Posted on 02/20/2015 10:05:16 AM PST by Oldpuppymax
It’s only a matter of time.
The neighboring town of Al-Baghdadi is said to be 90 percent under ISIS control. Even Pentagon flak, ADM John Kirby, admits the main air base at Al-Asad, where more than 300 U.S. Marines have been training Iraqi troops, is under daily mortar attack.
The most recent attack, on the base itself, was conducted by 25 ISIS terrorists, all of whom were killed before the fight was over. Several of the fanatics were wearing explosive vests they detonated before they could be slain.
This was obviously a probe. A much-larger attack is only days or a few weeks away. The Obama bootlickers in the Pentagon Public Affairs Office would have us believe the daily mortar attacks on the main base are “infrequent” and “ineffective.” But how long before the Marines find themselves under heavier bombardment, surrounded and unable to be safely extracted from the bull’s eye they presently occupy?
WHAT IF THE WORST HAPPENS?
A Marine always fights best when he is on the offense. We learned a bitter lesson about that at Khe Sanh in Vietnam. So did the French at Dien Bien Phu.
What is the plan, or is there one?
God forbid the ISIS captures even one Marine in the fighting to come, puts him in a cage and sets him afire. Will Hussein stop his golf game at Palm Springs long enough to...
(Excerpt) Read more at coachisright.com ...
More like Beirut 2, under Reagan, no response either.
Iran’s Shiite Militias Are Running Amok in Iraq
Foreign Policy ^ | February 19, 2015 | Ali Khedery
Posted on 2/20/2015, 1:21:15 PM by Dave346
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3259635/posts?page=1
I am sure it is exaggerated, however, “Recently, one militia commander estimated their total strength at 800,000 men, dwarfing the official Iraqi Security Forces.”
very good article at source.
True. And seeing Obama's inaction even after such an atrocity would make that nightmare 10 times worse.
He just wouldn't know what to do.
” I doubt many people would do more than complain”
Blackhawk down times 300. I think people would go insane if they were watching ISIS beheading or burning our guys. I know I would.
“having these Marines killed or worst captured and beheaded in mass would be Obama’s and the democrats worst nightmare.
I don’t see it that way at all, they would use that as the very reason to surrender to the rest of the world. To the Demonrats, America is the Problem and always has been. The rest of the world is in the positions they are in because of American Freedom. This is the Big Hand the Demonrats and Obama have been waiting all their lives for.
God Help Us and our Men and Women in Service.
Americans in the USA are standing idlly by - letting it happen.
God Bless the 300 Marines.
We all know whats going to happen. Obama will blame congress for not giving him the war authorization he wanted. The media will eat it up. Hillary will make her breakout statement and it’s off to 2016.
Heck, they are telegraphing this.
Not sayin' no more...
“...having these Marines killed or worst captured and beheaded in mass would be Obama’s and the democrats worst nightmare”
Unless the media hardly reported on it.
God forbid the ISIS captures even one Marine in the fighting to come, puts him in a cage and sets him afire.
If this happens, and, yes, GOD FORBID, it will be time for the American people to stand up. It will be time for A LEADER to call for drastic action.
Why aren’t we doing that now? I’m 80 years old - what’s your excuse.
And past time to get it started.
I’ll go with you. Where do you want to meet?
Or it may be that 300 marines are able to take care of themselves. :-)
When did they do this?
Save the JDAMs for a proper target.
While I don’t necessarily think we should start beheading and burning the Guantanamo types, I think it’s beyond time we fought wars to the enemy’s unconditional surrender and gave no quarter.
Besides, this president and his gang of thugs don't care about anyone but their twisted agenda. Obama's hatred for the US transcends political parties.
Question is whether they have the tools on hand to make it stop. They may be very light on heavy weapons due to the training mission.
Mortar barrages can be used to allow ground troops to get in close by keeping the defenders in bunkers and blind.
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