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Pentagon Announces U.S. Air Strike on ISIS Artillery
DoD via Twitter ^ | Friday, August 8, 2014 | Rear Admiral John Kirby

Posted on 08/08/2014 5:52:12 AM PDT by kristinn

US military aircraft conduct strike on ISIL artillery. Artillery was used against Kurdish forces defending Erbil, near US personnel.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airstrikeonisis; iraq; iraqisis; irbil; isis; pentagon
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1 posted on 08/08/2014 5:52:12 AM PDT by kristinn
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Pentagon tweet posted at 8:44 a.m. EDT.


2 posted on 08/08/2014 5:53:13 AM PDT by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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Criminy - another half-ass war coming on?


3 posted on 08/08/2014 5:54:02 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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This should be target practice....


4 posted on 08/08/2014 5:54:24 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: kristinn

Thank you for posting this. I would not be surprised if Obama is “forced” to do more than he planned on last night. Someone or something is pushing him to do this.


5 posted on 08/08/2014 5:56:05 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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RudawEnglish at 8:03 a.m. EDT: BREAKING: Rudaw reporter: #US fighter jets strike #IS positions very accurately in coordination with Peshmerga forces.
6 posted on 08/08/2014 5:56:06 AM PDT by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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So, I guess we know how to destroy our own equipment.

It’s good to protect the Kurds. It is good to kill ISIS.

Prayers up for the safety of our airmen.


7 posted on 08/08/2014 5:56:23 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (If you want to keep your dignity, you can keep it. Period........ Just kidding, you can't keep it.)
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More from Rudaw English (fog of war caveat):

BREAKING: US fighter jets started striking #IS positions in Gwer and Makhmur.

BREAKING: Rudaw reporter: Hundreds of #IS fighters killed and wounded in US airstrikes in #Gwer.

8 posted on 08/08/2014 5:59:52 AM PDT by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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Sigh....Twitter war.....

He forgot to add #Boom.

/s

9 posted on 08/08/2014 6:00:23 AM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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To: Vermont Lt
Prayers up for the safety of our airmen.

Amen.

10 posted on 08/08/2014 6:00:46 AM PDT by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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Are these carrier based or land based strikes?


12 posted on 08/08/2014 6:01:15 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian
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Good. Now arm the Kurds.


13 posted on 08/08/2014 6:01:21 AM PDT by Girlene (Hey NSA!)
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Supporting the Kurds is a good thing.


14 posted on 08/08/2014 6:01:32 AM PDT by AU72
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Obama knew he would be blamed by history for letting Iraqi kids die on Mount Sinjar and Irbil falling while he went on his Martha’s Vineyard vacation without doing anything.


15 posted on 08/08/2014 6:03:14 AM PDT by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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So, I guess we know how to destroy our own equipment.

CNN was saying last night that ISIS had acquired all kind of good stuff when the Iraqi Army deserted.

16 posted on 08/08/2014 6:05:13 AM PDT by McGruff (Hey America, Hows that Hopey Changey Thingey going for ya?)
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Obama is not responsible for any of this, that or things to come over there.

He’s more than happy to let the DoD take credit*.

*Taking credit for that which does not bathe the Democrat party and the “Commander-In-Chief” in negative light while assigning blame to Republicans for that which does, is the exclusive right of Barack Obama, State-run media and the Democrat party.


17 posted on 08/08/2014 6:05:13 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: kristinn; livius

Mostly I want to be optimistic about this move, but am unsure. It sounds like a good start. Though I don’t want to hear or read, in a year, 2, 5 or ever about another Islamic (arab ‘any’ season, shia, etc..) this or that rising its ugly head once again. So jury is out for awhile. Wait & see.


18 posted on 08/08/2014 6:06:03 AM PDT by odds
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Schizophrenia rules! It’s been ruling for six years,


19 posted on 08/08/2014 6:07:08 AM PDT by magua
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Pentagon tweet posted at 8:44 a.m. EDT.

8:45 AM - Mag. 5.5 earthquake in Southern California, determined to be George S. Patton rolling over in his grave.


20 posted on 08/08/2014 6:07:40 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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