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ISIS reaches Baghdad suburbs, US troops block the way to BGW Int'l Airport (boots on the ground)
Examiner ^
| October 10, 2014
Posted on 10/10/2014 5:53:06 PM PDT by george76
Abu Gharib is a mere 8 miles from the runway perimeter, while the distance from BGW to the US Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone is roughly 9.5 miles. The Washington Times reported earlier this summer that ISIS captured upwards of 52 American made M198mm howitzer heavy artillery pieces, capable of hitting targets 14-20 miles away.
The captured M198's reportedly cost $500,000 per piece. To add insult to injury, the Islamists have also seized 1,500 up-armored Humvees which cost the American taxpayer $220,000 each.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: baghdad; bootsontheground; humvees; iran; iraq; isil; isis; islam; islamicstate; jihad; kurdistan; lebanon; m198; obama; syria
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To: GreyFriar
Good question ... I also wonder how this administration will react to ISIS photos of the US Ambassador or his staff members being beheaded.
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10/11/2014 7:54:10 PM PDT
by
zot
To: Red in Blue PA
and a pretty good deal for 500K considering hummers go for $225K
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10/12/2014 1:18:08 AM PDT
by
ClayinVA
("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
To: boycott
We gave them all to the Iraqis, I think along with the artillery.
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10/12/2014 1:19:09 AM PDT
by
ClayinVA
("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
To: Molon Labbie
Iraqis may go down as the most inept military in history.They make the ARVN look competent in comparison.
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10/12/2014 1:22:12 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
To: GreyFriar
Saigon returns. 52 marines cannot hold off thousands of ISIS. Pray God does not allow any of our men/women to be captured. Obama will do nothing.
Congress is despicable, as they go off campaigning and living large.
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