Marie Harf: Washington doesn’t worry about Iraq’s purchases of Russian weapons

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Marie Harf, deputy head of the US State Department press service, said that the US administration was not worried about buying Russian weapons and technology iraq.



"Iraq certainly has the right to acquire military equipment from Russia and other countries in order to satisfy its legitimate defense needs," the newspaper quotes her "Sight".

Harf noted that the head of the Iraqi government, Al-Abadi, "continues to expand relations with other countries of the world."

The representative of the State Department also stated that the Russian Federation is not part of the coalition that the United States created to combat the terrorist group Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, however, according to her, the American authorities have long said that "every country can play a role in weakening" IG.

According to Harf, the United States and Iraq also have a “large and growing sales program” of military equipment and weapons, while the US supplies “such things to Iraq that no one else can transfer to him”.

It is worth noting that on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the Russian Federation was ready to begin supplying arms to Iraq and Syria to help in the fight against terrorists.
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  1. +9
    22 May 2015 10: 16
    "Russia is ready to start supplying weapons to Iraq and Syria"

    "the American administration is not worried about the purchase of Russian weapons and equipment by Iraq"

    Syria was not mentioned i.e. mind? Or tacit approval? laughing
    PS And again, these beads ... And again, this chicken ... Return Psaki bastards! am
    1. +1
      22 May 2015 10: 21
      Again this nonsense Psyknaya !!!:
      Washington is not worried
      ,
      I need to clarify
      According to our information,
      maybe half then !!!
      1. +4
        22 May 2015 10: 22
        Where mattresses in such quantities find PSAC ??? laughing
        1. +3
          22 May 2015 10: 33
          Quote: ZVEROBOY
          Where mattresses in such quantities find PSAC ???

          But American men were right when they did not allow their women into politics and deprived them of the right to vote ... laughing
          1. Natalia
            +5
            22 May 2015 10: 43
            Quote: Baikonur
            Again this nonsense Psyknaya !!!:

            Firstly, this is not nonsense. Why.
            1. You must understand the essence of what is happening. Iraq buys weapons from the Russian Federation. Not because he so wanted, but because it is unprofitable for America to serve everyone who needs to fight and IS.

            2. We all remember the arrival of Kerry in Russia. For what do you think.
            To ask Russia to help arm some of the participants in the armed conflict with the Islamic State.

            3. Iraqi military equipment is 70% Soviet weapons. And it’s unprofitable to re-equip the army with American standards. It’s easier to ask Russia.

            Masha Harf is simply trying to veil the very fact of a request for help in the fight against IS. They sell the marriage, and put it up as a Brand, so to speak.
            That is, the moment has come when the United States cannot pacify the "beast" which it has spawned on its own. And slowly they admit it.
            1. +2
              22 May 2015 11: 00
              Quote: Natalia
              Firstly it’s not ravings

              That’s why we need to return Zhenya Psaki :( It's boring to look and listen to Masha ... Not now the State Department has become ..
              Quote: Natalia
              And slowly admit it.

              This is the only thing in which I disagree with you. They do not admit this and, on the contrary, blame Assad's "regime" and other hardships, but somehow they are silent about their involvement.
              1. 0
                22 May 2015 11: 06
                Quote: Natalia
                That is, the moment has come when the United States cannot pacify the "beast" which it has spawned on its own. And slowly they admit it.

                Yes, not slowly, quite openly talking about it! hi

                Former CIA Deputy Head: US Counter-Terrorism Operations Contribute to Radical Population
                US intelligence doubted when they said that Saddam Hussein’s regime had chemical weapons, and it was worth mentioning to President George W. Bush; as a result, the special services were mistaken. Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell said in an exclusive interview with RT about this, as well as about what the US counterterrorism operations in the Middle East lead to.
                http://russian.rt.com/article/92778


                1. +1
                  22 May 2015 11: 15
                  So then some kind of holodrozhtsy. Former .. Yesterday's .. ie already nobody.
                  Officials say the opposite. To the extent that if they had not yet invaded Iraq, this should have been done.
                  And all the more so all who they have there with the prefix "Ex" somehow sharply see clearly. Is this news to you?
                  1. 0
                    22 May 2015 11: 20
                    Quote: born_in_cssr
                    And all the more so all who they have there with the prefix "Ex" somehow sharply see clearly. Is this news to you?

                    No, but the trend is on the face, and for this Obama will probably be torn, both in the tail and in the mane.
              2. +1
                22 May 2015 12: 04
                Even in this form, it does not reach the Psaki level. Boring ...
    2. +1
      22 May 2015 10: 24
      Quote: born_in_cssr

      PS And again, these beads ...

      I already said once that there is a reason for hanging a bead there laughing

      This is a precaution not to blurt out laughing
    3. +2
      22 May 2015 10: 25
      In October, the check and checkmate will probably be delivered to the buck!

      The beginning of the end of the dollar system may happen already this fall, and although this process, in fact, has already been launched, a tremendous blow can be dealt to the reserve currency in October.

      As you know, every five years, the IMF reviews the composition of the reserve currency basket (SDR). Now it includes the US dollar, the British pound, the Japanese yen and the euro. This year is important not only because the time has come to review the composition of the basket, but also because the Chinese yuan has an unusually high chance of being included in it, and therefore, take a place in the list of the most reliable currencies.

      The Americans understand what this threatens and are trying in every possible way to block the inclusion of the Chinese currency in the SDR. For example, US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has already said: "China is not ready for the status of a reserve currency." We shouldn't have expected anything else, frankly, from Mr. Liu in this situation.

      But the fact is that while the United States was engaged in building up the largest public debt in history, the Chinese were engaged in strategic issues of promoting their currency in much the same way as the States did at the beginning of the last century.

      If we discard all kinds of statements by analysts, officials and other experts that the yuan is not ready to become a reserve currency, and look at what work the Chinese authorities did, it becomes clear why the head of the PRC so confidently stated that the dollar is a product of the past.
      http://www.vestifinance.ru/articles/57644

      Soon all of your America - KIRDYK! good
      1. +3
        22 May 2015 10: 30
        And also ... Soros prophesies war, an old stinking Russophobe is wound up! bully

        MOSCOW, May 22 - RIA Novosti. American billionaire George Soros admitted the possibility of a new world war, the beginning of which will be the conflict between China and the United States, writes Market Watch.

        From the point of view of Soros, such a scenario is possible if the PRC focuses its economy on domestic needs, and not on exports. Then the Chinese authorities will need an external conflict in order to maintain power, he said.

        "If there is a clash between China and a US military ally, such as Japan, it would not be an exaggeration to say that we will be on the verge of a third world war," Soros quoted Market Watch.

        To avoid this, the US must make a "big concession" to China: let the yuan become part of the currency basket of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In this case, the Chinese currency can seriously compete with the dollar, Market Watch writes.

        China, in return, must concede in terms of transforming the country's economy, the billionaire said. According to him, it will be difficult for China and the United States to reach an agreement, but the alternative is "very unpleasant."

        Otherwise, there is a serious danger that China will create a political and military alliance with Russia and then the threat of a new world war will be real, summed up Soros.
        RIA Novosti http://ria.ru/world/20150522/1065873552.html#ixzz3aqmMps9j

        Well, friend! Autumn will be fun! wink
    4. +1
      22 May 2015 11: 47
      Quote: born_in_cssr
      PS And again, these beads ... And again, this chicken ... Return Psaki bastards!

      I directly see how most of the members of the forum on this site and on similar ones, roll on the floor, jump on their feet, sobbing in powerless tantrums lol (joke).
      And as for the article ... let them look for a LOKH-MONSTER in the Donbass (keyword LOKH). They will certainly find Google maps to capture this, as well as mammoths grazing peacefully at the Donetsk airport. laughing
  2. +1
    22 May 2015 10: 17
    The Russian Federation is ready to start supplying weapons ... Only not the personnel!
  3. KOH
    +1
    22 May 2015 10: 17
    Here is the chicken ...)))))))) A long time ago there was ....
  4. +2
    22 May 2015 10: 21
    Marie Harf said the US administration is not worried about purchases of Russian weapons and equipment by Iraq

    Praise to the gods, otherwise we got nervous without recall from the State Department.
    at the same time, the United States supplies “such things to Iraq that no one else can (transfer to him)”

    What democracy? This is yes, an exclusive product.
  5. +1
    22 May 2015 10: 22
    So what do they deliver that no one else? Probably democracy!
    Probably the whole thing was taken out for themselves already!
  6. +2
    22 May 2015 10: 23
    The representative of the State Department also noted that the Russian Federation is not part of the coalition that the United States created to fight the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria and Iraq, however, according to her, the American authorities have long said that “every country can play a role in weakening” IG
    They created the IS, armed, trained, set Syria, now they are fighting it and coalitions are being created to fight ... There are no words except obscene ...
  7. +1
    22 May 2015 10: 23
    "On Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the Russian Federation is ready to start supplying weapons to Iraq and Syria to help in the fight against terrorists."
    Maybe it was not necessary to declare, but to supply and that's it. There is a saying: "The word is silver, silence is gold"

    And finally, can someone tell this scary man a good old joke: "-that's what bothers me Honduras; - don't you scratch him."
  8. +1
    22 May 2015 10: 23
    Beads in place. I am calm for the US State Department.
    1. +1
      22 May 2015 10: 38
      These are not beads, these are the brains of her predecessors.
  9. +1
    22 May 2015 10: 27
    Psaki was stylish, her charm of an accessible fool, aroused and imagined role-playing images, I wanted her. And this overweight doll is waiting for Psaki to return.
  10. 0
    22 May 2015 10: 33
    Approve what you want or disapprove of your business. The mongrel barks, the caravan goes on.
  11. 0
    22 May 2015 10: 37
    Well, as America has weakened the IG by its actions, we already know.
  12. 0
    22 May 2015 10: 52
    Yes, do not care about their concern, these "exceptional supermen" are good at only inflating an elephant out of a fly, making a tragedy out of nothing and successfully not seeing real catastrophes.
  13. 0
    22 May 2015 11: 01
    psaki better babble
  14. 0
    22 May 2015 11: 06
    The deputy head of the press service of the US Department of State, Marie Harf, said that the US administration is not worried about the procurement of Russian weapons and equipment by Iraq.

    Marie! Fear God! But what about America's global "concern"?

    And do not worry Jenny, she will soon ....
  15. 0
    22 May 2015 11: 11
    Another earflaps will have to be sewn winked
  16. 0
    22 May 2015 11: 17
    help in the fight against terrorists.
    Terrorists are those who plant bombs in crowded places. And these are already a whole state. Nobody wants to tell where they came from? And maybe, following the example of the State Department, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs also hold such press conferences?
  17. 0
    22 May 2015 11: 50
    It is experiencing it is not experiencing it, in general, just to make a blurt out !, to show it means its importance, it’s interesting, besides the hangers-on, whoever reacts to it?))