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US-led forces conduct eight air strikes in Iraq, five in Syria
2015-04-07
[Ynet], US-led forces targeted Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 bandidos Death Eaters in Iraq with eight air strikes and conducted five air strikes in Syria, the US military said on Monday.

The air strikes, conducted since Sunday morning, hit near Bayji, djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
 and Ramadi, in Iraq, destroying fighting positions, mortar positions and a sniper position, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement.

In Syria, the air strikes destroyed eight fighting positions an Islamic State tunnel system and a vehicle near al Hasaka, a vehicle near Ar Raqqa and two buildings in Kobani, it said.
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  "You there, with the ribbons or whatnot on your coat, bring me the latest poll results. Hmmm, looks like I'm a little lower than we are supposed to be with Tough on Iran....ah, Mz Clinton is not doing so well...nice of her to take some pressure off, so: how about a theme this morning; I'll have the bagel with laughing cow, no juice. Let's try to have about 6-8 airstrikes today, nothing risky, no double digits."
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-04-07 16:52  

#2  It does seem a little half-hearted and maybe amateurish. I can almost hear Mickey Rooney saying "Hey kids, let's put on an airstrike!"

I suspect the slow tempo is not due to a lack of targets, but an approval process for each one that goes up the food chain to somewhere in the vicinity of the White House and back down to the guys doing the work. That and the need to appear to be involved while doing as litle as possible.
Posted by: SteveS   2015-04-07 14:16  

#1  Eight air strikes?

that pace is nearly as slow as the Guards Division advance in Market Garden...including the infamous stop for tea
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2015-04-07 00:03  

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