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Iraq Asked U.S. for Strikes, Officials Say
New York Times ^ | June 11, 2014 | By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT

Posted on 06/11/2014 5:13:48 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

As the threat from Sunni militants in western Iraq escalated last month, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki secretly asked the Obama administration to consider carrying out airstrikes against extremist staging areas, according to Iraqi and American officials.

But Iraq’s appeals for military assistance have so far been rebuffed by the White House, which has been reluctant to open a new chapter in a conflict that President Obama has insisted was closed when the United States withdrew the last of its forces from Iraq in 2011.

A spokeswoman for the National Security Council, Bernadette Meehan, declined to comment on Mr. Maliki’s requests and the administration’s response, saying in a statement, “We are not going to get into details of our diplomatic discussions, but the government of Iraq has made clear that they welcome our support” in combating the Islamic extremists.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airstrikes; bho44; bhogwot; iraq; iraqmeltdown; isil; isis; islam; leadingfrombehind; maliki; noushelp; nsc; obama; uav
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To: Labyrinthos

Dresden was leveled and we know what it took in Japan, ...Hiroshima.


121 posted on 06/12/2014 6:07:50 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Bush won the War in Iraq, Obozo lost the peace..and gave Iraq back to the Terrorists!)
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To: All

Here’s a much different solution. Get the non-Islamic nations together in a global conference. Divide up the lands being wasted by these clowns and ass-hats. Give them 30 days to surrender or face some sort of mass internment under very basic conditions, with instant and massive retaliation against any military resistance. Take over their countries and expand the economies of all non-Islamic nations. If the Muslims already in the non-Islamic nations protest, subject them to the same internment procedures.

I have the feeling that if we don’t do this, God will do it for us in a somewhat different way.

There is no point to Islam, never has been, never will be.

We have to face these facts sooner or later. It’s not our fault, it’s their fault. They brought this upon themselves. Agree or disagree?


122 posted on 06/12/2014 6:55:17 PM PDT by Peter ODonnell (It wasn't this cold before global warming)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie
the Kurds are not bad.

Yeah, they are probably the ones Obama will obliterate, just to help his murdering buddies.

123 posted on 06/13/2014 5:03:38 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (June IS "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: JudyinCanada

He said he would side with Islam. But he did leave one word out. He meant he would side with “radical” Islam. But most people in this country will never believe that he wants to destroy America.


124 posted on 06/13/2014 12:49:12 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican
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To: caww

they do not have. we took them out in 1991-2003 and the remainder were buried in the desert or flown to Iran.


125 posted on 06/13/2014 1:04:34 PM PDT by RitchieAprile
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To: musicman

LOLOLOLOL


126 posted on 06/13/2014 1:20:07 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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To: txhurl

127 posted on 06/13/2014 1:28:04 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Paging PRes. Gerald Ford. You are needed in Nam.

COWARD!

OBAMA: COWARD AND TRAITOR!


128 posted on 06/13/2014 4:35:44 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

HAve you noticed the number of Obama spokeswhores from the State Dept. and the NSC?

All incompetent; all losers; all should be jailed.


129 posted on 06/13/2014 4:37:16 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: struggle

I’m more concerned with the U.S. quality equipment theses terrorist have. If nothing else blow as much of that up as you can. That stuff is going to haunt us for generations just like the Iranian f14s and missiles.


130 posted on 06/13/2014 5:14:06 PM PDT by Monorprise
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

He will let the other Muzzies...eradicate the one vestige of a “normal” area...the Kurds.


131 posted on 06/13/2014 7:03:07 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Bush won the War in Iraq, Obozo lost the peace..and gave Iraq back to the Terrorists!)
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