Mosul has fallen

[ModernGunner]

Drone strikes.

 

[T.Lex]

Well, we're now talking about considering a plan to think about maybe helping those people who may or may not actually need it. Maybe.
US considers air strikes and air drops to help Iraqis trapped on mountain by Isis | World news | theguardian.com

 

[mrjarrell]

Morale is low and desertion is apparently not too uncommon in the militias and army. Frankly, I think things are looking grim for them.

https://news.vice.com/article/shiit...e-islamic-state-are-suffering-from-low-morale

 

[mrjarrell]

Looks like things just took a turn for the worse. The IS has captured the Mosul dam. This is a major supplier of water for the region. And a devastating weapon if used that way. Shew...the Iranians are going to have to invade to dig these guys out. And the Turks and Saudis, to boot. The guys in that region had best quit twiddling their thumbs or they're going to wake up to these *******s on their doorsteps.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/world/middleeast/isis-forces-in-iraq.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1

 

[KG1]

Looks like things just took a turn for the worse. The IS has captured the Mosul dam. This is a major supplier of water for the region. And a devastating weapon if used that way. Shew...the Iranians are going to have to invade to dig these guys out. And the Turks and Saudis, to boot. The guys in that region had best quit twiddling their thumbs or they're going to wake up to these *******s on their doorsteps.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/world/middleeast/isis-forces-in-iraq.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1

I think you may be right and it's beginning to be quite obvious that the Iraqis are incapable of handling this. There needs to be a true ME coalition made up of all parties in the region directly subject to the spreading scourge.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Nobel Peace Prize winner orders more death: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/w...to-aid-trapped-iraqis-officials-say.html?_r=0

 

[kiddchaos]

US Approves Airstrikes on Iraq, Airdrops Aid
http://online.wsj.com/articles/iraqi-militants-seize-christian-villages-1407404503

We bail out the world.

 

[mrjarrell]

US Approves Airstrikes on Iraq, Airdrops Aid
Barack Obama Approves Targeted Airstrikes on Iraq, Starts Aid Airdrops - WSJ

We bail out the world.

But Mr. Obama also acknowledged domestic jitters about renewed military involvement in Iraq, where America fought an eight-year war.
"American combat troops will not be returning to fight in Iraq because there is no American military solution to the crisis in Iraq," he said, emphasizing the word "American."
"The only lasting solution is reconciliation among Iraqi communities and stronger Iraqi security forces," he said. Separately, Secretary of State John Kerry in a statement stressed the U.S. view that Iraq can only regain stability through the formation of a new, more inclusive government.

Can't find anything in his statement to disagree with.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

ISIS: 'We Will Raise The Flag Of Allah In The White House' | The Daily Caller

I'm fine with wiping them out. Only criticism is it should have been done sooner.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

ISIS: 'We Will Raise The Flag Of Allah In The White House' | The Daily Caller

I'm fine with wiping them out. Only criticism is it should have been done sooner.

You forget, there are no American interests in Iraq.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Barack Obama Approves Targeted Airstrikes on Iraq, Starts Aid Airdrops - WSJ

"Dammit..." - Senator Obama, 2008

 

[T.Lex]

"Dammit..." - Senator Obama, 2008

"... Janet."

- Barack Obama, at a midnight show, some time in 1987.

 

[printcraft]

ISIS: 'We Will Raise The Flag Of Allah In The White House' | The Daily Caller

Too late ISIS...... the joke is on you!

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Too late ISIS...... the joke is on you!

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Too late ISIS...... the joke is on you!

 

[mrjarrell]

Looks like it's FA-18's and drones now. A second set of strikes have occurred and there will probably be more. Doubt we're going to see a massive air campaign, but America wants as little involvement as possible.

U.S. launches second wave of airstrikes in Iraq

 

[Bennettjh]

Looks like it's FA-18's and drones now. A second set of strikes have occurred and there will probably be more. Doubt we're going to see a massive air campaign, but America wants as little involvement as possible.

U.S. launches second wave of airstrikes in Iraq

Caught a little bit of that on the radio.

 

[Redhorse]

I say lets unleash the Navy's air forces on them and start bombing them daily. Arm the Kurds to the teeth considering they're the only real fighting force capable of fighting them.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

but America wants as little involvement as possible.

Then why is the Nobel Peace Prize winner dropping bombs again?

Just a few bombing sorties and a few advisors . . . for now: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/214752-left-frets-over-mission-creep-in-iraq

Anyone who is aware knows that Obama wants to go back into the Mideast for more war. His neglect of ISIL was just a stalking horse.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Democrats cry out for more war: Feinstein Warns of Risk of ISIL Attack on America, Says Must Be Confronted | The World's Greatest Deliberative Body