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WH: Fall of Ramadi to ISIS a 'setback'
 [THEHILL] The White House on Monday called the fall of Ramadi to the Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) a "setback," but vowed the U.S. is determined to help retake the Iraqi city. "There is no denying that this is indeed a setback," White House front man Eric Schultz said. "But there is also no denying we will help the Iraqis take back Ramadi." Islamic State forces seized control of the city over the weekend, reportedly killing hundreds of people and forcing thousands from their homes. The city's fall raised fresh concerns over the effectiveness of President B.O.'s strategy in fighting ISIS, which has relied on U.S. and coalition The White House said it's not prepared to change its strategy and expressed confidence in the ability of Iraqi security forces. "ISIL will ultimately be defeated in Ramadi and elsewhere in Iraq because we believe Iraqi forces have the capacity to ultimately take Ramadi with coalition support," Schultz said, using an alternate acronym to refer to the group. Schultz said there have been 32 Posted by: Fred 2015-05-19 |
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