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Report: Islamic State Seizes U.S. Missiles in Iraq
Washington Free Beacon ^ | October 12, 2015 | Adam Kredo

Posted on 10/13/2015 12:08:40 PM PDT by detective

The Pentagon acknowledged on Monday that Iraqi forces could have discovered a cache of U.S. weapons and missiles seized by Islamic State (IS) militants operating in the country, according to U.S. officials and regional media reports.

Iraqi forces combatting IS (also known as ISIS or ISIL) are said to have found a stockpile of U.S. weapons, including ammunition and anti-armor missiles, hidden at sites controlled by terrorist forces, according to foreign military sources who spoke to Iran’s state-controlled Fars News Agency. This is said to include a “huge volume” of advanced TOW II anti-tank missiles.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: isis; newsyesterday; obama
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In what has become standard operating procedure for the Obama administration, the US provided an opportunity for ISIS to "seize" stockpiles of US weapons including missiles.

But an Obama administration spokesman says Obama is not arming ISIS.

Does anyone believe him?

1 posted on 10/13/2015 12:08:40 PM PDT by detective
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To: detective

Provided to them by Hillary through Benghazi?


2 posted on 10/13/2015 12:11:02 PM PDT by livius
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To: detective

Fire up the B-1s and follow that up with some F-16s and A-10s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


3 posted on 10/13/2015 12:11:04 PM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: detective

Barry and Valerie will stop at nothing.


4 posted on 10/13/2015 12:13:07 PM PDT by olepap (Your old Pappy)
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To: equaviator

“Fire up the B-1s and follow that up with some F-16s and A-10s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

I’m sure Obama will get on that right away.


5 posted on 10/13/2015 12:13:22 PM PDT by lowbridge
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but an Obama admin spokesman says Obama is not arming ISIS

Is it possible that some very resourceful Syrians and mercenaries are signing up with the CIA for the paycheck and the weapons, then turning around and selling the weapons to ISIS?

6 posted on 10/13/2015 12:13:56 PM PDT by grania
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How conveeeenient! Having a US president who is a Muslim sympathizer is a huge advantage to ISIS.


7 posted on 10/13/2015 12:14:12 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: detective

N O


8 posted on 10/13/2015 12:14:21 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: equaviator

I believe they were in many cases dropped by our aircraft...

And as for the Hot Shots itching for some non video game action it is not gonna happen, not even close unless Ostupid starts it...


9 posted on 10/13/2015 12:14:23 PM PDT by 100American (Knowledge is knowing how, Wisdom is knowing when)
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To: detective
Not arming ISIS? Sure.


10 posted on 10/13/2015 12:15:06 PM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: detective

0bama weapons for Islamists.


11 posted on 10/13/2015 12:15:45 PM PDT by Paladin2 (my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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A little convenient, just after the US dropped 50 tons of supplies (with which to fight the Russians, no doubt...)


12 posted on 10/13/2015 12:17:42 PM PDT by CondorFlight (I)
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To: detective

If we knew or now know where our ammo was behind enemy lines, it is obligatory that we bomb it.

Fools!


13 posted on 10/13/2015 12:18:10 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (We must first defeat RINOs before we can even encounter a Democrat to fight)
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To: detective

Putin, “Thanks for the missiles.”


14 posted on 10/13/2015 12:20:04 PM PDT by dfwgator
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“Is it possible that some very resourceful Syrians and mercenaries are signing up with the CIA for the paycheck and the weapons, then turning around and selling the weapons to ISIS?”

They would not have to be “very resourceful” to get guns and weapons from the Obama administration. They just have to be Muslims who hate Americans and support ISIS.

They are not “selling” weapons to ISIS. They are giving weapons to ISIS.

15 posted on 10/13/2015 12:20:19 PM PDT by detective
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To: detective

Maybe Obama could trade some nuclear weapons for these missiles.


16 posted on 10/13/2015 12:22:26 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: detective

And of course we did not blow them up as they were taking them. The USA is run by criminal idiots now.

I guess we have to depend on Russia to take out the trash once again.


17 posted on 10/13/2015 12:23:14 PM PDT by soycd
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To: livius; EggsAckley

Eggsackley!.....................Now you know why they are so adamant about shutting down the investigations into Benghazi........................


18 posted on 10/13/2015 12:24:48 PM PDT by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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Just remember folks, when Obama’s term is up and the enemy can’t blackmail the next President so they start using these in our country, Obama and the Democrat Party gave them these weapons.


19 posted on 10/13/2015 12:24:51 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: detective

What’s with the half-arsed language of this regime? “Likely”, “could have”.. They can’t even bring themselves to say anything conclusive, EVER.


20 posted on 10/13/2015 12:25:02 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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