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Someone Is Bombing ISIS in Iraq
New Yorker Magazine ^ | August 7, 2014

Posted on 08/07/2014 4:04:57 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

The New York Times seemed to have caught the Pentagon by surprise this evening when it issued a breaking news alert about American forces bombing two targets in Iraq.

The Pentagon firmly denied that American forces had begun a bombing campaign. But Pentagon officials said it was possible that allies of the United States, either the Iraqi or Turkish militaries, had conducted the bombing.

(Excerpt) Read more at nymag.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airstrikeonisis; arabspring; iraq; isisiraq; leadingfrombehind; quagmire; stupidstuff
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To: eCSMaster

Oh please...You would have to kill a LOT of Americans for this Administration to even contemplate staying up past 8:00 PM...


61 posted on 08/07/2014 5:20:39 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Egypt? That’ve been killing off Islamists recently.


62 posted on 08/07/2014 5:24:00 PM PDT by Afterguard (Liberals will let you do anything you want, as long as it's mandatory.)
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To: eCSMaster
If they harm one American, Congress can declare war on them.

Who, Boehner? Yeah, if he was sober...and had a backbone...and a brain...and Jarrett said it was OK.

63 posted on 08/07/2014 5:26:46 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: McGruff

“CNN saying it is Iraqi Air Force.”

The combat ready wing of the Iraqi Air Force consists of Iranian MiGs, Iranian Pilots, Iranian ground crews, and Iranian comms interlink systems.

So... maybe it was the Iraqi Air Force.


64 posted on 08/07/2014 5:27:45 PM PDT by JerseyHighlander
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To: CommieCutter

You forgot HALIBURTON!


65 posted on 08/07/2014 5:27:57 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: BenLurkin

Maybe the Kurds made a deal with the Turks for help. Maybe they promised to move all the Kurds out of Turkey if they got support to claim all Northern Iraq as Kurd country. I doubt it but maybe....


66 posted on 08/07/2014 5:39:35 PM PDT by RadiationRomeo (Step into my mind and glimpse the madness that is me)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
You know, with the Pope asking countries to step up and defend Christians in the ME I'm seeing the shadowy outlines of a something that looks like a huge wedge someone who has been outspoken about the West needing to return to Christian morality could use to their advantage by stepping up and helping defend Christians from ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Assuming anyone would want to do that, of course.

67 posted on 08/07/2014 5:39:35 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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To: Jeff Head

Probably Russian pilots. A great opportunity to step in and save iraq after soetoro left them hanging.


68 posted on 08/07/2014 6:10:37 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It doesn’t matter who did the bombing. Just remember that
it is Bawretch Obama leading from behind.


69 posted on 08/07/2014 6:11:16 PM PDT by Sivad (NorCal red turf)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Humanitarian flight? Would that involve a few slow flying gunships loaded to the gills as "escort", to, ah, kind of lay down some fire, to cover the humanitarian flight, you see....

One can dream.

70 posted on 08/07/2014 6:14:04 PM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: Klemper

Wasn’t it the French who said they would take the Christian refugees?


71 posted on 08/07/2014 6:18:02 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
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To: DManA

So Bammy comes on tonight and say you, we’re bombing.

I’m just so sick of the lies.


72 posted on 08/07/2014 6:51:26 PM PDT by DManA
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To: Klemper

doubt it was the french. they are too busy fighting the moosies in afrique. and doing a good job from what i hear.


73 posted on 08/07/2014 7:57:45 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (we shouldn't fear the government. the government should fear us.)
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