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2014-08-08 Iraq

Report: US said to bomb ISIS targets in Iraq

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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#1 The administration was actively considering U.S. Arclight airstrikes against the bully boy group's positions to protect U.S. military and diplomatic personnel working in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil.

Yes, a media broadcast of the crucifixion of U.S. personnel would be most embarrassing for the Champ regime. My guess is Champ will be pulling U.S. personnel out forthwith. Targeted drone zaps of troublesome individuals by the Champ, good-to-go. America victorious against a larger Islamic threat simply cannot happen.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-08 01:08|| 2014-08-08 01:08|| Front Page Top

#2 You gotta ask yourself, "Who Would Jesus Bomb?". WWJB, man.

Posted by SteveS 2014-08-08 01:14|| 2014-08-08 01:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Is ISIS being used as a proxy force from the Gulf countries versus Iran backed Iraq?

Posted by Paul D 2014-08-08 01:15|| 2014-08-08 01:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Is it in US interests to have Iraq divided up into three large parts and each of them trying to kill each other?

Can we encourage Iraq to have three Moslem contenders? And can we set them all on one another and keep it cooking? Can we draw Iran into it bigtime? Wars cost money...their money. Bood...their blood. The US has a growing domestic supply of petroleum and gas resources...right here at home. If Iran and Iraq lose their market share due to destroyed, interdicted, or obsolete sources....who gets hurt on the international market?
Do the EUroweenies have Oil? China have "enough"? How many ways to play it?

Obama is going to bomb Iraq? Him? C'mon....look at the source of the story. The NYT? Yeah?

Posted by Big Thromoth3646 2014-08-08 07:15|| 2014-08-08 07:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Paul D, if IS is a proxy for anyone, at this point it has to be the Gulf Arabs. The Saudis just dropped a billion dollars plus on the Lebanese Armed Forces as they were fighting with an IS associated raiding force in Arsal, and if the reports that the Turks were the ones bombing the IS on the Kurdish front, then the idea that the IS is an Erdogan puppet seems kind of far-fetched.

On the other hand, both the Saudis and the Turks could have stood up the IS and then turned around and funded their opponents and bombed them. It's the Middle East, the left hand can often be found stabbing the right hand between the metacarpals.

Posted by Mitch H. 2014-08-08 09:01|| 2014-08-08 09:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Is ISIS being used as a proxy force from the Gulf countries versus Iran backed Iraq?

Do some research on it, Paul. There's plenty of info.

Posted by 2014-08-08 10:19|| 2014-08-08 10:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Correction to #4 - the Kurds most definitely are not out to kill the other 2 parts. They are the only demonstrably tolerant group in the bunch -- and quite western in their views of economy and religious tolerance. Get your facts straight - that would perhaps alter your argument.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-08-08 13:11|| 2014-08-08 13:11|| Front Page Top

#8 The Pentagon at this time is officially denying this NYT report.

Still in a Wait-N-See.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-08-08 20:08|| 2014-08-08 20:08|| Front Page Top

#9 There are more than 30 million Kurds (in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc.) and yet they don't have their own country, only autonomy. Unlike the Palestinians, Kurds have a distinct ethnicity and languages. They (like Israel) are pro-US, relative to others in the region. They are completely deserving of our support.

Posted by Odysseus 2014-08-08 21:28|| 2014-08-08 21:28|| Front Page Top

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