Posted on 09/23/2014 2:26:41 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The United States informed Iran in advance of its intention to strike Islamic State militants in Syria and told Tehran that it would not target the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.
Asked about the assurance that Syrian government forces would not be targeted, a senior U.S. State Department official told Reuters: "We communicated our intentions, but not specific timing or targets, to the Iranians. As we've said, we won't be coordinating military action with Iran. And of course we won't be sharing intelligence with Iran either."
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How thoughtful.
Does anyone doubt that Obambi had to ask permission of his superiors before sending in the Tomahawks?
So we’re working with one part of the axis of evil. Heck, let’s go ahead and invite Kim Jong Un to the party while we’re at it.
so we are in bed with Iran, but Assad has to go , but we fight his enemies, but then we bomb him, but then ISIS is not Islamic.
Talk about one confused foreign policy
What?
This better not turn out to be another one of those Aspirin factory bombing stories.
Just a little collateral damage in Iran might be possible?
Like a Nuke Plant!
Clown Prince nobama’s new “strategy” is the stuff of mental hospitals. These anti-American cretins should be in orange jumpsuits and restraints.
“militant”- “vigorously active and aggressive, esp in support of a cause” ( Webster’s Dictionary).
By this definition, the word “militant” could mean a girl scout selling cookies. Or, at the risk of being judgmental, an insurance salesman. But since it has become fashionable for ISIS to cut heads off people who don’t subscribe to their religion , why not risk a more descriptive understatement like “terrorist”.
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