CNN: Top U.S. Officials Say Fall of Kobani Would Be ‘Not a Big Concern to Us’

NRO ^ | October 8, 2014 | Jillian Kay Melchior

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CNN: Top U.S. Officials Say Fall of Kobani Would Be 'Not a Big Concern to Us'

By Jillian Kay Melchior

The fight Kobani is becoming increasingly desperate for the Kurdish troops trying to prevent the Syrian border town from falling into the hands of the Islamic State, CNN reports now:

The key Syrian border city of Kobani will soon fall to the Islamist terror group ISIS, several senior U.S. administration officials said.

They downplayed the importance of it, saying Kobani is not a major U.S. concern.

But a look at the city shows why it would mark an important strategic victory for the Islamic mlitant group. ISIS would control a complete swath of land between its self-declared capital of Raqqa, Syria, and Turkey — a stretch of more than 100 kilometers (62 miles).

As Time.com put it, “If the ISIS militants take control of Kobani, they will have a huge strategic corridor along the Turkish border, linking with the terrorist group’s positions in Aleppo to the west and Raqqa to the east.”

[RinaseaofDs]

No way.

Rasputin was something else. He had to be possessed or something. Really tall, with penetrating eyes. At once a priest and an unsatiable sexaholic. You should read about what it took to kill Rasputin. Shot, stabbed, etc. Took forever for him to die.

Jarrett looks like a sleestack from the ‘Land of the Lost’ kids show from the 70’s. She’s Iranian. Creepy as hell, I’ll grant you.

Raputin? He’s a category unto himself.

[Polynikes]

They tried cyanide on Ol Ras. Unfortunately he was one of the rare people that are immune. I guess its extremely rare but he was one. Spooky

[blueunicorn6]

The only big concern the Obama Administration has is how much money can they loot from the treasury.

[StormEye]

"CNN: Top U.S. Officials Say Fall of Kobani Would Be 'Not a Big Concern to Us'"

I believe them.
I'm sure the "top" U.S. officials are not concerned.

[ChicagahAl]

CNN: Top U.S. Officials Say Fall of Kobani the U.S. Would Be ‘Not a Big Concern to Us’

Fixed it.