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Obama to Make Case for Sending Special Forces to Iraq (Now wants 'boots on the ground')
CBS News ^ | 9:05 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 17, 2014 | Major Garrett

Posted on 06/17/2014 6:23:07 PM PDT by kristinn

President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked congressional leaders to meet with him Wednesday as he considers his options in Iraq.

Administration officials tell us the president will make the case for sending a limited number of special forces troops to Iraq.

The president had insisted he did not want to put boots on the ground in the newly flaring conflict but now believes special forces are necessary to develop better intelligence on the Sunni insurgents should airstrikes be ordered.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iraq; isis; obama; specialforces
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To: kristinn

Send them to the Texas border. Also some cargo planes to Phoenix to remove the garbage.


41 posted on 06/17/2014 8:02:18 PM PDT by GOYAKLA (Waiting for the Golden Screw to be removed from Obama's navel and his a$$ falls off!)
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To: gleeaikin

You’re dead right.

Do you have a link to it?


42 posted on 06/17/2014 8:02:23 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Its my freedom. YES. I will be keeping it.)
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To: gleeaikin

Yup.

His arrogance resulted in a tremendous amount of death and destruction.


43 posted on 06/17/2014 8:09:56 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: kristinn

Howie Carr Show (6/17/14): Col. Hunt on ISIS and Iraq (27 minutes)
http://media.wrko.com/a/93275690/col-hunt-on-isis-and-iraq.htm


44 posted on 06/17/2014 8:18:37 PM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: kristinn

Folks the ISIS folks are bad news and with more than a billion dollars they sure as hell can create terrorism in the USA. I have no use for peace in our time bath house Barack.

That being said we need to start killing these ISIS folks as effectively and surely as possible. I spent 6 years in the middle-eat and not with the “peace corp”. I know first hand what we are facing. This is Al Qaeda on steroids. They will NOT be satisfied with a Caliphate in the Levant. They will come to Europe, the US and perhaps other locales. because we must either convert, pay the tax and or die. That is it.

So, as much as 275 Spec Ops, they can verify targets of opportunity for air support. I have Christian, Shia and Sunni Iraqi whom I chat with almost daily, both dislike Obama as much as Maliki. Whether the Iraqi end up with a 3 state solution or what, is not as important as total as possible destruction of ISIS members.

We need some assets there and frankly our Spec ops people never left completely. I respect these warriors and they will do what needs to be done. Thats the game and the job.


45 posted on 06/17/2014 8:20:07 PM PDT by Trapper6012
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To: Gene Eric; Delta 21; All

We must remember that Maliki rejected the status of forces agreement, and it was because we would not agree to have our troops remaining there be subject to the Iraq justice system. What would you have done??

Regarding the story I mentioned, try Googling Washington Post Express, today, Tuesday, like I would have to do.


46 posted on 06/17/2014 8:27:20 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin

I’m sure appeasing the Left took priority over any negotiations that might have incubated a better outcome.


47 posted on 06/17/2014 8:35:53 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Defiant
What you say.

Anyone remember Extortion 17?

48 posted on 06/17/2014 8:40:28 PM PDT by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: Trapper6012
they sure as hell can create terrorism in the USA.

So can we and that word needs to get out pronto. I'm completely fine with the whole sale slaughter of muslims on American soil. You can capitulate with your muzzie buddies overseas and get that message out while you're at it.

/Know where the mosque's are in your area people; that is the local command and control and that is a primary target for YOU.

49 posted on 06/17/2014 8:48:08 PM PDT by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: gleeaikin

The only training the Special Forces needs is to target practice any camel jockey with a gun (whether Shititatite or Sunnitite), and the only advising needing done is to advise all Americans to get out now.


50 posted on 06/17/2014 8:53:45 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: Defiant

BINGO! How many spec-ops have died since he and Hellary took over?


51 posted on 06/17/2014 9:12:45 PM PDT by baddog 219
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To: AZLiberty

And the Unicorn Mounted Division.


52 posted on 06/17/2014 9:13:56 PM PDT by baddog 219
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To: kristinn

No boots on ground, find the bastards and use fuel/air bombs for a taste of hell on earth, keep barbecuing until there is no more meat to grill.


53 posted on 06/17/2014 9:16:41 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: doc1019
Hell no!!! Let all those ragheads fight their own battles ... no more sacrificing our troops for a people who hate us and only want us to save their sorry butts again.

It's not really their butts I'm worried about.

54 posted on 06/17/2014 9:53:34 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I’d be thrilled if special forces showed up at the white house.


55 posted on 06/17/2014 10:10:31 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican
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To: kristinn

I have an idea : have Obama and his entire cabinet travel to Mosel and have a pow-wow with the ISIS


56 posted on 06/18/2014 12:17:27 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: kristinn

Can’t Hizbollah take care of things?/s


57 posted on 06/18/2014 1:20:41 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: kristinn

Obama just wants to drag his feet and make it look like he is doing something. Obama actually SUPPORTS ISIS. He likely armed ISIS with weapons from Libya via Benghazi.

The Suadi Royal family funds ISIS. Aint no way Obama is hoping to be fighting the Sunnis who are ISIS.

Forgedabudit! Obama be doing the Saudi step and fetch!


58 posted on 06/18/2014 3:18:12 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: formosa

Most likely they’re going in to be liaisons for Iraqi spotters. They’ll then order up air strikes for the Iraqi-identified targets. IMO there’s no need for them to leave the Embassy compound and I doubt they would.

Stop worrying. The embassy has a great chow hall.


59 posted on 06/18/2014 3:58:37 AM PDT by Justa
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To: kristinn

I want my boot up his ass!


60 posted on 06/18/2014 4:23:42 AM PDT by defconw (LUTFA!)
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