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2014-06-12 Iraq

NY Times: Why Iraqi soldiers are quitting the fight.

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Posted by frozen al 2014-06-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 What's there to defend with a bunch of corrupt petty politicians in charge, all fighting among themselves for power or a piece of the action. [not that anyone in the Beltway will pay attention to that warning]

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-06-12 08:47|| 2014-06-12 08:47|| Front Page Top

#2 The leftists in D.C. really do believe the old 60's anti-war meme: "What if they gave a war and nobody came?" The only problem is when the other side doesn't believe this meme which is most of the time.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-06-12 10:44|| 2014-06-12 10:44|| Front Page Top

#3 The problem is we care for their freedom more than they do.

Same thing happened in Vietnam where some Vietnamese folks started to think it was the US's war so why get killed. Then when Uncle Sam left they found the war wasn't entirely over.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-06-12 14:16|| 2014-06-12 14:16|| Front Page Top

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