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Delivers 2,000 Rockets for Iraq But Holds Half for Now: Source
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Posted on 06/01/2015 6:26:00 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The United States has delivered 2,000 AT-4 anti-tank weapons destined for Iraq, sending 1,000 directly to the government in Baghdad, with the U.S.-led coalition holding the other half in the region for training Iraqis and for future contingencies, a U.S. defence official told Reuters on Monday.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the delivery took place over the past several days. The official did not provide further details.

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TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iraq; isis; obamairaq; rockets

1 posted on 06/01/2015 6:26:00 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Whoops. Those were all meant for ISIS. Now the Iraqis will charge us a markup.....


2 posted on 06/01/2015 6:36:03 PM PDT by 22202NOVA (Tagline? I don't need no stinking tagline!)
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To: BenLurkin
How many will we deliver to ISIS to save them the danger of being trampled by the Iraqi army on the run?
3 posted on 06/01/2015 6:36:24 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (The 1st amendment is the voice and the 2nd is the teeth of freedom. Obama wants to knock out both.)
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To: 22202NOVA

ISIS will get them, sit tight....


4 posted on 06/01/2015 6:37:56 PM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: BenLurkin

I guess it would be asking too much for them to actually give the remaining half to the Kurds. Those given to the Kurds would be pretty much guaranteed not to be abandoned, wasted or end up being targeted at American assets (or the friends of America).


5 posted on 06/01/2015 6:42:09 PM PDT by House Atreides (CRUZ or lose!)
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6 posted on 06/01/2015 6:50:36 PM PDT by RedMDer (Keep Free Republic Alive with YOUR Donations!)
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To: BenLurkin

No sense in giving them all to ISIS. At least not all at once.


7 posted on 06/01/2015 6:54:36 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (A free society canÂ’t let the parameters of its speech be set by murderous extremists.)
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To: BenLurkin

You know where they’ll end up.


8 posted on 06/01/2015 7:01:26 PM PDT by Vinnie
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To: House Atreides
The Kurds actually fight ISIS. That is not obama’s game plan
9 posted on 06/01/2015 7:09:25 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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