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2014-09-05 Iraq

Iraq air strikes 'kill senior Islamic State members'

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Posted by Fred 2014-09-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 Does Iraq have the equipment and capacity to do anything like this? It seems to me we wouldn't be giving them anything like this, and that they would be stuck with just bombing the crap out of something and hoping that whatever the bombs landed on was what they wanted to kill.

Posted by gorb 2014-09-05 00:45|| 2014-09-05 00:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Development of ISIS was reportedly watched, monitored, and reported to POTUS by U.S. Intelligence for over a year, possibly longer. A year is plenty of time to identify a few High Value Targets (HVT) and monitor their movements, establish contingency 'on the shelf' drone zap program. Nobody targeted in Syria because we don't have access, or anyone on the ground in Syria.

This shi* is not magic, it takes time, dedicated intelligence resources, and a lot of painstaking hard work. Call me suspect.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-09-05 00:58|| 2014-09-05 00:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Nobody targeted in Syria because we don't have access, or anyone on the ground in Syria.

Except the CIA team training the moderate Syrian rebels, some in Syria and some in Jordan. But I s'pose they've been busy

Posted by trailing wife 2014-09-05 01:12|| 2014-09-05 01:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Spot on TW. Specialized skills, sensitive equipment and resources required as well.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-09-05 01:56|| 2014-09-05 01:56|| Front Page Top

#5 At this point Syria is a failed state. It would not seem that permission would be needed to target Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria. If we have a CIA team in there, it also would seem that intelligence could be obtained as to where the Grand Dragon of ISIS is.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-09-05 08:41|| 2014-09-05 08:41|| Front Page Top

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