Posted on 08/31/2014 7:55:42 AM PDT by elhombrelibre
Iraqi security forces and Shiite militiamen liberated the town of Amirli Sunday following a two-month siege by ISIS militants, officials told NBC News. The news comes hours after the Pentagon announced the U.S. military was conducting airstrikes and dropping humanitarian aid to the city at the request of the Iraqi government. "Amirli is liberated by the joint Iraqi forces," Hakim Al-Zamily, a Sadrist member of Parliament, said. "ISIS militants escaped from Amirli and the areas around."
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Okay, NBC, if you say so.
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- “Well, “’WE” have no strategy
- What is all this “WE” bullshiite? - You are going to go “PLAY” golf - People are going to “DIE” -
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To fight again another day....
Where are the A10 Warthogs when we need them......? ....crickets
I hope the U.S. Aid Drops have started to use parachutes by now. Many of the early one’s didn’t, and only exploded upon impact, rendering them useless. Who was not thinking ahead to allow this to happen?
“Who was not thinking ahead to allow this to happen?”
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Probably some idiot from the Obama administration.
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