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2014-10-01 Terror Networks
U.S. Wages '20 Raids in 24 Hours' in Iraq and Syria
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Posted by trailing wife 2014-10-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top
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#1 4100 sorties (air strikes, refueling, and surveillance) is nearly 76 per day. For comparison, 100,000 sorties were flown against Iraq during the first Gulf War during a time period of 37 days (Jan. 17, 1991 to February 23, 1991).
Posted by JohnQC 2014-10-01 12:09||   2014-10-01 12:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Syrian Kurds still haven't gotten much in the way of weapons from us (the Iraqi Kurds have gotten some weapons and are mostly on the offensive against ISIS).
Posted by lord garth 2014-10-01 14:00||   2014-10-01 14:00|| Front Page Top

#3 20 air raids is a limp johnson response probably due to fear of ground to air missles or lack of FO's on the ground. Hardly worth mentioning.
Posted by Alpha2c 2014-10-01 23:15||   2014-10-01 23:15|| Front Page Top

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