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Obama sells Hellfire: White House hopes to send 4K missiles to Iraq for ISIL fight
Washington Times ^ | 7/1/2014 | Doug Ernst

Posted on 07/02/2014 3:55:30 PM PDT by mojito

The Obama administration is hoping that 4,000 Hellfire missiles might turn the tide in Iraq as the Middle Eastern nation takes on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Officials were told by the State Department last week that the Obama administration is trying to complete the sale with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Shiite-led government.

Members of the Senate and House foreign relations committees will conduct a review of the planned sale. The process can take up to 40 days....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: hellfiremissiles; iran; iraq; isis; maliki; obama; shiite
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Another one of your brilliant ideas, Barry?

How long before these too find there way into ISIS hands?

1 posted on 07/02/2014 3:55:30 PM PDT by mojito
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There is a lot of division over this situation in terms of what degree of involvement the US should have. But, at any rate, our interests in the ME are grossly under-represented and horrifying to our allies.

We need a real American administration badly.


2 posted on 07/02/2014 3:58:15 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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Don't know, but the containers are marked: Attention Abu Bakr al-Baghdad.

/johnny

3 posted on 07/02/2014 3:58:15 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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The process can take up to 40 days

40 days?
Forget it - this thing'll be over in 40 days.

4 posted on 07/02/2014 3:58:17 PM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: mojito

That’s likely exactly where he’s putting them.

“Oops! Shipping error. My bad. Sue me.”


5 posted on 07/02/2014 3:58:17 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Uninstall Fascist Firefox. Get Pale Moon.)
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What are the Iraqis going to launch them off of, Russian jets?


6 posted on 07/02/2014 3:58:35 PM PDT by Truth29
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"How long before these too find there way into ISIS hands? "

About ten minutes after they are delivered.

7 posted on 07/02/2014 3:58:56 PM PDT by Flag_This (Liberalism: Kills countries dead.)
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Which side is he sending them to?


8 posted on 07/02/2014 3:58:57 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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Which side are we on?


9 posted on 07/02/2014 4:00:12 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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What are the Iraqis going to launch them off of, Russian jets?

I don't know what other conclusion you can make.

10 posted on 07/02/2014 4:01:27 PM PDT by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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Which side are we on?

Depends on which side of the somewhat fluid Iraq/Syria border you're standing on.

11 posted on 07/02/2014 4:02:48 PM PDT by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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Obama’s setting the table knowing ISIS will get their hands on them.


12 posted on 07/02/2014 4:03:43 PM PDT by gwgn02
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How long before these too find there way into ISIS hands?

Well considering that that is who mr. mulato actually intends them for, I would say ASAP.

13 posted on 07/02/2014 4:04:24 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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I hope they all come with Stuxnet pre-installed so we can kill them when ISIS takes them away from Maliki.


14 posted on 07/02/2014 4:05:03 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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Which side is he sending them to?

The press release says the current Iraqi government, whatever that means, but of course a press release is not cast in stone.

15 posted on 07/02/2014 4:05:29 PM PDT by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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He needs to be in a straight jacket.


16 posted on 07/02/2014 4:09:47 PM PDT by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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I thought Obama was trying to cancel the Hellfire? Or is that just for our troops?


17 posted on 07/02/2014 4:11:16 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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Which side are we on?

I dunno ... which side is the bad guys?

18 posted on 07/02/2014 4:11:35 PM PDT by The Duke ("Forgiveness is between them and God, it's my job to arrange the meeting.")
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Sheriff Urkel’s very, very angry with one set of Brothers and he’s bringin’ hellfire with him for the other set to use or lose, or sell or whatever.


19 posted on 07/02/2014 4:14:02 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Jim Robinson

I don’t want to give / approve to his O’liness any more public or defense funds. Who knows where the funds will end up. Certainly not clear friendliest will receive them.

At best we have budget chaos. At worst, enemy help/ treason.


20 posted on 07/02/2014 4:15:18 PM PDT by 4Liberty (Optimal institutions - optimal economy.)
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