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2014-10-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
US Officials: Media to Blame for Failure of Air Strike Strategy in Syria
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Posted by Pappy 2014-10-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ]  Top
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Posted by Big Thromoth3646 2014-10-15 06:58||   2014-10-15 06:58|| Front Page Top

#2 and the media were informed by the same big-mouthed ass-covering tools of this regime
Posted by Frank G 2014-10-15 07:03||   2014-10-15 07:03|| Front Page Top

#3 The Obola-rot disease has totally infected the entire country when the military starts this.

We are so screwed.

those deaths will haunt us as long as we live.” said Obama

Yeah right a$$#ole. Like the ambassador? Like the ATF agent? Like all the others you've caused and allowed with nary a shrug?

Stick it where the sun don't shine.
Posted by AlanC 2014-10-15 07:09||   2014-10-15 07:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Like the common whore, the media demands no loyalty, only tribute, and it is very well paid. Besides, progressives owe loyalty only to themselves, as is evidenced by so many cheese-eating, tell all books.
Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-15 07:18||   2014-10-15 07:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Where's the Irony Meter? Champ's boy have just figured out the media is not on their side, either!
Posted by Bobby 2014-10-15 07:42||   2014-10-15 07:42|| Front Page Top

#6 Too much stupidity in one article for me to read without raging.
Posted by DarthVader 2014-10-15 08:52||   2014-10-15 08:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Questions about civilian deaths from US counterterrorism operations sometimes result in heated internal policy debates on effectiveness of the air strikes.

Never seem to be a problem from '44-'45 when we bombed the crap out of people. Side effect of which, two nations with a long history of militarism don't seem eager to get into conflicts these days.
Posted by Procopius2k 2014-10-15 09:37||   2014-10-15 09:37|| Front Page Top

#8 P2K: We have an internal rot in Washington now that we didn't have then ('44-'45). We have enemies at home and abroad.
Posted by JohnQC 2014-10-15 10:45||   2014-10-15 10:45|| Front Page Top

#9 In the border town of Kobani, Kurd fighters making progress against Sunni militants, hours after the US-led coalition stepped up airstrikes in and around the town.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-10-15 12:18||   2014-10-15 12:18|| Front Page Top

#10 Denial always leads to excellent results.
Posted by gorb 2014-10-15 14:02||   2014-10-15 14:02|| Front Page Top

#11 Well, they can't blame Bush or the Republicans this time.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2014-10-15 14:42||   2014-10-15 14:42|| Front Page Top

#12 Nice to see that the AP doesn't play favorites - now.
Posted by Pappy 2014-10-15 14:51||   2014-10-15 14:51|| Front Page Top

#13 Sure they can, Deacon. It's already started. >:-(
Posted by Barbara 2014-10-15 14:52||   2014-10-15 14:52|| Front Page Top

#14 The officials said US-led airstrikes were ineffective because IS members were able to scatter as they learned of the targets from the media, highlighting a September 13 report by the AyPee, which disclosed the group’s significance, causing members to flee.

Paging Col. Boyd... Col. Boyd to the white courtesy phone. I suspect target approval has to go up the chain to the White House and back down. If your enemies can find out about your targeting plans from a wire service quicker than you can execute them, you might as well not bother. All those pointless explosions will just add to global warming.
Posted by SteveS 2014-10-15 15:42||   2014-10-15 15:42|| Front Page Top

#15 This is now called "Operation Inherent Resolve". Bad, but much catchier than "Operation CINC Has No Balls."
Posted by Matt 2014-10-15 15:57||   2014-10-15 15:57|| Front Page Top

#16 Military strategy is owned by the Commander in Chief/President. It is executed by DOD. When it fails we find out why in the after action so we never do it again. The failure however, IS owned by the Commander in Chief. "YOU CANT BE A PART TIME COMMANDER IN CHIEF MR PRESIDENT."
Posted by 49 Pan 2014-10-15 17:19||   2014-10-15 17:19|| Front Page Top

#17 Turkey has announced that Syrian-Kurds are now allowed to cross into Syria to fight ISIS.

Prior to the announcement, Kurd holdouts had already started retaking other hills overlooking Kobane after intense US airstrikes killed 100's of ISIS in their positions in and around Kobane.
Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-10-15 19:00||   2014-10-15 19:00|| Front Page Top

#18 This is now called "Operation Inherent Resolve". Bad, but much catchier than "Operation CINC Has No Balls."

More like Operation Inherent Incompetence.
Posted by Pappy 2014-10-15 21:38||   2014-10-15 21:38|| Front Page Top

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