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It Begins: US Airstrikes Hit ISIS Artillery Targets Inside Iraq
Townhall.com ^ | August 8, 2014 | Guy Benson

Posted on 08/08/2014 12:14:09 PM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 08/08/2014 12:14:09 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

What army do we send? Our has had many line officers driven out by Bammy and most combat vets are out now.


2 posted on 08/08/2014 12:19:37 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Kaslin

This is what A-10s were made for.


3 posted on 08/08/2014 12:19:48 PM PDT by Hoodat (Article 4, Section 4)
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To: Kaslin

Wiping out the bearded savages is the only option.


4 posted on 08/08/2014 12:19:55 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: Hoodat
This is what A-10s were made for

Yup. So why is the USAF trying to get rid of them?

5 posted on 08/08/2014 12:22:26 PM PDT by Regulator
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To: Hoodat
Weren't A-10's just decommissioned? What timing!

Also, I wonder if all the ammo purchased by various agencies under Obama is what was used to establish and supply ISIS?

6 posted on 08/08/2014 12:22:47 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: Kaslin

The headline makes it sound like we are striking what their artillery is targeting. I suspect this is not true, but suppose I would not be surprised if it is.


7 posted on 08/08/2014 12:23:13 PM PDT by Ingtar (The NSA - "We're the only part of government who actually listens to the people.")
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To: Resolute Conservative

Meanwhile, Obama will be closely monitoring the situation and gathering all the facts to make sure that this never happens again.

When the Muslim Brotherhood and the Democrat Brotherhood work together with Putin, ANYTHING is possible!


8 posted on 08/08/2014 12:24:51 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Kaslin

Bad day to have an aspirin factory in Iraq.


9 posted on 08/08/2014 12:25:24 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Kaslin
an astonishingly brutal Islamist group

Translation: A bunch of typical Muslims.

10 posted on 08/08/2014 12:28:13 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Kaslin

ISIS has already kidnapped hundreds of Yazidi women after slaughtering their husbands..Obama waited too long, what else is knew..he always waits too damn long..this is all on HIS head, he made this happen


11 posted on 08/08/2014 12:28:48 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Resolute Conservative

Well we also have to get ready for Russia and China would like to pick up any remaining pieces. Our reward for sticking our nose into everyone’s business instead of building up at home. Involvement is our demise.


12 posted on 08/08/2014 12:35:07 PM PDT by ex-snook (God forgives and forgets.)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Well he did arm them.
McCain was all for it too. Even went over and had a little chat with isis

In the following link to shoebat you will see how they murdered 1500 men and made a river of blood

http://shoebat.com/2014/07/29/rare-footage-muslims-create-literal-river-human-blood-butchering-1500-innocent-people/


13 posted on 08/08/2014 12:52:34 PM PDT by sunny48
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To: Kaslin

Not that I mind member of ISIS dying or anything (actually, I strongly approve of that), but exactly where did Obama get authorization to launch those air strikes?

Also, where are we getting targeting info?

And who, if anyone, if following up and exploiting these strikes?

If the Iraqis (and, I guess, the Iranians) don’t follow up it is mostly a waste of HE.


14 posted on 08/08/2014 12:56:41 PM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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Don’t you know his highness Emperor Barack Hussein 0bama does not any authorization. How can you ask such a question. *Tsk tsk*


15 posted on 08/08/2014 1:02:28 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

His main concern now? That he doesn’t have to play war games during his vacation!


16 posted on 08/08/2014 1:03:48 PM PDT by Rennes Templar (If Obama hated America and wanted to destroy her, what would he do differently?)
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Iraq and ISIS: “It takes an army to defeat an army...”

These folks are brilliant.


17 posted on 08/08/2014 1:06:26 PM PDT by Rennes Templar (If Obama hated America and wanted to destroy her, what would he do differently?)
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To: Kaslin
How many civilians will be killed or injured? I read that ISIS is holding many women. MSM made a big deal about the civilian deaths during Israels incursion.
18 posted on 08/08/2014 1:09:26 PM PDT by Pit1 (Obama is the big pile in the road.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Obama’s main concern is to show people he isn’t much of a douche even though everyone knows that he is a giant douche bag..he thinks by going on TV and wagging his little finger that everyone will swoon over him..he doesn’t get that only the media swoons over his stupid ass


19 posted on 08/08/2014 1:12:39 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Little Ray

It’s actually from a law passed under Bush that was supposed to enable the President to order a more rapid military response to a problem, since the Dems had hemmed in the military to the point that the commanders on the ground were not permitted to do anything.

Obama, incidentally, had severely criticized Bush for making use of the law to do things like bomb the enemy in the ME. (After all, in Obama’s mind, there is no enemy there...)

The interesting thing is that, in the case of ISIS, it really wouldn’t have been necessary to use the law since I’m sure both Congress and the military were ready to go ahead long ago. But that’s typical unilateral Obama behavior.


20 posted on 08/08/2014 1:16:16 PM PDT by livius
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