My thoughts exactly!
I can actually believe that ISIS was stopped. Figures are hard to come by and believe, but when Ayatollah Sistani called for volunteers, about 1.5 million Iraqis of all ages volunteered. It may be more to the credit of these volunteers than the Iraqi Military that ISIS was stopped dead in its tracks. Further, I have read that the ISIS forces weren’t all that great in number. I remember reading they were about 3,500 to 5000. But that does seem a little low.
I would then expect to see large piles of dead militants, wouldn’t you?
Would this be an Obama-style “al-Qaeda is on their heels” announcement?
Considering, it’s from NPR...
If the Iraqi government succeeds in repealing the terrorists, Obama will come out looking like a genius and a strong leader. He forced them to stand on their own and he KNEW they could do it even though they didn’t know themselves.
Logistics comes to mind.
ISIS has advanced fast, but have their supply lines caught up with them?
Maybe, that is why those ISIS-sympathizing commanders ordered their troops to drop their weapons and retreat.
Read an account from the front lines where heavy fighting was occurring around that airfield that was surrounded. The one that had hundreds of American contractors hired by the Pentagon. They said ISIS/ISIL were absolutely fanatical fighters. Wanting to die on the battlefield. No fear at all.
I heard that Taji , the biggest base in Iraq has fallen to “ISIS”. It’s a suburb north of Baghdad.
US evacuates Baghdad embassy as brutal ISIS forces advance ... [Breaking!]
Reports: Explosions in Baghdad's Green Zone
Breaking news update! Iraqis shut down internet at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
"A three word text was released from inside the Embassy about six hours ago: “Too late Alamo.” That message is open to interpretation."