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2015-06-10 Iraq

Champ to send 400 additional advisors to Iraq

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-06-10 06:12|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Is Obama going to have their backs when the Iraqis drop their rifles and run or are they sitting ducks?

Posted by JohnQC 2015-06-10 07:16|| 2015-06-10 07:16|| Front Page Top

#2 SOG, advisors only, amirite?

Posted by Frank G 2015-06-10 08:57|| 2015-06-10 08:57|| Front Page Top

#3 I remember a friend who retired and went to work for Vinnel Corp. in the Magic Kingdom back in the 1980's. Whenever the SANG would fail or fall a bit short on training tasks during a MILGROUP review or Army Training and Evaluation Program, it was ALWAYS the trainer's fault.

"Contractor failed to train to standard" ...or some such language.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-06-10 09:01|| 2015-06-10 09:01|| Front Page Top

#4 I know it's different but I keep flashing back to my childhood memories about Viet Nam. I was old enough to understand what was going on there pre-LBJ and the massive build up.

Needless to say they are not good memories.

Posted by AlanC 2015-06-10 09:29|| 2015-06-10 09:29|| Front Page Top

#5 By the way: whatever happened to that famous Status of Forces Agreement we couldn't negotiate with the Iraqis? Are these "trainers" subject to the jurisdiction of the Iraqi courts if they happen to shoot somebody?

Posted by Matt 2015-06-10 09:50|| 2015-06-10 09:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Waitasec! The Iraqui phase is closed. Isn't it? Didn't the Chosen One say so?

"Real war or police action, dead is still dead!"

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2015-06-10 09:57|| 2015-06-10 09:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Wince your left eye, and you see this is an iranian phase. Wince both, and it is also a hedge against the Kurds.

As for GI Iraq, tough to run a post route into 3-4 defense when you know the coach has a wager on the other team winning.

And I think Matt has a damn fine question.

Posted by swksvolFF 2015-06-10 10:31|| 2015-06-10 10:31|| Front Page Top

#8 prompting the administration to reconsider its training and equipping program for Iraqi forces

Two lies and a canard in that one.

I remember a friend who retired and went to work for Vinnel Corp. in the Magic Kingdom back in the 1980's.

I was peripherally involved with the Saudi Navy back then as well (not as a contractor.) The sailors and the ratings were reasonably competent*. It was the officers, and especially the "command" ranks that were... lacking.

* It rather helped that the sailors are pretty much stuck with their ships. Sauds had, and may still have, a habit of recruiting from the coasts and then assigning sailors to the coast opposite wherever they called home.

Posted by Pappy 2015-06-10 11:27|| 2015-06-10 11:27|| Front Page Top

#9 Send Holder and Lerner and a few others to help them out.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-06-10 14:26|| 2015-06-10 14:26|| Front Page Top

#10 Why is it that the first thing I think after seeing this headline is "Champ to send 400 potential bargaining chips to Iraq"?

Posted by DarthVader 2015-06-10 14:47|| 2015-06-10 14:47|| Front Page Top

#11 All you commenters have missed the big picture. Mr Pres now has, and has just disclosed, his grand strategy to defeat ISIS.

Posted by irishrageboy 2015-06-10 15:49|| 2015-06-10 15:49|| Front Page Top

#12 Kicking the can is not a strategy.

Posted by Pappy 2015-06-10 18:35|| 2015-06-10 18:35|| Front Page Top

#13 Spot on. I remember the handful of Marines sent to guard the perimeter of the base at Da Nang. '65 I believe.

Posted by borgboy 2015-06-10 18:41|| 2015-06-10 18:41|| Front Page Top

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