Iran, China Eye Military Cooperation After Oil Deals (Update1)

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aFAFgtkElY7Y&refer=top_world_news

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Iran received a military delegation from China, paving the way for cooperation in the defense field, Iran's Mehr News agency reported, citing Brigadier General Nasser Mohammadi Far, the commander of the Iranian army's ground forces.

The Chinese delegation is in Iran for talks on ``developing military relations, deepening bilateral ties and paving the way for military cooperation,'' the state-run Iranian news agency said. The press office of China's Ministry of Defense in Beijing declined to comment on the delegation's visit.

``Our mutual enemies possess advanced military technology, and undoubtedly they would rely on this technology in any possible future wars,'' Mehr News quoted Mohammadi Far as saying. ``Therefore, it seems necessary that both Iran and China upgrade their defense and military technology.''

China is Iran's third-largest export market for crude oil, and ties between the two countries have strengthened in recent years as Iran started granting stakes in the development of its oil and gas fields. Iran, under U.S. economic sanctions and at odds with both the U.S. and the Europe Union over its nuclear program, is increasingly turning to the East for new markets, opening its economy in return.

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[Turbineguy]

1. Quick Mr. President,

send in John Bolton. This situation demands some delicate diplomacy!

[oneighty]

2. Time for the drummers of war

to retire to a safe area, smoke a carton of cigarettes suck up a case or two of beer and reconsider the options.

180

[Betsy Ross]

3. But China is our friend

They fill our Wal-Marts with cheap goods.

[Child_Of_Isis]

10. Don't they also hold the mortgage to our country? n/t

[pauldavid]

4. Here it comes

World war III. We dont have the troops to deal with IRAQ. The only way we could deal with china is with nukes. I doubt bush will back down on bombing iran, but mabye the military will decide they have had enough and not follow his orders.

[Copperred]

6. ya seems like the military is who has to save us....

it really is time for a military coup to get these nuts out of office.

what is the current makeup of the joint chiefs? has anyoen done an analysis to figure out who is insane (neocon/armageddon types) and who are the old line more traditional and truely conservative brass?

[atreides1]

12. Neocons

The current makeup of the JCS is about the same as the generals that surrounded Hitler, all are loyal to Bush and not to the U.S. or the
Constitution they all swore to support and defend.

The majority of the general officers who knew reality were retired either before or after General Shinseki, but definitely before the
Iraq invasion.

So don't look to the JCS for a leader, or leadership.

If something like this were to happen it would be led by a general
already in command in the field.

[underpants]

7. Welcome to DU pauldavid

:hi:

[pauldavid]

9. Thanks

:hi:

[NNN0LHI]

11. Nukes against China? Wait a minute. Don't they got nukes too?

I don't like the sound of that. Welcome to DU pd.

Don

[pauldavid]

13. Nukes and ..

a lot more troops to come occupy ^h^h^h^h^h liberate the remaining american people from an ruthless fundamentalist regime

[Zorra]

5. China, Russia, and Iran. Wonderful. Thanks, Resident Bu*h.

The great uniter strikes again.

[jsamuel]

8. That makes a war with Iran a little less likely...

[wallwriter]

14. "Our mutual enemies..."

That's reassuring.

[wli]

15. Is Iran a full member of the SCO yet? n/t

[JNelson6563]

16. These morons are blind to the situation

I have seen this coming for ages, as I am sure many DUers have also. These mooks are so preoccupied with middle east oil they cannot see beyond their narrow focus. If they wanted to, Russia and China could put us in a pretty uncomfortable position. With one transaction China could hurt us.

I believe what we are headed for is called a "reckoning". :hide:

Julie