News, Rumors and Opinions Wednesday Morning 9-9-2020
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Tishwash: Trump will announce reduction in U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will announce a further drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, a senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday.
That announcement will be followed by another one in the coming days on a further reduction in U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the official said.
The decision comes as Trump, a Republican, faces blowback from a report that he allegedly made disparaging remarks about U.S. war dead.
Trump is trailing Democratic rival Joe Biden in polls ahead of the Nov. 3 election. His announcement, and the timing of it, may be aimed at convincing voters that he is following through on promises to end what he has described as America’s endless wars.
The United States has around 5,200 troops that were deployed in Iraq to fight the Islamic State militant group.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said last month that the United States was expected to reduce the number of its troops in Iraq by about a third in the coming months.
The United States currently has about 8,600 troops in Afghanistan. Trump said in an interview with Axios released last month that the United States planned to lower that number to about 4,000. link
Tishwash: Iraqi MP: 148 trillion dinars, the size of the 2020 budget ... and $ 40 for a barrel of oil
Mubasher: MP Muhammad Al-Darraji, a member of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi Parliament, revealed that the size of the 2020 budget is estimated at 148 trillion dinars and a specific oil price of $ 40 a barrel, while he warned of future bankruptcy in the event of reliance on borrowing.
Al-Darraji said to the "Al-Tenth" program, which is presented on Al-Iraqiya News Channel, today, Tuesday, that "the budget for the year 2020 will be complete, not for three months," indicating that "its total value is estimated at 148 trillion dinars, and at a specific oil price of $ 40 a barrel," according to the agency. Iraqi News (Conscious).
He added, "The budget revenues are estimated at 67 trillion dinars," stressing that "the budget will consist of salaries for employees and special operating expenses for the necessary government."
He pointed out that "the House of Representatives will discuss the budget for the remaining three months of the current year," attributing the reason for preparing a full budget to preparing final accounts for the fiscal year.
He stressed "the necessity of preparing final accounts for the years 2019 and 2020," noting that "job grades have been transferred to the 2021 budget."
He stressed that "the employees who were referred to retirement during the current year did not fill their job grades."
On borrowing, Al-Darraji explained, "borrowing is not in the interest of the Iraqi economy and relying on it may lead to bankruptcy in the future," stressing that "Iraq's foreign debts are estimated at 120 trillion dinars, except for war compensation, which is estimated at 40 trillion dinars."
He pointed out that "his committee obligated the government to present the economic reform paper in exchange for borrowing," noting that "there are several measures that can be taken to maximize revenues instead of resorting to borrowing." link
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Jeff Article: "The Minister of Finance stresses the necessity of reviewing the exchange rate of the dinar and reveals the size of the external debt" ...this one has rate change written all over it...they're ready to change the rate that's why they're ready to show you a budget. It all boils down to reforms...they are looking to start the budget next week and submit the reforms to parliament for approval around the end of the month. It has everything to do with the rate change...when you see a budget you'll see the rate change. They go together.
Delta Article: "The House of Representatives has finished reading two laws and addresses an oral question to the Finance and Planning Ministers" Quote: "...the importance of reviewing the exchange rate so that the Iraqi economy enters the circle of competition with the interest of the International Monetary Fund in the issue of the exchange rate..." NOW WE ARE TALKING...FINALLY...AWESOME NEWS...
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