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Armed U.S. Drones Flying Over Baghdad
TIME ^ | June 27, 2014 | by Mark Thompson

Posted on 06/27/2014 8:48:10 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Armed U.S. drones are flying over the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, an American official said Friday, primed to defend U.S. troops and diplomats on the ground—or to attack insurgents challenging the Iraqi government if President Barack Obama orders such strikes.

“We have the necessary forces not only to protect our own forces, but to be prepared should the President make a decision to do something more,” a senior Pentagon official said Friday. “We’ve got both manned and unmanned over Iraq, and it shouldn’t surprise anybody that some of our drones have armaments.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: dither; failure; iraq; isis; leadingfrombehind
Quagmire?
1 posted on 06/27/2014 8:48:10 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Will our Sunni Potus order our drones to fire on his Sunni comrades, the Isis Serial Killers?

Doubtful!


2 posted on 06/27/2014 8:53:45 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Herr Obozo, the Sunni Won-Doer, will not divert $'s from his war on Americans to help our Veterans!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The question is not whether we have armed drones over Baghdad, but who OBAMA plans to kill with them ?


3 posted on 06/27/2014 8:57:47 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The link below will take you to a live radar op at Baghdad Airport. Our Drones and any military aircraft will not show up.

http://www.flightradar24.com/33.33,44.28/10

The link below will show you the planes flying over Irag and through it.

Up to a couple of days ago, the south bound through planes were flying about 10 kms east of Baghdad. Today they are over 100 kms away. Iraqi Air Planes are still coming in.

http://www.flightradar24.com/33.33,44.28/6


4 posted on 06/27/2014 9:00:13 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Herr Obozo, the Sunni Won-Doer, will not divert $'s from his war on Americans to help our Veterans!)
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To: UCANSEE2
Fear Not...Vietnam Veteran John John Heinz Kerry will handle this!!




5 posted on 06/27/2014 9:08:31 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: MeshugeMikey

“Fear Not...Vietnam Veteran John John Heinz Kerry will handle this!!”

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Yeah, our leading GIGOLO will swift-boat those ISIS savages, and stay drunk on catsup. Maybe Obama will give him another Purple Heart...or a used Nobel Peace Prize...


6 posted on 06/27/2014 9:19:35 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: EagleUSA
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7 posted on 06/27/2014 9:24:13 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: Grampa Dave

Why doesn’t he just start bombinb ISIS encampments, like he started bombing Libya without even waiting for Congress’ input, as a matter of fact.


8 posted on 06/27/2014 9:26:49 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

“Why doesn’t he just start bombinb ISIS encampments, like he started bombing Libya without even waiting for Congress’ input, as a matter of fact?”

The Isis serial killers, aka Sunnis, are his Islamic Soul Bros, and he doesn’t want to harm them.


9 posted on 06/27/2014 9:50:23 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Herr Obozo, the Sunni Won-Doer, will not divert $'s from his war on Americans to help our Veterans!)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
It is astounding that we've seen pictures of ISIS convoys in plain sight with nothing around them. Since there locations are known, the pictures should be of those convoys being olbliterated. If any Sunnis joined up with the ISIS maniacs, tough luck.

The news this morning stated that Obama wants to negotiate a settlement with the ISIS maniacs. Negotiate WHAT???

10 posted on 06/27/2014 9:55:08 AM PDT by grania
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