Obama Responds To Iraq Request For "Kinetic Support", Says Ready To Take Military Action

Zero Hedge ^ | 06/12/2014 | Tyler Durden

[SeekAndFind]

As we reported yesterday, Iraq, realizing it has neither the capacity nor the willingness to engage Al Qaeda's ISIS "spin off" did what every other oil-rich regime in such a situation does: asked Obama for "kinetic support." Moments ago Obama gave his response:

• OBAMA SAYS "I DON'T RULE OUT ANYTHING" WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING IRAQ DEAL WITH INSURGENTS
• OBAMA SAYS US HAS AN INTEREST IN MAKING SURE JIHADISTS DON'T GAIN A FOOTHOLD IN IRAQ
• OBAMA SAYS THERE WILL BE SHORT-TERM IMMEDIATE ACTIONS THAT NEED TO BE DONE MILITARILY IN IRAQ, US OFFICIALS LOOKING AT ALL OPTIONS

And here is why, as we predicted yesterday when faced with not only but two brand new scandals, the VA farce and the Berghdal "extraction" fiasco, the most likely outcome is war:

• OBAMA SAYS IRAQ `CLEARLY IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION'
• OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SAID NOT CONSIDERING GROUND TROOPS IN IRAQ
• OBAMA SAYS US IS PREPARED TO TAKE MILITARY ACTION WHEN ITS NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS ARE THREATENED

So the US is about to unleash hell against the same Al Qaeda extremists it was arming across the border in Syria? Score one more for US foreign policy. Meanwhile, the one person who benefits the most from rising crude prices, that would be Putin for those who still don't get it, is laughing all the way to the bank.

Update: good news - the US won't be fighting Iraq's war alone. Here comes.... France:

• 'FRANCE'S FABIUS SAYS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST DEAL WITH IRAQ SITUATION URGENTLY
• FRANCE'S FABIUS SAYS JIHADIST SURGE PUTS TERRITORIAL UNITY OF IRAQ IN DOUBT AND IS MAJOR RISK FOR REGIONAL STABILITY
• FRANCE'S FABIUS SAYS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST DEAL WITH IRAQ SITUATION URGENTLY

Funny how France is so generous when pledging the aid of the international community and not, for example, that of France.

[MeshugeMikey]

Quick somebody hide all the aspirin factories!!!

[no-to-illegals]

Which side are we on this time?

[SeekAndFind]

Here’s an interesting question:

Will Democrats support Obama if he authorizes Iraq strikes?

[Westbrook]

> Which side are we on this time?

That depends on whether 0bummer is a Sunni or a Shia.

[AU72]

Look for the rest of our cruise missiles to be launched hitting more camels asses and tents.

[no-to-illegals]

Heap Big Trouble

[CivilWarBrewing]

Obamadullah is Sunni.

[txrefugee]

If gas goes over $4/gal., the Democrats will be wiped out in Nov. The president will pay the price for bowing to the environment-nazis when he could have secured his place in history for making the country energy independent. Very stupid.

[MeshugeMikey]

anything Obama does is as good as Canon to the democracks it appears

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

(title): "Obama Responds To Iraq Request For "Kinetic Support", Says Ready To Take Military Action "

So Bama sends 100 Nintendo Connecet-X video game players along with "Battle Field 4 " game cartidges.,
and says : " Mission ACCOMPLISHED ".

[JPG]

There is a reason firefighters stay at the scene long after the fire is 'out'.

Obama declares victory, cuts and runs, and now this.

[DannyTN]

Which side are we on this time?

Both???....

• we support Al Quaeda against Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
• we support Iraq's government against Al Quaeda in Iraq.

  So basically we are arming both sides.

[smokingfrog]

Time to unleash the #Hashtags of war!

[Deo volente]

I’m still scratching my head over the news that about 800 ISIS soldiers managed to drive 30,000 Iraqi army troops from Mosul.

That tells me something is dreadfully wrong with the established regime.

[MeshugeMikey]

Im think he may be a Wahabi....

[publius911]

Obama Responds To Iraq Request For "Kinetic Support", Says Ready To Take Military Action

Well...
That should be a spiffy distraction from Hussein's endless strings of ineptitudes and scandals!

The flying monkeys and RINOs are waiting in the wings for full support!

[Ingtar]

So basically we are arming both sides.

Not a bad gig when both sides pay, but we are giving this away.

[Norm Lenhart]

All imaginary. AQ was routed and on the run a while back. OBL is dead and GM is alive.

[defconw]

Perhaps he's out of H?