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| Fall of Ramadi Deals a Blow to U.S.-led War on IS |
| 2015-05-19 |
| [AnNahar] The 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 Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group's seizure of Ramadi represents a painful blow to the U.S.-led war against the jihadists, raising fresh doubts about Washington's war strategy and the military strength of its partners in Iraq. The defeat of Iraqi security forces in the capital of Anbar province came despite more than 160 air strikes by U.S. and coalition warplanes over the past month, and after an elaborate effort starting last year to arm and train Baghdad government troops and Sunni rustics. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #9 re: Obama - Has anyone definitively determined which side of this war he is on? Sure - he is definitely not on our side - or the side if civilization. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-05-19 19:01 |
| #8 That was an interesting and successful one, meneer (having had a tiny part in that op.) Perhaps because it had been lawyer-free? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-05-19 15:02 |
| #7 Quite a missed opportunity, that parade. Reminds me of the 'highway of death' north out of Kuwait City and up the Mutla Ridge during the war. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-05-19 13:24 |
| #6 Well, what about that massive parade ISIS put on in West Anbar? Are those just recycled old photos from last year, or is ISIS thumbing its nose at our "air superiority"? |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-05-19 13:22 |
| #5 ...You know, Arc Lighting ISIS every time they mass would end this crap PDQ. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2015-05-19 13:06 |
| #4 Beat me to it, P2K. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-05-19 12:33 |
| #3 Led? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-05-19 08:31 |
| #2 The White House is still claiming the strategy is working so I'd guess ISIS, Alan. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2015-05-19 08:27 |
| #1 re: Obama - Has anyone definitively determined which side of this war he is on? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-05-19 06:55 |