Posted on 08/30/2014 10:43:18 AM PDT by GonzoII
Mewan Dolamari
BasNews, Erbil
Kurdish Peshmerga forces, with the help of US military planes, have taken complete control of Rabia, a town located on the Iraq Syria border.
On Saturday, a Kurdish military source told BasNews correspondent in Rabia that the Peshmerga now control the strategically important area, holding the border between Iraq and Syria.
Now, Rabia is totally under the control of Peshmerga forces and the advances of Islamic State (IS) militants from Iraq to Syria has been completely halted, said the source.
He mentioned that Peshmerga forces are moving forward in Zumar and Rabia areas without so far incurring any loses of personnel.
The source also pointed out that the area from Ain Zala to Rabia and Zumar is under the control of Peshmerga forces.
Everyone except the American & European left, of course. And I'm sure it would draw an immediate stern rebuke from the Obama administration but no one listens to them anymore anyway.
Slice and dice....
Now let’s arm the Peshmerga instead of letting Barack’s friends rampage through the region.
The DOJ probably has lawyers embedded in our ops!
In the 4th century BC the Greek mercenary Xenophon and his 10,000 Greek Hoplites learned not to mess with the Kurds during their retreat from Persia......
I have been asking (and saying) this since this ISIS stuff began, where are the armies of the states who surround ISIS-—Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Turkey? A pan-arab/islamic coalition army could wipe ISIS out in a matter of days. The US should be nothing more than a “supportive bystander.” The US should tell all of these states—”not my circus, not my monkey. Put some balls on and handle it.”
My theory is that ISIS has too many symps in those countries who would oppose their armies engaging fellow Muzz, however extreme. In the end the US will have to go it alone, with the possible exception of the very few allies Obamba has not totally alienated, and they only because their national interests will also be threatened.
Want to see the Arab forces exterminate ISIS? All Obama has to do is go on TV in the next hour and announce that Keystone has been approved and fast tracked.
The price of oil will bottom out. It will also force Russia to reevaluate its position on Ukraine.
The power of one simple statement. So if we want to blame someone for the entire world collapsing around us, blame the envirowhacko leftists and the MSM.
“My theory is that ISIS has too many symps in those countries who would oppose their armies engaging fellow Muzz, however extreme.”
That’s likely the view of MOST Sunni Arabs in the Middle East.
AND your media mimics them
concerned ONLY when an Arab dies in Gaza due to an Israel response to Hamas missiles, but little to say about the daily carnage across the Middle East having nothing to do with Israel
Very good point in your post #10.
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