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Iraq

Obama Lining Up ISIS Targets and Keeps 'Prerogative' To Strike

2014-06-24

[ABCNEWS.GO] President B.O. is lining up ISIS targets in Iraq and may launch an attack on the krazed killer Islamic militia that is threatening Storied Baghdad even if he does not get an agreement with the Iraqi regime, Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you know Kerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat, conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
said today.

Speaking in Storied Baghdad after meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister

Nouri al-Maliki
... Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Maliki imposed order on Basra wen the Shiites were going nuts, but has proven incapable of dealing with al-Qaeda's Sunni insurgency. Reelected to his third term in 2014...
and other politicians, Kerry said Obama is "each day" gaining more certainty of the targets he would strike if the United States decided on its own to take military action.

"He has reserved the right to himself, as he should, to make a decision at any point in time if he deems it necessary strategically," Kerry said.

He's a better general than his generals, too.

Obama has said he would not provide Iraq more military support unless it forms a government more accepting of religious minorities, but Kerry stressed that Obama wouldn't hesitate to have the U.S. conduct its own military operations if necessary.

"The president has moved the assets into place and has been gaining each day the assurances he needs with respect to potential targeting," Kerry said.

Posted by:Fred

#11 Kerry said Obama is "each day" gaining more certainty of the targets he would strike if the United States decided on its own to take military action.

A masterful use of the conditional subjunctive mood, future tense.

"He has reserved the right to himself, as he should, to make a decision at any point in time if he deems it necessary strategically," Kerry said.

To boldly decide, where no one has decided before...

Jawn is a strong candidate for the Nobel Prize in Bloviation.

Posted by: SteveS 2014-06-24 23:00

#10 OOOOPPPPPSSSS, forgot FREEREPUBLIC > [McClatchy]ISLAMIST FIGHTERS REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTING TO ENCIRCLE BAGHDAD.

As per Jaawhn, am keeping my fingers crossed that the Bammer's "assessments" don't take much longer,

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-06-24 22:40

#9 See also TOPIX > OBAMA TO MAKE SURE ISIS CAN'T ATTACK US, KERRY TELLS ABC.

Jaawhn says ISIS aka ISIL have the will to attack the US, but fortunately don't yet have the capability.

* FREEREPUBLIC > [WND.com] IRAQ INVADERS THREATEN NUKE ATTACK ON ISRAEL [CLAIM THEY ALREADY HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS?].

* WASHINGTON TIMES > [CRS Report] ISIL HELL- BENT ON CREATING ISLAMIC STATE TO BE LAUNCHPAD FOR ATTACKS ON US.

Once again, people, wid feeling - D *** NG IT, DON'T BE SILLY, AMERICA = AMERIKA WILL HAVE LEGAL SHARIA LAW BY THEN.

VERSUS

* WORLD NEWS > [National Journal] IRAQ A TERRIBLE FIRST TEST FOR OBAMA'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY.

True enuff as it is, but could be much worse iff ... ...
> IRAN refuses to leave Iraq once ISIS/ISIL is defeated or effec contained.
> Pro-Qaeda Boyz launch atacks + begin to destabilize Jordan, + KSA, Emirates = Saudi Peninsula. Iran intervenes again to save local Shias but then refuses to leave???

ABOVE ALL, IFF SHOOTING WAR(S) START IN EAST ASIA BETWEEN CHINA + US ALLIES, IN ECS ANDOR SCS + INDIA - IN EAST ASIA VEE CHINA THERE IS THE DANGER THAT SEVERAL SOVEREIGN COUNTRIES MAY BE INVOLVED AT ONE TIME DURING A DE FACTO US-CHINA MILITARY CRISIS, NOT JUST THE "SOLE" SYRIA OR "SOLE" UKRAINE OR A "SOLE" IRAQ.

The Bammer hasn't even begun vee Rising China + PLA = [Globalist-desired?]OWG Co-Superpower China yet, + its not clear iff the Bammer can avoid any mil clash agz same before he leaves office come Jan 2017.

* RUSSIA TODAY > UNKNOWN PLANE BOMBS ISIS POISTIONS IN IRAQ [at Al-Qaim], PENTAGON DENIES ITS US, saying it twas prob the Assad's Flyboyz = Syrian Air Force.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-06-24 22:37

#8 Has anyone in the administration or the MSM confirmed which side Obama is on?

Posted by: Airandee 2014-06-24 20:29

#7 They couldn't take out pencil neck so I guess Iraq was something to try.

Posted by: Thineng Angailet7166 2014-06-24 20:07

#6 Shut up John. Stop talking.

Posted by: irishrageboy 2014-06-24 15:47

#5 I see what you did there, Uncle Phester. ;-p

Posted by: Barbara 2014-06-24 13:24

#4 Maybe former President Clinton can tell Cmdr. Zero what isis?

Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-06-24 12:38

#3 "Present!"

Posted by: gorb 2014-06-24 11:45

#2 Warning them in advance?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-06-24 03:46

#1 Kerry said Obama is "each day" gaining more certainty of the targets he would strike if the United States decided on its own to take military action.

Once the target folders have been built and the Iranian Air Force is ready to conduct strikes, ISIS targets will be engaged.

Posted by: Besoeker 2014-06-24 01:59

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