[walford]

“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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This is the answer to those who say we should not have American boots on the ground and should train and equip the native forces instead. They abandoned the equipment [and their helpless citizens] to ISIS.

The last time the Iraqi armed forces were effective at anything but brutalizing its own people, that country was called Babylonia.

[george76]

Obola wants the Sunni Muslims to win.