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2016-09-30 Iraq

Why the Mosul offensive could be a disaster

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Posted by Pappy 2016-09-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Anything these people touch becomes a disaster.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-09-30 02:47|| 2016-09-30 02:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Unexpectedly is this president's watchword.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-09-30 06:33|| 2016-09-30 06:33|| Front Page Top

#3 A cock-up, wrapped in a disaster, inside a misadventure.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-09-30 06:39|| 2016-09-30 06:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Iranexerts a great amount of influence in Iraq; it controls and provides IRGC support to the Shiite militias upon which the Iraqi Army depends, especially for any assault on Mosul. Iran's and its Shiite clientele's objectives are not the same as the Kurds, the White House, the UN, or the good Colonel's objectives.

not sure why you slipped the WH in there. As far as I can tell, Iranian hegemony IS a WH obsession/preference. At least the current group of traitors (ValJar)

Posted by Frank G 2016-09-30 07:46|| 2016-09-30 07:46|| Front Page Top

#5 US air cover for Iranian militas you say...what could go wrong? (Actually,a little miscommunication over coordinates might not be a totally bad thing.)

Posted by DepotGuy 2016-09-30 10:00|| 2016-09-30 10:00|| Front Page Top

#6 not sure why you slipped the WH in there. As far as I can tell, Iranian hegemony IS a WH obsession/preference..

IMNSHO, that is not the intent. But it will be the result.

Posted by Pappy 2016-09-30 11:20|| 2016-09-30 11:20|| Front Page Top

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