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U.S. Pilots Confirm: Obama Admin Blocks 75 Percent of Islamic State Strikes
Washington Free Beacon ^ | November 20, 2015 | Adam Kredo

Posted on 11/20/2015 9:47:50 AM PST by C19fan

U.S. military pilots who have returned from the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq are confirming that they were blocked from dropping 75 percent of their ordnance on terror targets because they could not get clearance to launch a strike, according to a leading member of Congress.

Strikes against the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) targets are often blocked due to an Obama administration policy to prevent civilian deaths and collateral damage, according to Rep. Ed Royce (R., Calif.), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Syria
KEYWORDS: isis; islam; obama; syria
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Obama and his operatives fear there may be Muslims at the target sites, so the attacks are vetoed.
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One man’s terrorist is another President’s potential constituent.
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....or a President’s senior staffers.


21 posted on 11/20/2015 1:49:14 PM PST by House Atreides (Cruz or lose! Does TG have to be an ass every day?)
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