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2014-06-14 Iraq

200 U.S. contractors surrounded by jihadists in Iraq

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Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-06-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State of Iraq

#1 Decent intelligence, and say, 3 A-10's starting operations 10 days ago, would have prevented the slaughter that is about to happen.

Posted by Elmains Speaking for Boskone5165 2014-06-14 00:35|| 2014-06-14 00:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Im guessing they secretly approve.

Posted by bright pebbles 2014-06-14 01:17|| 2014-06-14 01:17|| Front Page Top

#3 It was always my belief that all U.S. contractors should be armed. Unfortunately, official 'Arming Memorandums' were very difficult and often impossible to obtain. It will be interesting to see how the contractor issue in Iraq as well as the U.S. State Dept. Embassy situation plays out. This has the potential to make Benghazi look like a very minor situation.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-14 01:48|| 2014-06-14 01:48|| Front Page Top

#4 The guys there piked up the Iraqi Armed abandoned weapons and have held off the mooks so far. But without air support to cover their evac, I dont know if those last 100 will make it out, or end up beheaded as trophies for the ISIL. Not hostages - that fucking coward Obama has already shown he doesn't give a shit about these Americans by denying the air support.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-06-14 01:57|| 2014-06-14 01:57|| Front Page Top

#5 If any of these Americans perish, even ONE! The worthless, communist SOB should be immediately IMPEACHED !

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-14 02:01|| 2014-06-14 02:01|| Front Page Top

#6 The last centurion?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-06-14 04:35|| 2014-06-14 04:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Cover your ass letter sent to unamed (until i feel like it)General at Bragg in an attempt to warn them as to what was coming and how they were all getting fucked years in advance of all of this it was never opened! I had a round hat Carpet kneiue bender /corp spook invasion in my hood oil and gas/some of their islam nazi friends that help pad their ss checks!

Posted by Whulet Shavins7256 2014-06-14 05:32|| 2014-06-14 05:32|| Front Page Top

#8 You need to take the map room people from 2001 and the one who received the e-mail on the map issue and extract the aoei thing out of them over seas of course for real !

Posted by Whulet Shavins7256 2014-06-14 06:52|| 2014-06-14 06:52|| Front Page Top

#9 They are ghouls!

Posted by Whulet Shavins7256 2014-06-14 06:54|| 2014-06-14 06:54|| Front Page Top

#10 Afghanistan 34 3 and 4 be it the truth or a lie you people have been played like a fiddle from the start and the dates 32 plus 2 do the math!

Posted by Whulet Shavins7256 2014-06-14 07:00|| 2014-06-14 07:00|| Front Page Top

#11 Whoa, yeah. Where 'ya from hub?

Posted by Shipman 2014-06-14 07:09|| 2014-06-14 07:09|| Front Page Top

#12 MAP OF AFGHANISTAN AEIO! FIRST ATTEMPT AT HEX E THING 16 ! WHATEVER EVERYTIME MAP OF AFGHANISTAN AEIO NO MATTER IF 20,000 POUND BOMB IS DROPPED ON AREA WHO FUCKED THEMSELVES? 20 LETTERS WILL REPEAT EAR DORK LEG HOT COLD YOU GET THE PICTURE RIGHT?

Posted by Whulet Shavins7256 2014-06-14 09:15|| 2014-06-14 09:15|| Front Page Top

#13 I got the picture my friend.

(pssst, we got a live one here)

Posted by Shipman 2014-06-14 09:22|| 2014-06-14 09:22|| Front Page Top

#14 (Not sure Ship. It may be a random word generator.)

Posted by BrerRabbit 2014-06-14 09:58|| 2014-06-14 09:58|| Front Page Top

#15 If that's the case Barb, it's Fred, and Fred working on AI is, well, frankly, (can I say that here?) terrifying. Altho everyone needs a hobby I guess.

Posted by Shipman 2014-06-14 10:28|| 2014-06-14 10:28|| Front Page Top

#16 Ugh, sorry, Herr Hare, my eyesight and sight reading wiring measured me up.

Posted by Shipman 2014-06-14 10:30|| 2014-06-14 10:30|| Front Page Top

#17 Guys, if you would be so kind as to translate the agitated Whulet Shavins7256 for me? It is not clear what my response should be. I can handle JosephMendiola on my own, but this is quite beyond me.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-06-14 11:32|| 2014-06-14 11:32|| Front Page Top

#18 Only Joe M has a license on this site to use screaming all caps, Whulet. Lighten up, Francis.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2014-06-14 12:10|| 2014-06-14 12:10|| Front Page Top

#19 I can figure out Joe. This guy is nucking futs.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2014-06-14 17:09|| 2014-06-14 17:09|| Front Page Top

#20

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-06-14 20:22|| 2014-06-14 20:22|| Front Page Top

#21 at least some of them have been rescued by the Iraq air force as of a few minutes ago

Posted by lord garth 2014-06-14 22:57|| 2014-06-14 22:57|| Front Page Top

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