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Iraq buys U.S. drones to protect oil

USA Today -- he United States has agreed to sell unarmed surveillance drones to Iraq's navy as part of an effort to help protect that nation's oil exports amid growing tensions in the Persian Gulf and to strengthen U.S.-Iraqi ties.

"They understand the importance of the mission to protect its oil platforms," said Army Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, who heads the U.S. Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq.
The office, which operates out of the U.S. Embassy and manages U.S. military sales programs in Iraq, confirmed the sale of drones but declined to say the model or number of drones that are part of the contract.
The drones will allow Iraq's military to keep a continuous watch over its oil terminals within Iraqi territorial waters of the Persian Gulf, where a significant portion of the world's oil originates ..

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Submitted May 22, 2012 By: BurntOrange

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KhelbenArunson Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,456 Points:719,815 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 23, 2012 1:01:01 AM Ignore KhelbenArunson Report Abuse Yeah let's give these idiots american weapons technology...thats bright.
yakstar Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,430 Points:480,845 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:51:44 PM Ignore yakstar Report Abuse very obviously Colonel Kurtz has gone insane...
themaninthehat Champion Author New Orleans Posts:1,824 Points:472,265 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:32:52 PM Ignore themaninthehat Report Abuse What could possibly go wrong?
abacus44 Champion Author Toms River Posts:3,490 Points:750,440 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:28:22 PM Ignore abacus44 Report Abuse We can only hope that these drones do not have all the capabilities of U.S. drones.
TFowler513 Champion Author Memphis Posts:3,824 Points:1,415,610 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:21:03 PM Ignore TFowler513 Report Abuse Bad idea!!!
mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,345 Points:571,795 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:16:00 PM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse Were gonna give drones to Iraq? Remember what happened when we gave Iraq weapons during the Iraq-Iran War of the 80s? How about when we gave the Taliban weapons when Russia invaded Afghanistan in the 70s? We'll never learn from history. Then again that doesnt surprise me when were so dependent on pointless social and cultural issues Democrats and Republicans.
LostToo Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,392 Points:975,315 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:14:17 PM Ignore LostToo Report Abuse Far be it from me to complain when we can squeeze a few bucks out of Iraq. But can't they use an ordinary Radio Controlled plains with a web cam attached? They don't need one of our "Drones" unless it can be armed. How about ordinary surveillance cams on the rigs? I don't get it. They must be giving the Iraqis a big discount.
regout Champion Author Quebec Posts:2,965 Points:834,655 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:10:38 PM Ignore regout Report Abuse Are they gona use them for this purpose? Really.....
camaro_man Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,242 Points:612,995 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:10:29 PM Ignore camaro_man Report Abuse wow
pastorpaulcg Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,615 Points:775,785 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:09:03 PM Ignore pastorpaulcg Report Abuse Speculatively speaking, oil should go down
Shakleelady31 All-Star Author Fort Wayne Posts:571 Points:403,100 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:08:59 PM Ignore Shakleelady31 Report Abuse Very interesting.
getalong All-Star Author California Posts:806 Points:151,140 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:07:14 PM Ignore getalong Report Abuse And this affects me how?
heartbroken2010 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:4,354 Points:899,485 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:07:13 PM Ignore heartbroken2010 Report Abuse reqqly
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,547 Points:1,860,320 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:06:28 PM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse In ten years or so they'll be used against us.
gch42 Champion Author Georgia Posts:11,834 Points:2,077,245 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:06:17 PM Ignore gch42 Report Abuse I'm sure that's all they'll be used for...
NO_SWEAT Champion Author Toronto Posts:4,350 Points:1,081,040 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:06:07 PM Ignore NO_SWEAT Report Abuse Just bring their oil to this continent, it will be safe here.
gmcgas Champion Author Atlanta Posts:5,963 Points:1,716,120 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:05:04 PM Ignore gmcgas Report Abuse hummmmm
cheaper0ON All-Star Author Ontario Posts:993 Points:400,005 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:04:23 PM Ignore cheaper0ON Report Abuse Do they still have oil?
PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,702 Points:539,995 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:03:15 PM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse At least some money coming back to the United States.
carefrey Champion Author Orlando Posts:5,540 Points:1,160,460 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:02:38 PM Ignore carefrey Report Abuse Sounds interesting!
miser709 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,268 Points:1,071,675 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:02:27 PM Ignore miser709 Report Abuse Wonderful.
jrschl Champion Author Louisville Posts:2,977 Points:683,015 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:02:12 PM Ignore jrschl Report Abuse Great sell our national security to anyone.
bif65 Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,023 Points:195,755 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:00:45 PM Ignore bif65 Report Abuse ok
J Eric Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:10,282 Points:2,073,005 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 11:00:02 PM Ignore J Eric Report Abuse And Iran has its eyes on capturing them! More valuable than oil, in this real-life game of Spy vs. Spy.
ravenclaw_29 Rookie Author Oakland Posts:53 Points:11,410 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:59:40 PM Ignore ravenclaw_29 Report Abuse OK
bonzoonfmb Champion Author Florida Posts:1,792 Points:646,535 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:58:45 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse Protect oil from who?
LCSTEELERBOB Champion Author Gary Posts:2,961 Points:720,130 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:58:24 PM Ignore LCSTEELERBOB Report Abuse such crap
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HA4CNN Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,634 Points:1,545,440 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:56:31 PM Ignore HA4CNN Report Abuse It sounds like they want Iraq to start a war with Iran to keep the Israel out of it.
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,271 Points:590,335 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:52:38 PM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Right... Now what is the rest of the story???
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OOXXFF Champion Author Greensboro Posts:3,073 Points:1,081,355 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:47:33 PM Ignore OOXXFF Report Abuse Let us be very careful.
itsjustme719 All-Star Author Hamilton Posts:612 Points:599,770 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:46:29 PM Ignore itsjustme719 Report Abuse Sounds like a stupid move to me.
gmcgas Champion Author Atlanta Posts:5,963 Points:1,716,120 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:44:24 PM Ignore gmcgas Report Abuse hummmmmmmm
69Bonne Champion Author Gary Posts:1,165 Points:476,075 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:42:05 PM Ignore 69Bonne Report Abuse Can we trust them not to lose them?
papa56NC All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:725 Points:142,760 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:41:46 PM Ignore papa56NC Report Abuse What's new
Focus2 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,896 Points:1,920,395 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:41:11 PM Ignore Focus2 Report Abuse Another wrong decision by the USA!
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,075 Points:1,733,165 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:37:07 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse dumb idea
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Tanner_1 Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:1,541 Points:459,390 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:29:53 PM Ignore Tanner_1 Report Abuse Interesting! I wonder when we will start to see these drones being copied in China!
Beaveronparade Champion Author Hartford Posts:2,108 Points:636,785 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:25:49 PM Ignore Beaveronparade Report Abuse I agree that they will use these drones against us sometime in the future. They are NOT to be trusted.
famu35 Rookie Author Oklahoma City Posts:67 Points:112,655 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:23:56 PM Ignore famu35 Report Abuse Okay
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:7,932 Points:1,576,930 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:20:27 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse and those drones will be used against us sometime in the future
tes283 All-Star Author Tampa Posts:865 Points:368,850 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:17:23 PM Ignore tes283 Report Abuse We are playing with fire here.
livedream Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,695 Points:757,010 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:14:08 PM Ignore livedream Report Abuse Whatever works for them....
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fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:12:36 PM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse Will gas prices drop even more??
fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:11:53 PM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse Whart else are we going to sell off to them......NO MORE........
HEBster Champion Author Kentucky Posts:8,793 Points:2,375,750 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 10:11:25 PM Ignore HEBster Report Abuse Sounds good but...doesn't feel right.