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2015-01-23 Iraq

Coalition 'needs 2 years to kick out IS from Iraq'

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Posted by Fred 2015-01-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iraq

#1 And then ISIS will just pop up in Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, Libya, North Africa..... France, England....

Posted by airandee 2015-01-23 06:51|| 2015-01-23 06:51|| Front Page Top

#2 And it took only 3 years to kick the Nazis out of Western Europe AND the Japanese out of the South Pacific once we got started.

I don't think we're trying too hard for some reason.

Posted by AlanC 2015-01-23 07:50|| 2015-01-23 07:50|| Front Page Top

#3 He also called for international action on "the root causes, so that terrorist appeals fall flat and foreign recruits are no longer enticed to go to a place and wreak havoc on it."

Somehow, methinks our version of "root causes" and the international definition of "root causes" are going to be opposite.

Posted by BA 2015-01-23 09:13|| 2015-01-23 09:13|| Front Page Top

#4 There were 'root causes' for the Germans and Japanese behaviors (circa 1938) which didn't matter when some people just needed killing.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-01-23 09:48|| 2015-01-23 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 ...TRANSLATION: "The White House wants to declare victory and start getting out in time for the '16 elections. It better happen."

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2015-01-23 10:14|| 2015-01-23 10:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Wut, no tin point plan?

Posted by swksvolFF 2015-01-23 10:20|| 2015-01-23 10:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Six years, if you factor in the human rights folks and environmental impact thingies.

Posted by Pappy 2015-01-23 12:09|| 2015-01-23 12:09|| Front Page Top

#8 How long it takes depends upon how serious the coalition of 21 is about getting the job done. As Pappy said, keep the human rights and environmentalists out of it. Keep the attorneys out as well so they don't define strategies, tactics and ROEs.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-01-23 15:34|| 2015-01-23 15:34|| Front Page Top

#9 I would not assume any sort of victory, i fear it is unlikely, probably just be a higher profile muzz mess.

Unless of course we get a high profile massacre of meaningful people, then maybe we have a chance to start ending this shit once and for all, like the chance we forwent on September 12.

Posted by Shipman 2015-01-23 16:52|| 2015-01-23 16:52|| Front Page Top

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