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2014-07-25 Home Front: WoT

US and Islamic State: 'We did see this coming'

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Posted by Steve White 2014-07-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 Everyone saw it coming. The O administration decided to do nothing, and let it fail, thus showing that they wanted it to fail.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2014-07-25 00:07|| 2014-07-25 00:07|| Front Page Top

#2 The O administration decided to do nothing

Giving IS weapons & training is doing nothing?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-07-25 02:38|| 2014-07-25 02:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Having been the dream of many fathers, the arrival of the caliphate has long been predicted. You either openly or clandestinely support it, or you do not.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-25 06:17|| 2014-07-25 06:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Giving IS weapons & training is doing nothing?

You forgot money and political influence.

Posted by Pappy 2014-07-25 08:02|| 2014-07-25 08:02|| Front Page Top

#5 "The testimony raises an obvious question: If the Obama administration had such early warning of the Islamic State's ambitions, why, nearly two months after the fall of Mosul, is it still assessing what steps, if any, to take to halt the advance of Islamist extremists who threaten U.S. allies in the region and have vowed to attack Americans?"

My take:

1) Deer : Headlights
2) Some serious ambivalence regarding who the "good guys" are.

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-07-25 13:02|| 2014-07-25 13:02|| Front Page Top

#6 "Consequentialism is hard!" - Diplomat Barbie

Posted by Pappy 2014-07-25 14:15|| 2014-07-25 14:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Heh

Posted by Frank G 2014-07-25 14:35|| 2014-07-25 14:35|| Front Page Top

#8 So the Bammer knew since 2012 + did nothing.

Not good news for Guam-WESTPAC + US Allies in East Asia vee "Post-US", "Mahanist", future World#1 wannabe = OWG Co-Superpower Rising China.

The Bammer has yet to begin wid China.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-07-25 21:08|| 2014-07-25 21:08|| Front Page Top

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