Uh oh...Iraq

[gotbeer]

AP Interview: Iraq premier says no foreign troops

This is going to end well.  

[TobiasFunke]

I couldn't agree more with the guy

 

"The only contribution the American forces or the international coalition is going to help us with is from the sky," al-Abadi said. "We are not giving any blank check to the international coalition to hit any target in Iraq."

He said that the Iraqi military will choose and approve targets, and that the U.S. will not take action without consulting with Baghdad first. Failure to do so, he warned, risks causing civilian casualties like in Pakistan and Yemen, where the U.S. has conducted drone strikes for years.

 

"I actually find it puzzling that we hold a conference in Paris to help Iraq and to fight terrorism and here we are, it's the biggest neighbor of Iraq — Iran — is excluded," he said. "That puts me as a prime minister in Iraq in a very difficult position."

Al-Abadi added that Iraq is caught in the middle of "a disagreement between the international allies — or this international coalition — and Iran on the Iraqi land. For me, that is catastrophic."

[mtangelsfan]

This again begs the question why the hell are we leading this?  Syria doesn't want us there, Iran doesn't want us there, Iraq barely wants us there and is wondering why we exluded Iran but at the same time wants us to bomb ISIS in Syria.

 

It is no win. 

[Tank]

This again begs the question why the hell are we leading this?  Syria doesn't want us there, Iran doesn't want us there, Iraq barely wants us there and is wondering why we exluded Iran but at the same time wants us to bomb ISIS in Syria.

 

It is no win. 

 

it's a leadership problem here in washington. barry's speech last week indicated we were going to go after ISIS and that we still need coalition partners. he's doing it backwards. we need coalition partners first, then we can go after them. if we have no support, you have to reconsider our position.

[TobiasFunke]

I disagree with it being a leadership problem. This is a different middle east now and no matter what leader is in the white house, these countries don't want us going all Team America in their country anymore. And to be frank, I don't blame them.

[mtangelsfan]

I don't care who the president is or could be.  I just don't think it would matter.  This is the fight of the people over there to fight.  I'm fine with the mountain top rescue, but not some prolonged campaign.  There is no goal, no end game and no win.

[InsideThePark]

I don't care who the president is or could be.  I just don't think it would matter.  This is the fight of the people over there to fight.  I'm fine with the mountain top rescue, but not some prolonged campaign.  There is no goal, no end game and no win.

pretty much. If you're getting half assed commitments from the countries in the region, it's time to back away and let them deal with the ramifications.

[arch stanton]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/19/france-bombs-isis-depot-iraq-islamic-state

 

The French have officially joined the party.

[Blarg]

This should help their Rafale jet sales in the region.

[bakunin]

40,000 Kurds displaced in the last 48 hours. If you're a Christian, lend your prayers. 

[TobiasFunke]

40,000 Kurds displaced in the last 48 hours. If you're a Christian, lend your prayers.

If they were Christians we would have heard all about it already.

[TobiasFunke]

40,000 Kurds displaced in the last 48 hours. If you're a Christian, lend your prayers.

Give us a non-Storm Front link

[mtangelsfan]

If they were Christians we would have heard all about it already.

 

First, we have heard about it.  Second good thing those people on the mountain were Christians.  Wait..........

 

You guys sure are bunged up about Christianity.  Talk about it more than we do.

[TobiasFunke]

Just stating the facts

[InsideThePark]

Interesting observation, don't think it necessarily rings true though.

Watching the 11 o'clock CNN News and the Kurds' displacement was the lead story.

[Blarg]

The difference is ISIS is a free standing army not just some guys burying IEDs on the sandy roads hoping to take out a Hummer. The have armored vehicles, artillery and supply lines to maintain which makes them a much more recognizable target.

[nate]

I know it is so scary that they are just across the border in Mexico...

 

Oh wait, they are half way around the world.  Who gives a ****?

[gotbeer]

Some 130,000 Syrians reach Turkey, fleeing IS

[TobiasFunke]

I know it is so scary that they are just across the border in Mexico...

 

Oh wait, they are half way around the world.  Who gives a ****?

I laughed

[Jay]

Interesting observation, don't think it necessarily rings true though.

Watching the 11 o'clock CNN News and the Kurds' displacement was the lead story.

 

And... crickets.

[Amazing Larry]

The difference is ISIS is a free standing army not just some guys burying IEDs on the sandy roads hoping to take out a Hummer. The have armored vehicles, artillery and supply lines to maintain which makes them a much more recognizable target.

 

For now anyway.

 

They'll start burying IEDs once we take out their heavy equipment. 

[fan_since79]

They've just released a video threatening to behead a French hostage.

[Jay]

For now anyway.

 

They'll start burying IEDs once we take out their heavy equipment. 

 

Straight to setting up anti-aircraft batteries next to preschools, then parading the wounded children in front of the CNN cameras.

[gotbeer]

For now anyway.

 

They'll start burying IEDs once we take out their heavy equipment that they stole from the Iraqi military/police. 

 

Fixed.

[fan_since79]

They've also called for sympathizers in Canada, Australia, and the U.S. to kill as many civilians as they can in those countries. In other words, the message to the various sleeper cells has been heard, loud and clear.

 

Australian authorities thankfully uncovered a plot to behead people in the streets there.

 

I'm seriously considering applying for a concealed-carry permit. The only problem is, there's a long waiting list.