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Iraq
Sen. Graham calls for air strikes on Iraq
2014-06-13
[Iran Press TV] Sen. Lindsey Graham
... the endangered South Carolina RINO...
has called on US President Barack Obama
I inhaled. That was the point...
to authorize Arclight airstrikes in Iraq in order to halt the progress of al-Qaeda groups.

"There is no scenario where we can stop the bleeding in Iraq without American airpower," Sen. Graham (R-S.C.) said after leaving a classified Senate Armed Services Committee briefing, The Hill reports.

"If American airpower is not interjected into the equation, I don't see how you stop these people."

Graham's comments come as the Iraqi prime minister has asked the parliament to declare a state of emergency after al-Qaeda affiliated forces of Evil took control of the northern province of Nineveh.

Graham said that what he had heard behind the closed doors "scared the hell out of me" and if the president's military advisers recommended air attacks, "I would support it."

"We've got another Benghazi in the making here," Graham said.

The forces of Evil are now in control of some areas in northern Iraq. They have threatened to spread the violence to the holy Shia cities of Najaf and Karbala.

Sen. John Maverick McCain
... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution...
also called for President B.O.'s national security team to resign over the deteriorating security situation in Iraq.

McCain specifically called for the resignation of Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Militants belonging to the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
... the current version of al-Qaeda in Iraq, just as blood-thirsty and well-beloved as the original...
(ISIL) have vowed to march towards the Iraqi capital.

Meanwhile,
...back at the Council of Boskone, Kinnison began his slow infiltration of the sewer system...
the United States is accelerating plans for massive weapons shipments to Iraq as the country is battling the resurgence of al-Qaeda violence.

The arms supplies, including Hellfire missiles and Scan Eagle unmanned drones, are expected to be airlifted to the country in the near future, The Independent reports.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Well, if you're going to demand the improbable, might as well toss in the impossible.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-06-13 14:14  

#3  Never happen. Brennan was the US State Department Passport office incident... 'snoopy contractor clean up man.' He knows the deal.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-06-13 10:28  

#2  Should ask for Brennan's resignation as well.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-06-13 10:15  

#1  McCain specifically called for the resignation of Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Well, McCain certainly got one thing right.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-06-13 08:22  

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