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2013-10-30 Iraq

Iraqi PM flies to US, seeking arms to fight militants

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Posted by Fred 2013-10-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State of Iraq & the Levant

#1 What'd they do with all the weapons we already gave 'em?

Posted by Glenmore 2013-10-30 07:32|| 2013-10-30 07:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Glenmore, the jihadis took them with them when they defected to the other side.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2013-10-30 09:45|| 2013-10-30 09:45|| Front Page Top

#3 What really screwed the Iraqis* was the loss of trainers, especially for specops troops and intel.

* but they pretty much screwed themselves....

Posted by Pappy 2013-10-30 11:58|| 2013-10-30 11:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Gee, it's almost like Syria and Iraq are linked somehow.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-10-30 12:03|| 2013-10-30 12:03|| Front Page Top

#5 ...at the hips of Iran.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-10-30 17:54|| 2013-10-30 17:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Yuuuuppers.

* TOPIX > [Daily Star] IN IRAQ, [Extremist] SUNNI ATTACKS SPARK SHIITE CALL TO TAKE UP ARMS.

Meanwhile, not to be outdone by IRAQ ...

* SAME > [Daily Beast] HEZBOLLAH PREPARES FOR SYRIA SHOWDOWN IN AL-QALAMOUH. IRAN-BACKED LEBANESE SHIITE MOVEMENT IS READYING FOR A FACE-OFF AGZ SYRIA'S [domestic?]REBELS [+ KSA-led/sponsored Sunnis]. HOW THE BATTLE WILL RATTLE THE WORLD.

Its coming - at "HIGH NOON"??

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-10-30 21:26|| 2013-10-30 21:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Besides the Bammer SSSSSHHHHH .... CCCCCCCC allowing Baby Assad to stay in power contrary to Admin rhetoric, IRAN WILL GET ITS NUKES + EXPANDED MILPOL PRESENCE + NEWFOUND INFLUENCE IN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN [Egypt = Suez Canal, North Africa?], + NEXT TO BOTH KSA + NEO-OTTOMAN WANNABE TURKEY???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-10-30 21:31|| 2013-10-30 21:31|| Front Page Top

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