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BO has sent some more troops this time to help secure Baghdad airport. Also Embassy personnel have been moved again. But according to Psaki the Embassy will stay open for Business with Iraq Leaders. What say ye?
President Obama has authorized another 200 U.S. troops to secure the American Embassy in Iraq as well as Baghdad’s international airport, bringing the total U.S. deployments to Iraq this month to 775. In a letter to Congress on Monday, his third in the past two weeks, Obama said the new deployments were “a prudent measure to protect U.S. citizens and property.” He said the force was “equipped for combat” and would “remain in Iraq until the security situation becomes such that it is no longer needed.”
A Pentagon statement said that the additional personnel arrived in Baghdad on Sunday, along with “a detachment of helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles,” or drones, “which will bolster airfield and travel route security.”
The State Department also said Monday that it is relocating additional personnel from the embassy to consulates in Basra, in the south, and Irbil, in the north, following initial relocations in mid-June.....snip~
Obama authorizes 200 more troops for Iraq - The Washington Post
This is escalating faster than Vietnam did.
But he does have to protect the diplomats, though, evacuating them might be the thing to do. I really don't like Maliki. And the thing is not our business. The UN and the neighbors can do it or let the people die. It is their call. The US should only make this clear and support others taking their responsibility to protect the people.
But remember that Iran is a major enemy that is building an atomic weapons capability.
This is escalating faster than Vietnam did.
But he does have to protect the diplomats, though, evacuating them might be the thing to do. I really don't like Maliki. And the thing is not our business. The UN and the neighbors can do it or let the people die. It is their call. The US should only make this clear and support others taking their responsibility to protect the people.
But remember that Iran is a major enemy that is building an atomic weapons capability.
And Iran is on Miliki's side along with Assad of Syria whom we just happen to be trying to overthrow. Just think what Iraq has brought, Obama, Ali Khamenei, Assad and with the delivery of 15 jets to Iraq and Miliki, Putin all on the same side. All on the same side of this thing. Don't you just love those whom we are in bed with when it comes to Iraq these days?
BO has sent some more troops this time to help secure Baghdad airport. Also Embassy personnel have been moved again. But according to Psaki the Embassy will stay open for Business with Iraq Leaders. What say ye?
President Obama has authorized another 200 U.S. troops to secure the American Embassy in Iraq as well as Baghdad’s international airport, bringing the total U.S. deployments to Iraq this month to 775. In a letter to Congress on Monday, his third in the past two weeks, Obama said the new deployments were “a prudent measure to protect U.S. citizens and property.” He said the force was “equipped for combat” and would “remain in Iraq until the security situation becomes such that it is no longer needed.”
A Pentagon statement said that the additional personnel arrived in Baghdad on Sunday, along with “a detachment of helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles,” or drones, “which will bolster airfield and travel route security.”
The State Department also said Monday that it is relocating additional personnel from the embassy to consulates in Basra, in the south, and Irbil, in the north, following initial relocations in mid-June.....snip~
Obama authorizes 200 more troops for Iraq - The Washington Post
And Iran is on Miliki's side along with Assad of Syria whom we just happen to be trying to overthrow. Just think what Iraq has brought, Obama, Ali Khamenei, Assad and with the delivery of 15 jets to Iraq and Miliki, Putin all on the same side. All on the same side of this thing. Don't you just love those whom we are in bed with when it comes to Iraq these days?
This is escalating faster than Vietnam did.
But he does have to protect the diplomats, though, evacuating them might be the thing to do. I really don't like Maliki. And the thing is not our business. The UN and the neighbors can do it or let the people die. It is their call. The US should only make this clear and support others taking their responsibility to protect the people.
But remember that Iran is a major enemy that is building an atomic weapons capability.
No choice now ISIS says they own ground in Syria and Iraq. The group says its flag flies from Aleppo in northern Syria to Diyala province in eastern Iraq.
The only ones missing from the Game are the Europeans.
And we're going to be blamed, no matter what happens! The rest of the world will see us as the cause of all this strife, since we simply cannot mind our own business and let the religious war over there be handled by those it's directly affecting! Get our people out of there, cause we're losing this one, IMO.
Good morning, Pero. :2wave:
Morning MMC, and they are no longer ISIS, they now call themselves IS.
And Iran is on Miliki's side along with Assad of Syria whom we just happen to be trying to overthrow. Just think what Iraq has brought, Obama, Ali Khamenei, Assad and with the delivery of 15 jets to Iraq and Miliki, Putin all on the same side. All on the same side of this thing. Don't you just love those whom we are in bed with when it comes to Iraq these days?
Iran is not a major enemy, and they are not building nukes, though they should be.
And we're going to be blamed, no matter what happens! The rest of the world will see us as the cause of all this strife, since we simply cannot mind our own business and let the religious war over there be handled by those it's directly affecting! Get our people out of there, cause we're losing this one, IMO.
Good morning, Pero. :2wave:
No choice now ISIS says they own ground in Syria and Iraq. The group says its flag flies from Aleppo in northern Syria to Diyala province in eastern Iraq.
The only ones missing from the Game are the Europeans.
It's like I just told Pol, if Miliki's shia military isn't willing to fight, it is not going to matter. That is unless you want us or Iran to do the fighting for them. But even if you push ISIS back, they will just regroup and attack once we are gone again.
If ISIS is so bad, then it is time to switch sides in Syria so Assad can quell his rebel uprising, then Syria from one side and Iran from the other can catch ISIS in a pincer. If Miliki's troops won't fight, I just assume it not be us again.
You are thinking of the EU and the Arab League?
Al Sistani has sent the word.....the Shia have gathered over a 100k that's outside of Iraqi Forces. Al Sadr has sent the word. More are coming.
Like I said Iran is already flying drones, they have 10 Divisions on the Border with a straight shot to Baghdad. Should they feel ISIS will breach the out regions of the city.
Plus we are already assisting those in the North. But someone will have to go and hold Mosul International.
Problem is.....now more are joining the New Caliph. But he wont be able to take the US and Russia.....with others on. I don't think he can hold the ground.
But like I was telling DS.....the Invisible Sheik will go to ground. Plus he is now bigger than any thing Bin Laden was. He is now Bigger than the Z-Man AQ. He also has Stinger Missiles.
ISIS has to be destroyed.
That can be done in a place like Iraq, it is all open. But does anyone have the will, is there anyone willing to see another Dresden, Tokyo etc. Is there anyone to go after ISIS with all that they have to destroy them and be focus with that goal and that goal only. I highly doubt it.
Iran has been a dedicated enemy for decades now and to rely on their not building atomic weapons would be rather irresponsible.
I do not know what should be done in Iraq if we should be doing anything at all. But I am also afraid if we do nothing that will end up being wrong and what ever we do, will also end up being wrong. The EU doesn't want anything to do with Iraq and I do not think the Arab gives a care.
Since 1953 you must be referring. A few of their neighbours have nukes, they should be developing their own, it makes a good deterrent. Much less likely that we would iraq Iran.
What you do not seem to realize, but is as true as math, is that the growing number of states with nuclear capability does not decrease the probability of thermonuclear night. That worked fin in the Cold War of two superpowers. It a multi polar world without international security internalized at a higher level there is no stable optimum and the game always ends with all the pieces on the floor.
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