, Al Nusrah and Right Sector type Mercs on the books ZATO is Fuck All Tarabel.
Remember this tara-luv, the reason ZATO need the above vermin is that O'BallsUp, Hollande and Cameron have very little domestic support whereas Putin has the vast majority of his country's support; ordinary folks ready to step up to the plate.