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2016-01-19 Iraq

Not one step back: Al Baghdadi threatens deserters

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Posted by badanov 2016-01-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 Well, death is the usual punishment for desertion in combat.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2016-01-19 13:03|| 2016-01-19 13:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes, Rambler. Until the desertions turn into a rebellion. Zarqawi ran into a bit of that problem, with our help. ISIS behavior is similar enough that I suspect they fear such.

Posted by Glenmore 2016-01-19 13:19|| 2016-01-19 13:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Of course, they are also slashing wages, which will also improve morale.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2016-01-19 14:24|| 2016-01-19 14:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Not one step back

The worked so well for Hitler.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-01-19 15:02|| 2016-01-19 15:02|| Front Page Top

#5 @#4.
It worked for Stalin!

Posted by chris 2016-01-19 15:16|| 2016-01-19 15:16|| Front Page Top

#6 Lots of Soviet troops were killed/captured prior to Stalingrad. I would argue that Japan's failure to pin down Zhukov's eastern armies is what saved Stalin.

But maybe I have played too much Axis & Allies. :-)

Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-01-19 16:18|| 2016-01-19 16:18|| Front Page Top

#7 As long as the ISIS/ISIL is allowed to protractively remain both as an organized Polity + in control of all or most of its captured territories, IT HAS ALREADY WON EVEN IFF ITS INFLUENCE BECOMES "STATIC" OR DETERIORATES.

Moreso as when various Muslim Govts-Nations go Nukulaar, SO WILL THE ISIS/ISIL.

IMO the true importance of the ISIS/ISIL + "Caliphate" is its perceived legitimacy, credibility, andor influence on the NEXT OR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF PRO-ISLAMIST-JIHADIST MUSLIMS, ESPEC AS THE US-BORN, US-RAISED, EX-DOD ELITE + CONVERT-TO-ISLAM ISLAMIC "MAHDI/MESSIAH/
IMAM/NUCLEAR NAPOLEON.

"CONTAINMENT" OF THE ISIS/ISIL IS NOT DESTROYING THEM - US, WESTERN FAILURE TO COMPLETELY DEFEAT OR DESTROY THE ISIS/ISIL ONLY PROVES ITS LEGITIMACY + ULTIMATELY ITS SUPERIORITY RELATIVE TO ITS ENEMIES BOTH MUSLIM OR NON-MUSLIM.

The ISIS/ISIL W-I-L-L rise again, save armed wid the Nuke-WMDs + other advanced MilTechs willfully supplied to select Muslim Powers in the name of US-led Anti-US OWG-NWO + alleged Global "Peace".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-01-19 22:13|| 2016-01-19 22:13|| Front Page Top

#8 @ sven
Wasn't the japs. They had commusats that shot deserters that stood behind the front lines that shot runners.

Posted by chris 2016-01-19 22:57|| 2016-01-19 22:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Played alot of strategy games myself, japan didn't really venture in the soviet union to much. Who the hell really wants siberia?

Posted by chris 2016-01-19 23:00|| 2016-01-19 23:00|| Front Page Top

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