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Iraq
The New Silk Road: Turkey and Iraq's ignored $20 billion project
2023-04-12
[Shafaq News] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
and Iraq are planning to collaborate on a new transportation project called the "Development Road" or the "New Silk Road," which will connect the two countries through a 1,200-kilometer-long network of railways, motorways, and pipelines, from Iraq's Basra's Faw Port to Turkey's Mersin Port.

The project is expected to cost $20 billion and aims to provide an alternative trade route between Asia and Europe, as well as connecting Gulf countries, Jordan, and Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
to Europe.

According to an op-ed by Daily Sabah, President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani have tasked their respective ministers to work on the project. The railway route alone is expected to transport 3.5 million tons of goods in the first phase and 7.5 million tons in the second phase.

However,
death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate...
there are several challenges that the project faces, including security threats from anti-Ankara organizations and holy warriors that operate in Iraq, according to the op-ed.

One potential solution, the op-ed said, is for the Iraqi government to award the project to foreign companies whose governments can provide security for the project. Another suggestion is to give a stake in the project to the constructor(s) or build it with the build-operate-transfer method. The revenue to be generated from the construction is significant, and many governments are likely to welcome such provisions.

Despite these challenges, the Development Road project is seen as a critical step for Iraq's future. The project aims to boost the Iraqi economy by providing a new way to connect the East and West, as well as Gulf countries, Jordan, and Iran to Europe. However,
death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate...
the security of the transportation is a significant concern, as groups such as ISIS and PKK are likely to conduct attacks on the road.

To ensure the successful implementation of the project, Iraq needs to establish good security and commercial allies, the op-ed concluded, stressing that a group of great and middle powers can help ensure the materialization of the Development Road and other projects.
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  I would announce the project and then see if Joe B makes any cryptic threats about blowing it up.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-04-12 20:15  

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