Posted on 05/17/2015 9:43:55 AM PDT by tcrlaf
The Iraqi government and army officials have sent a plea to United States officials in Baghdad, asking for military support as soon as possible to prevent Ramadi, the largest city in Anbar Province, from falling to Islamic State (IS).
At a meeting held in Baghdad on Sunday to discuss the latest advances of IS in Anbar, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi warned that the jihadists may take the western Iraqi province.
The meeting was attended by Iraqi army commanders, the Parliament Speaker, US Ambassador Stuart Jones and a number of Iraqi political leaders. They discussed a plan to repel the IS Anbar offensive.
The Iraqi government is to send extra military support to the army frontlines and Shi’ite militias in the areas.
Iraqi parliament speaker Salim al-Jabouri held a meeting with the US ambassador attended by Anbar City Council members.
A statement published by al-Jabouri’s office after the meeting revealed, “Immediate extra military support will be sent to the Anbar frontlines to prevent further IS advances in the province.”
The statement also called for urgent international support to save Anbar residents.
The Iraqis had a chance to keep American troops and said no. Now deal with it.
I love our young men fighting and I support them in ways I can’t say here via my work. I don’t diminish their sacrafice but do they want to go back in? I personally would not send them back in while we ( current administration) arm our own enemy. If we go back please dear god let the fighting men set the ROE.
If we aren’t willing to nuke them them we should not go play policeman or nation builder. It’s a proven bad strategy IMHO.
Not worth another single American life...
No go tell them Barry...
5.56mm
It seems like we could put a real dent in the ISIS battle plan if we really wanted to and do it with little effort and without deploying thousands of American troops.
But I guess Barky doesn't want to disturb his old buds in the Muslim Brotherhood or his new ones in Teheran. He already declared "victory" and wouldn't think of changing his story.
Iraq Asks for Immediate Military Support from US to Resupply ISIS Forces in Anbar
Yeah no kidding... Where’s the B-1’s, and B-52’s?
Granted we can’t do the aluminum overcast like we did in WW2, but a good old fashioned Arc Light would do wonders.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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Immediate support from the US will not be forthcoming.
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Thanks for talking about something you know not a wit about, that is, what I know. You destroy your own argument with that statement.
You said I dont know what I am talking about. I’m curious that if that is the case why you continue this conversation? Ignorance?
Sorry! No can do. No Commander; no leadership.
“I think my son and my cousin would bust you in the nose for your asinine comment.”
I understand your anger. However, don’t forget that it is Obama who has pizzed away and held of no account all the gains made by brave men like your son and cousin just to aggrandize himself. He’s been responsible for most of the turmoil in the Middle East with his stupid policies. Thanks to all your family members for what they did. But please save some of that nose busting for the imposter that’s in the Whitehouse.
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