Posted on 12/10/2015 1:17:32 PM PST by ArGee
Raqqa, Syria
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS, announced today that he would be disbanding all forces and returning all land to Syria and Iraq. The move was prompted by the ongoing Climate Conference in Paris.
"This is one thing we could not have anticipated," Mr. al-Baghdadi said in prepared remarks. "When we see the world coming together like this on such a dangerous subject as Global Climate Change, we realize that our Caliphate will never survive. It's only a matter of time before Climate Change is no more and the world's attention turns to us. At that point, we will have no chance. For the sake of the men, women, and children who have supported us, I can not continue a doomed campaign."
An emotional al-Baghdadi did not take any questions.
Sources close to al-Baghdadi who spoke on the condition of anonymity told us that it was becoming more and more difficult to recruit new fighters. "Even our existing people are extremely demoralized," one said. "The words of Donald Trump himself can not overcome our dispair."
According to their press release, surrender is total and immediate. Fighters are being paid and sent home by division. Any remaining money will be put into a fund to resettle Christians and Yazidis who have been displaced by the war.
"We thought the world was fragmented," one strategist was overheard saying to himself. "Who knew it could come together like this? This is a stinging rebuke."
So far there has been no comment from Damascus, Baghdad, Moscow, or Washington. One source inside the Kremlin said, "We are waiting to see if there will be any follow-up action. We want to make sure this is real before we decide on our next steps."
Not there yet.
Last night the lights over the local HS football field had stunningly BRILLIANT violet halos.
Every thing had halos but these were vivid.
Halos and double vision gone, but focus hasn’t settled in yet.
Everything looks like an outside photo taken without a daylight filter.
Eye aches a very little bit. I didn’t have any anesthesia for the surgery. They wanted to give me Fentanyl, Propofol and Versed. No thanks!
My UV flashlight is about 10 x brighter right eye (untreated) to left.
Uncorrected vision is already better that it was corrected.
It was...
Eye sees OK, but looks terrible!
Looking for a visit from Special Branch?
Mum’s the word.
You’ll have to keep me posted on how your vision improves over time.
They usually put numbing drops in the eye. Did they do that to you?
Dang. I’m sleepy, now!
Yes, I was numbed and dilated, but no systemic drugs.
Which is good! I have to have some of the drugs because of my claustrophobia. I don’t like my face covered, and have a tendency to panic when it is.
When will you be back at work?
In about an hour...
Yeah, I had to have them give me a little more clearance over my mouth and nose.
See?
I hope you notice the difference when you are working! I’m very happy you got it done. Will you have the other eye done?
Yes, when needed, probably 5 years out.
Morning. I went to Weight Watchers, then to A+ Vacuums to retrieve the Dyson, and then to CP to get Tom. Later I’ll go to Walmart.
Jake caught a bunny, but Sally rescued it before he could kill it.
I would love to visit you Face, I was in Vegas as a child. I don’t remember any of it other than there was a huge slot machine on the strip that was larger than a car. I cried until dad played it.
I would like to go but I’m only going to gamble ten dollars, I don’t want to be hooked or really loose a lot more.
Oh, good for Sally!! <3
A FB friend from northern Utah was online this morning, so we chatted for about 30 minutes. His wife is recovering from shingles, and though she is better, she isn’t out of the woods, yet.
Her doctor didn’t know what it was, so it got worse and she ended up in the ER and then in ICU for three days. She is finally home, but he has been distraught over this whole thing.
He’s from my home town (Payson) and she is from the next town north, (Spanish Fork.) They are such sweet people, and I felt so bad that I couldn’t help. But I DID pray, so I’m sure that helped!
I don’t know what I would do if I saw a cat with a rabbit. I know it’s nature but I like bunnies.
I wonder how our New York buddies are faring today at the polls. I envy them. I still have two months to go....
I never gamble, even though I have lived here for 40 years. When you see the destruction that it causes to families and individuals, you decide against it very quickly.
As long as you set a limit and stay within it, you will be fine. When my brother and his wife come, she allows herself $100 to gamble. If she wins, she stops. If she loses it all, she stops until the next time they visit.
I have a friend whose hands get all sweaty when she and her hubby plan a trip to Wendover (north) or Mesquite (south.) She could never live here, what with slots in Kmart and the grocery stores!!!
I’ve seen seniors take their social security checks and blow them in Atlantic city and in Connecticut..
That’s why when I go to AC I just go put in ten dollars and walk away. My money is too precious to me.
I confess I’m stupid to buy power ball tickets when they get in the millions. I know I won’t win, but it’s fun to say that I and everyone else bought one. .
I just got an email about some fire in Jersey that might cause New Yorkers to see smoke.
Is that in your neck of the woods?
Well, tell her to come in out of the woods. She should be resting, not out communing with nature.
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