Posted on 06/12/2014 2:01:45 PM PDT by WhiskeyX
Americans were being evacuated Thursday from a major Iraqi air base as Al Qaeda-aligned militants toppled cities in the country's north and threatened to advance toward Baghdad.
A senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox News that Americans were being evacuated from a base in Balad, which had been one of the largest training missions in Iraq.
The three planeloads of Americans are mostly contractors and civilians. The State Department said Thursday that the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is operating as usual.
But the evacuation means that the vital training mission at Balad, about an hour northwest of Baghdad, has been suspended indefinitely -- despite repeated administration statements that it would continue to support Iraq's military.
Regarding those assurances, one U.S. official clarified to Fox News: "At the same time, we are not going to do anything stupid."
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Kos and DU are going to be in ecstasy when the propaganda photos come out of the US embassy after it falls to Al Quaida.
Nation building in a 3rd world cave dwelling cesspool......wrong direction. I do not care who is president. Waste of my retirement money.
Two choices
Stay the hell away and let them kill each other which is ok by me.
OR
Bomb the cave dwellers into submission then get the hell out. They get out of line bomb them into submission again. Better investment of my retirement money.
There is no since in trying to build a nation where it is still ok to beat women, mutilate genitals of women and have sex with goats. These people are nothing but a step above a primate animal. Dirt naps are in order.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.