Posted on 09/03/2014 10:47:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
In spite the Islamic States ritualistic beheadings of American citizens, President Barack Obama remains committed to addressing the threat posed by ISIS by internationalizing the response.
If we are joined by the international community, Obama said on Wednesday, we can continue to shrink ISIL’s sphere of influence, its effectiveness, its financing, its military capabilities to the point where it is a manageable problem.
The question is going to be making sure we’ve got the right strategy but also making sure we’ve got the international will to do it, he added. And what we’ve got to do is make sure that we are organizing the Arab world, the Middle East, the Muslim world, along with the international community to isolate this cancer.
This is a laudable goal, but only to the point that it does not justify passivity or inaction. Too many in the media are, however, consumed with celebrating the idea of multilateralism for its own sake as part of a philosophical rejection of an idea of the Bush-era. And it is only an idea.
26 days after the September 11 attacks, Operation Enduring Freedom commenced in Afghanistan. The campaign to oust the Taliban from power, rid the region of al-Qaeda, and build a sustainable post-war Afghan government eventually involved 58 nations, many of them non-NATO members. In Iraq, 45 nations joined the United States in the March, 2003 mission to oust Saddam Hussein from control in Baghdad. By April, Angola and Ukraine had committed to joining the mission, raising total number of coalition countries including the United States to 48.
Traditional American allies like Canada, France, and Germany objected and refused to participate in initial combat operations. The United Nations, too, declined to sanction the campaign to change the regime in Iraq.
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Countries Supporting Ops in Iraq |
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Country |
In Iraq | In Theater | Total | Future | |
1 | United Kingdom | ~7,200 | 1,300 | ~8,500 | |
2 | South Korea | ~2,300 | ~2,300 | ~1,100 (?) | |
3 | Australia | ~850 | ~541 | ~1,400 | |
4 | Poland | 900 | 900 | ||
5 | Romania | 865 | 865 | ||
6 | Denmark | 460 | ~35 (NATO and UNAMI) | ~500 | |
7 | El Salvador | 380 | 380 | ||
8 | Georgia | 300 | 550 (UNAMI) | 850 | ~2,400 (?) |
9 | Azerbaijan | 150 | 150 | ||
10 | Bulgaria | ~150 | ~150 | ||
11 | Latvia | 136 | 136 | ||
12 | Albania | 120 | 120 | ||
13 | Czech Republic | 100 | 100 | ||
14 | Mongolia | 100 | 100 | ||
15 | Lithuania | ~50 | ~50 | ||
16 | Armenia | 46 | 46 | ||
17 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 37 | 37 | ||
18 | Estonia | 34 | 34 | ||
19 | Macedonia | 33 | 33 | ||
20 | Kazakhstan | 29 | 29 | ||
21 | Moldova* | 12 | 12 | ||
TOTAL | ~14,200 | ~17,000 | |||
UNAMI | Fiji ** | 150 | 150 | ||
Hungary *** | 0 | Withdrew troops: Mar. 2005 | |||
Nicaragua | 0 | Withdrew troops: Feb. 2004 | |||
Spain | 0 | Withdrew troops: Late-Apr. 2004 | |||
Dominican Republic | 0 | Withdrew troops: Early-May. 2004 | |||
Honduras | 0 | Withdrew troops: Late-May. 2004 | |||
Philippines | 0 | Withdrew troops: mid-Jul. 2004 | |||
Thailand | 0 | Withdrew troops: Late-Aug. 2004 | |||
New Zealand | 0 | Withdrew troops: Late-Sep. 2004 | |||
Tonga | 0 | Withdrew troops: mid-Dec. 2004 | |||
Portugal | 0 | Withdrew troops: mid-Feb. 2005 | |||
Singapore**** | 0 | Withdrew troops: Mar. 2005 | |||
Norway | 0 | Withdrew troops: Oct. 2005 | |||
Ukraine | 0 | Withdrew troops: Dec. 2005 | |||
The Netherlands | 0 | Withdrew troops: Mar. 2005 | |||
Japan | 0 | Withdrew troops: Jul. 2006 | |||
Italy | 0 | Withdrawal troops: End of Nov. 2006 | |||
Slovakia | 0 | Withdrew troops: End of January 2007 | |||
* A contingent of Moldovan soldiers arrived in Iraq in February 2006 to clear unexploded ordinance. This contingent replaced the third contingent of Moldovan soldiers which had redeployed to Iraq in February 2005. Many media reports regarding Moldova's supposed full withdrawal of troops have failed to mention either the 2005 or 2006 redeployment. | |||||
** Fiji's troop contingent is deployed as part of UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) | |||||
*** Was part of NATO Training Force. | |||||
**** Singapore's token contribution was a landing ship tank deployed to the Persian Gulf which arrived home on March 19, 2005. |
“I’ll take Examples of State Run Media Propaganda, for $300, Alex”.
The Booshies are f’n Liberals. The media can’t stand Conservative leadership.
That’s it, Republican. Look at your local paper, from school board on up the media targets Republicans to be tarnished anyway possible and they cover for Democrats. The shrill gets louder as you get closer to the Presidents office.
It is because the narrative of the MSM is going unchallenged when in support of the Democrats.
This is why Bush II is responsible. Bush,the Elder, was able to unite the arab countries to oust Saddam from Kuwait. When 9/11 came there was an acceptance in the arab countries that the US would go after the perpetrators. Instead Bush attacked Iraq who was not involved with 9/11. This was interpreted as an attack on arab countries. Whatever stability there was in the region was broken. The US was the enemy. All sorts of groups keep getting spawned. There is no friends in sight. The groupings of Bush, the elder, have disintegrated. Who can put the toothpaste back in the tube?
Just another lame attempt to excuse their messiah from doing EXACTLY THAT!
Mostly because the self-appointed “fact checkers” are only checking selected facts.
Because they’re islamist facilitators.
Bush recognized terrorism and vowed to defeat it wherever it was. Obama SUPPORTS terrorists wherever they are (Libya, Egypt, Gaza, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan).
For the same reason it ignores the WMD that Syria used on its people from Iraq.
It takes the heat off of Obama.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/gunning/interviews/khodada.html
As for pathogens and such, look up the Riegle report. We exported over 50 shipments of anthrax alone to Iraq.
He’s great friends with Muzzie Brotherhood
He continues to say ‘ISIL’ instead of ‘ISIS’, because the 2nd ‘S’ is ‘Syria’, which brings up memories of the phony ‘red line’.
Because if they are talking about Bush they are lying about Bush.
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