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Iraq

Iraq minister slams U.S. over Mosul assault slip

2015-02-23

[Beirut Daily Star] Iraq's defense minister criticized the U.S. Sunday for declaring a timeframe for an offensive to recapture ISIS' northern stronghold of djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
, saying military commanders should not show their hand to the enemy.

Khaled al-Obeidi said the timing of the Mosul assault was for Iraq to decide, and that a U.S. Central Command official who predicted the attack was likely to take place in April or May had no knowledge of the issue.

Posted by:Fred

#5 More this AM ...

* BHARAT RAKSHAK > [GlobalSecurity.org = VOA News] US DEFENCE CHIEF : "LASTING DEFEAT" NEEDED AGZ ISIS.

USDOD Newbie Ashton Carter in Kuwait.

Perhap more better known as achieving DECISIVE + FINAL "LASTING/PERMANENT VICTORY".

'Tis good for OWG Globalism = ME, Muslim, + Persian Gulf Union(s), + espec NOT having to fight the US-born, US-raised, Muslim-convert ISLAMIC MAHDI/MESSIAH/HIDDEN IMAM 2030-2050.

WW1 = WW2 = TWENTY YEARS OF PEACE, ONLY TO FIGHT NOW-NUCLEAR RADICAL ISLAM AGAIN, SAVE TO LOSE???

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [The Times = The Australian] US AIRPOWER TO BOLSTER IRANIAN GENERAL'S BID TO RETAKE TIKRIT.

IRGC QUDS MGEN. Qassem Suleimani.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-02-23 21:39

#4 It's like the allies building up in England. You know they're going to go across the Channel sometime. The only question is the 'when', we already know the 'where', eventually. ISIS has a problem with moving men and equipment with the lack of air defense. It becomes an economy of force issue of where to stack the men and material up. False flag ops can force the opposition to misallocate those resources or provide openings elsewhere in the theater of operations.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-02-23 13:21

#3 In addition to sucking up to the 'perts and future financial/political supporters at Mr. Obama's "Random Attacks by So-Called Extremists" conference, one now has to wonder if announcing the plan was a not-so subtle way of putting pressure on Iraq.

I'll bet they really miss Maliki at the helm.

Posted by: Pappy 2015-02-23 11:16

#2 Iraq minister slams U.S. over Mosul assault slip

Deja-vu. They just don't learn.

Posted by: gorb 2015-02-23 11:01

#1 Perhaps a Guest Author-Pert on the ISIS, Iraq situation said it better on CNN AM, IIRC denoting how the US has trained only 2000-2,500 of the 25,000 Iraqi Troops it claims will need to retake Mosul from the Islamic State.

IIRC again, same Personage also argued that there was no way in hell Mosul could be taken widout the US committing much more ground troops + support assets than it has or will have by April-May 2015.

The above is generally consistent wid the belief of most Perts on the MSM-Net that the US = US Coalition is simply NOT READY for any major offensive agz the ISIS/ISL.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-02-23 01:33

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