Evacuations in Iraq as Chaos Spreads

UK Telegraph ^ | Thursday, June 12, 2014 | Colin Freeman

[Rapscallion]

Headlines on Oct 21, 2111: Iraq rejects US request to maintain bases after troop withdrawal.

Obama announces the full withdrawal of troops from Iraq but fails to persuade Nouri al-Maliki to allow US to keep bases there

Sorry guys. You are on your own. Deal with it. Good luck.

[oldbrowser]

The mounting sense of crisis came as Iran seemed poised to steal the military initiative in the conflict, despatching battalions of elite troops to assist Iraq’s prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki.

The Shia against the Sunni? Maybe they will neutralize each other. Islamists seem to view war as a contact sport.

[bill1952]

Not all of them. One of the most dangerous and ruthless commanders is a Hussein era baathist official who eluded capture all these long years and has publicly said that he is returning to settle scores. He has a large contingent of sunni fighters.

[wmfights]

These are the same "freedom fighters" that want to install a "democracy" in Syria. We were going to help these guys just last year.

Now Iran is going to step in and "help" their friend and in the process turn Irag into a client State.

[john mirse]

Iraqi refugees: Where do you think they will end up?

America: Are you ready for a rush of refugees seeking a home in the United States beginning any day now? Sad.

[john mirse]

All one can say is, “Thanks Mr. Obama, thanks for nothing.”

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Did anyone here vote for Obama? If you did, when will you wake up and admit that you made a terrible mistake, because you now sadly realize that the man you thought was so smart has no idea what he is doing?

[Grampa Dave]

Time to go to Costco to buy a case of poppable popcorn to watch this stuff unfold:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3167041/posts?page=1

As jihadists take aim at Baghdad, Iran steps in to help historical foe
FOX News ^ | June 12, 2014 | By Lisa Daftari
Posted on 6/12/2014 4:16:43 PM by Oldeconomybuyer

Iran is coming to the aid of its historic nemesis, sending elite fighters to Iraq in the wake of a Sunni insurgency that has claimed two key northern cities and now threatens Baghdad, Fox News has learned.

Some 150 fighters from the Revolutionary Guards elite Quds force have already been dispatched by Tehran, and the division’s powerful commander, Qassem Suleimani, met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Thursday and pledged to send two notorious Iranian brigades to aid in the defense of Baghdad. That could amount to as many as 10,000 soldiers sent to fight the Sunni group known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).

Maliki is believed to be considering the offer, especially in light of reported decisions by the U.S. to reject his request for American airstrikes.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. BTTT!