You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
Iraq
Three planeloads of American diplomats and contractors evacuated from northern Iraq
2014-06-13
[DAILYMAIL.CO.UK] Three planeloads of Americans have been evacuated from a major Iraqi air base north of Storied Baghdad as Al Qaeda-aligned bully boyz have toppled cities in the country's north and threaten to advance toward Storied Baghdad.

The planes, loaded with diplomats and contractors stationed at an Iraqi airbase in Balad, flew out amid fears that the base could be surrounded by the bully boys.

The passengers included 12 U.S. government officials and military personnel who have been training Iraqi forces to use fighter jets and surveillance drones.
Posted by:Fred

#13  Well deliberately ignoring something that proves fatal is still considered criminal negligence in court and that is what I am referring to.

Yes I believe it is deliberate.
Yes I believe he is purposely selling out not only them but the people of Iraq.
Yes I believe he won't leave peacefully in 2016.
Posted by: DarthVader   2014-06-13 16:41  

#12  This is just criminal negligence from this administration.

What do expect? Why do you believe it is negligence? I think it is deliberate, expect to see a lot more of this over the next two years. He's in the home stretch. If he doesn't have an accident.

Just sayin'.
Posted by: Secret Asian Man   2014-06-13 16:17  

#11  The U.S. contractors were at Balad to help the Pentagon prepare the facilities for the delivery of the F-16 aircraft the Obama administration has agreed to provide the Iraqi government.

WND learned from sources that the jihadists closed down escape routes, and the U.S. Air Force was in a stand-down position. U.S. forces were not assisting even with air cover so a private extradition flight could land for a rescue, the sources said.

This is just criminal negligence from this administration.
Posted by: DarthVader   2014-06-13 16:12  

#10  Funny, I thought we'd need that helipad in Kabul before Baghdad.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2014-06-13 15:23  

#9  Evacuating our own, eh? A real vote of confidence.
Posted by: gorb   2014-06-13 10:12  

#8  Helicopters dammit, I was promised helicopters off the roof! Damn you George Lucus. Damn you and your Jar Jar Brinksmanship.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2014-06-13 09:17  

#7  "call Vlad"
Posted by: Frank G   2014-06-13 09:17  

#6  "Well, let's just let the coffee cool a bit."
/Coke Stevenson
"We can be more flexible after the election"
/Cokehead Obama
In nothin doin till after the election. Such are the problems of a campaign instead of a government.
Posted by: Shipman   2014-06-13 09:03  

#5  In news articles this morning, both the President and the GOP leaders proclaim that they "are not ruling out any options."

Yes they are: they're ruling out MOVING QUICKLY to help the Iraqi government. They're "mulling", "considering", and "weighing options." That's Washington-speak for "we don't know what to do and we're hoping that the problem goes away before we have to make a decision."

If the current government in Iraq is worth saving, it's worth saving TODAY, because next week it may not be there.

Instead, we're running. Figures.
Posted by: Steve White   2014-06-13 08:47  

#4  In other news and pending tributes:

Largest and most expensive embassy complex in the entire world falls to Jihadists.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-06-13 08:18  

#3  But, we CAN'T let ay of our politicians fall into enemy hands. Then they'd have Weapons of Mass Destruction, and all that.
(I mean, they've destroyed everything ELSE they've touched...)
Posted by: ed in texas   2014-06-13 07:46  

#2  No comment from Mullah Bin Biden or Ayatollah Obama.
Posted by: Airandee   2014-06-13 06:46  

#1  Evidently the diplomats will not be "supporing Iraq" from behind. I hope they had to spend a night or two at Balad enjoying the 'burn pit' and incoming mortar rounds from the surrounding Sunni neighborhoods.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-06-13 06:39  

00:00