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Obama considers special forces to help in Iraq
Yahoo/AP ^ | 6-16-14 | LARA JAKES and JULIE PACE

Posted on 06/16/2014 2:09:05 PM PDT by kingattax

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To: kingattax

Too little too late to save Iraq. All the US lives spent to give Iraq a democracy were sadly in vain as Obama just bugged out and handed the country to Islamic fascists. Ditto for Afghanistan. At this point only massive US air strikes might deter the militants, but without a significant commitment of US troops Iraq is lost thanks to Obama.


41 posted on 06/16/2014 2:59:16 PM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: kingattax

The time to do the right thing has come and gone.


42 posted on 06/16/2014 2:59:16 PM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: jacquej
You don't need to be a conspiracy theorist to be suspicious of our punk president's motives.

Heaven knows he's given us enough clues concerning who he is.

43 posted on 06/16/2014 3:00:05 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: kingattax

“No Boots On The Ground”,,didn’t King Obama say that a couple of days ago? Then, I called him a liar and said if he says no boots,,there will be boots.

What do you know,,,is anyone shocked?


44 posted on 06/16/2014 3:05:19 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: kingattax

Do some homework. McRaven gives good speech. Good guy he ain’t.


45 posted on 06/16/2014 3:08:42 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: kingattax

Yeah, sure. If successful, they’ll out them later.


46 posted on 06/16/2014 3:10:15 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Justa
The government now sees first hand the cost of permitting the politicization of the military.

A lesson Obummer should learn, also, but won't.

47 posted on 06/16/2014 3:12:37 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: kingattax

That would be like trying to put out the sun with a thimble full of water. They need to send in an overwhelming force or none at all.


48 posted on 06/16/2014 3:26:41 PM PDT by macglencoe (You see what the left hand is doing, but you should be watching the right hand.)
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To: skeeter

- nuke ‘em

- it works...


49 posted on 06/16/2014 3:27:55 PM PDT by devolve (-Tell VLADIMER after my ERECTION I have more 90% more FLEXIBILITY - pre-1899 Colt SAA frames needed)
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To: macglencoe

Is O Drama trying to kill off our special forces....
unbelieveable incompetence.


50 posted on 06/16/2014 3:29:38 PM PDT by Kackikat
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To: Blood of Tyrants

“Exactly. Send in a small force without support and no matter how well they fight, they will be overwhelmed.”

And Obama will issue a “stand down” order to any unit in the area that attempts a rescue...and the O-bots will cheer.


51 posted on 06/16/2014 3:30:38 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: cll

Is there anything left this Drama Queen hasn’t destroyed?


52 posted on 06/16/2014 3:30:40 PM PDT by Kackikat
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To: kingattax

Breaking : U.S. President tells Congress that U.S. will deploy around 275 troops to Iraq to provide support for U.S. personnel and embassy in Baghdad


53 posted on 06/16/2014 3:35:51 PM PDT by sunmars
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To: mad_as_he$$
Do some homework. McRaven gives good speech. Good guy he ain’t.

His speech was good.

Briefly, what did he do to not make him a good guy? Thanks.

54 posted on 06/16/2014 3:37:54 PM PDT by sand88 (We can never legislate ourselves back to Liberty)
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To: JSDude1

“Vietnam, anyone?”

no, Mogadishu

if special forces get into trouble on the ground in iraq, there will be no-one to come help, except the iranian military... what could possibly go wrong ?

also, with soldiers guarding the green zone wearing civilian clothes under their uniforms, the iranian military is now the guarantor of the us embassy

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/world/middleeast/american-intelligence-officials-said-iraqi-military-had-been-in-decline.html?_r=0


55 posted on 06/16/2014 3:38:12 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Josey Wales asks: How is it with stains ?)
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To: skeeter

I am so damned glad I am retired. So glad that I served under a president that knew what he was doing, Jimmy Carter!!!!! Cannot believe I said that, but when it comes to Obama, Carter is starting to look like George Washington II. The REAL president I served under of all those I served under, was the Gipper. Man I miss that guy.


56 posted on 06/16/2014 3:41:19 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (MARANATHA, MARANATHA, Come quickly LORD Jesus!!! Father send thy Son!! Its Time!)
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To: RetiredArmy
Carter is starting to look like George Washington II.

lol & Clinton like Milton Friedman.

Of all the presidents to begin acting like an emperor it had to be this clown.

57 posted on 06/16/2014 3:47:21 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Reverend Wright

I can’t believe this. (but then , I have said that for the last few years!)


58 posted on 06/16/2014 3:48:07 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Bush won the War in Iraq, Obozo lost the peace..and gave Iraq back to the Terrorists!)
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To: skeeter

Just tell the spec ops to stay off the chinooks./S


59 posted on 06/16/2014 4:13:02 PM PDT by 9422WMR (: " Tolerance is the virtue of a man who has no convictions".)
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To: kingattax
First I heard between 50 and 100 Marines were going in. Then I heard 500 Marines were going in. Now it's 275 special ops.

Typical sleight of tongue from Obama.

60 posted on 06/16/2014 4:27:49 PM PDT by what's up
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