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2015-12-01 Government

Champ's anti-Islamic State coalition crumbles as Arab allies abandon effort

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-12-01 02:12|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 "Disappearing into the night, as if they had never been..."

Posted by Pappy 2015-12-01 08:32|| 2015-12-01 08:32|| Front Page Top

#2 It is hard for Arab states to fight SISI when most of their citizens are highly sympathetic with SISI and somewhat hostile to their own leadership. The Arab allies were probably hoping the Western powers would destroy SISI for them so they could blame the west for all their ills and continue business as usual.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-12-01 10:58|| 2015-12-01 10:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Hilarious. Just the other day cicerobama - We got a coalition. 65 kuntrees.

Posted by swksvolFF 2015-12-01 17:31|| 2015-12-01 17:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Everything 0bean touches turns to $hit. I'll bet the Paris talks will, too.

Posted by gorb 2015-12-01 18:32|| 2015-12-01 18:32|| Front Page Top

#5 As per CNN AM, + USDOD Chief Ash Carter + USJCoS Chair Gen. Joseph Dunforth, USMC before the House Armed Services Cmte., the US will likely be acting "unilaterally" or asymmetrically until further notice.

* See also ZERO HEDGE, FREEREPUBLIC > IRAQI PM REJECTS US "BOOTS OF THE GROUD" AS SHIITE MILITIAS PLEDGE TO KILL US SOLDIERS.

ARTIC > IRAQ for all intensive purposes is an IRANIAN COLONY BOTH POLITICALLY + MILITARILY.

As long as IRAN ALLY PUTINIST RUSSIA stays or focuses on fighting the ISIS in [parts = areas of] SYRIA only.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-12-01 21:57|| 2015-12-01 21:57|| Front Page Top

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