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2015-04-21 Iraq

Report: Officer under Saddam Hussein Drew Up Islamic State Master Plan

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Posted by trailing wife 2015-04-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 And Saddam was working on others too. It was going to be all of this and more, if you did not put a cap on Iraq.

And keep it.

Posted by newc 2015-04-21 01:25|| 2015-04-21 01:25|| Front Page Top

#2 After the Saddam's fall, the dismantling of Iraqi army was a cockup of the first order. There were senior military personnel in and out of the Pentagon that advised against it, but the dismantling took place anyway. Of course nothing coming forth from the Center for Lessons Learned, unless I've missed something.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-04-21 04:25|| 2015-04-21 04:25|| Front Page Top

#3 When both Arial Sharon & Saudi king give you, virtually, the same advice "Choose a 'nice' Sunni general and appoint him the new headman."---you ought to listen.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-04-21 04:30|| 2015-04-21 04:30|| Front Page Top

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