Maliki, “writes” a U.S. senator hinder the sale of Baghdad 30 Apache helicopter

Maliki, “writes” a U.S. senator hinder the sale of Baghdad 30 Apache helicopter

11.01.2014 (0:01 pm)

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The New York Times reports that Democratic Senator who prevent sending Apache helicopters to Iraq has dropped his objections after receiving a message from the Iraqi Prime Minister, as well as an urgent call from the U.S. State displaying the guarantees of non-use of the Iraqi government to these weapons against civilians, which was the essence of the rejection of Senator Bob Menedez rental and then selling aircraft Apache to Iraq.
newspaper reported that Sen. force pointed out that he might be allowed to send helicopters Apache AH-64 to Iraq at a time when fighting the government in Baghdad to restore important areas seized by Islamist extremists in the western region of the country. Senator Bob Menedez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations U.S., may prevent the rental and sale of these attack helicopters actors for months while he was trying to obtain guarantees not to be used by Iraq to attack civilians, and called for Baghdad to take steps to stop the use of Iran’s airspace by the Iraqi transport weapons to the Syrian army.
received a letter from Senator Menedez three pages in the last week of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki in response to his concerns, also received an urgent appeal from the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, prepared by an extra cold. Although officials in the Foreign Relations Committee, said that the answers did not go to the extent they went to him al-Maliki or the American administration, but the Menedez convinced that Baghdad and Washington are serious about dealing with the concerns due to the escalation of violence in recent Anbar province.
said Adam Sharon, a spokesman for Senator Menedez, “The U.S. administration is now being treated concerns raised first last July that require answers before it can direct the process of sales.”
Sharon added that he “provided to address these issues by about enough, the Chairman of the Committee Menedez would be prepared to move forward,” the process of sales.
The Obama administration has proposed the sale of 20 to 30 Apache helicopter to the Iraqi government, but because of the processing may take years, it has also asked the rental up to 10 helicopters during the period of construction of the other.
Officials in the U.S. administration that the Apache helicopters that could be useful in targeting militants linked to al Qaeda, such as those who have seized parts of Fallujah and Ramadi in the past few days.
But even if dropped Senator Menedez objections, will require it until April for the delivery of the aircraft, officials noted that it also calls for training pilots on the leadership of these aircraft.
well as this , there are still a number of senators are concerned. He said Senator Saxby Chambliss, a member of the Republican Committee’s senior intelligence in the Senate, “I think we have to be very careful.” He added that “all of this can be located in the wrong hands.”
plans the administration estimated separately for the processing of Iraq shipment of additional missiles Hellfire early in the next spring, because the U.S. administration sees these weapons effective in preventing al-Qaeda from establishing a safe haven to him Anbar.
In addition to the administration in Washington is planning to send 10 aircraft surveillance drone aircraft population Eagle in the weeks next 48 aircraft surveillance drone aircraft Raven later this year.
comes these weapons after the processing of Iraq ballooning control last September and three helicopters extra Bell IA-407 was sent to Iraq in the last month.
, but that in spite of some Democrats that the adult, who support the strengthening of Iraqi forces, saying that al-Maliki ultimately bears responsibility for the formulation of a political solution to a long stretch with the restive Sunni province of Anbar.
has said Senator Jack Reed, a senior Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, said, “You can move tactically strong enough to expel al-Qaida, but the long-term success is based on political action,” adding that “the al-Maliki to help himself.”

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