Posted on 06/12/2014 4:16:43 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Iran is coming to the aid of its historic nemesis, sending elite fighters to Iraq in the wake of a Sunni insurgency that has claimed two key northern cities and now threatens Baghdad, Fox News has learned.
Some 150 fighters from the Revolutionary Guards elite Quds force have already been dispatched by Tehran, and the division's powerful commander, Qassem Suleimani, met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Thursday and pledged to send two notorious Iranian brigades to aid in the defense of Baghdad. That could amount to as many as 10,000 soldiers sent to fight the Sunni group known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).
Maliki is believed to be considering the offer, especially in light of reported decisions by the U.S. to reject his request for American airstrikes.
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Happy, happy, happy...
How did this all happen so fast? And nobody in the US knew? Our State Dept. didn’t know? Our intelligence services didn’t know? Our military didn’t know?
Or maybe our president didn’t care.
The last line is probably correct.
Oh yes, lies... and it’s probably like Benghazi, our Admin listened in to the stolen cell phones and the calls by terrorist attackers to terrorist leaders in real time during the attack, and still lied about the Video and wouldn’t protect our men.
Iran’s been pulling the strings for year now.
Surrenderkenyan ping.
Iran may even shame some of the Iraqis into fighting.
And don’t forget about all of Russia’s aggressive activities, including flying off the coast of California. Then there is China and its escalating aggression. North Korea continues its sabre rattling toward the west. Things are heating up and our administration continues to cut back on military spending and is doing nothing to guard against any kind of foreign attack like sealing our borders.
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