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Clinton: US military intervention in Iraq not appropriate at this stage
theguardian.com ^ | June 12, 2014 | Kevin Rawlinson

Posted on 06/12/2014 4:52:21 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe

The US should not stage another military intervention in Iraq despite the recent gains made by Islamic extremists, the nation's former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, has said.

She appeared to contradict the White House, which has said that nothing was being ruled out as Isis fighters took and held major Iraqi towns, including its second city, Mosul.

Clinton insisted that, while she did not believe a military intervention at this stage was appropriate, President Barack Obama was right not to take any options off the table.

She added that Obama was setting out preconditions to Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, before there could be any question of providing the military support the latter was seeking. Iraqi forces, she said, should take the lead in fighting Isis.

"Maliki has to be willing to demonstrate unequivocally that he is a leader for all Iraqis, not for a sectarian slice of the country," she said.

Speaking to the BBC's Newsnight programme, she added: "The [Iraqi] army, which has not been able to hold territory, has to have an injection of discipline and professionalism, something the US has been trying to help with."

Clinton said that sending American troops in on the ground was "not going to happen … certainly not in any foreseeable future". 

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KEYWORDS: hillary; hillary2016; hillarybooktour; iraqmeltdown
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1 posted on 06/12/2014 4:52:22 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe

this is the perfect opportunity for a combined U.S. / Russian / Israeli strike with tactical nuclear weapons .

We need to fry these al Qaeda bastards and send them all to Hell . THAT is the message that needs to be sent .


2 posted on 06/12/2014 4:54:28 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: Tailgunner Joe

“Appropriate” isn’t the point.

Is it or is it not — in our national interest.

THAT’s the question.


3 posted on 06/12/2014 4:54:32 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Arch Light


4 posted on 06/12/2014 4:55:21 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Too late now. Obama already lost


5 posted on 06/12/2014 4:55:30 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Tailgunner Joe
Huma Abedin is going to get her Caliphate, by gosh...




6 posted on 06/12/2014 4:56:18 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Well damn, Hillary, why do you expect Maliki to do what Obama has yet to do? That would be to demonstrate he is President for all Americans and not just the left.


7 posted on 06/12/2014 4:56:46 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Tailgunner Joe
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
— George Washington
So what is the plan, Mrs. Clinton?
8 posted on 06/12/2014 4:56:55 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Tailgunner Joe

My GOD! This is one stupid Twit!!!


9 posted on 06/12/2014 4:58:08 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: Tailgunner Joe

This tells me she’s running for President. Tacking to the extreme left to capture that vote in the primary.


10 posted on 06/12/2014 4:59:45 PM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: LeoWindhorse

Nah, we should wait til they build up their strength so that it takes a lot more resources and a lot more people are killed. Why wipe them out while they’re jus t a small insurgency?


11 posted on 06/12/2014 4:59:57 PM PDT by Real Cynic No More (Border Fence Obamacare!)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

nothing new. she always has been a mental midget.


12 posted on 06/12/2014 5:00:38 PM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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To: jimbo123

That is probably going to happen, but, you know, Moslems are killing Moslems!

If the various sects of Islam all decide to quit fighting each other and unify, the world will become a very dangerous place, indeed.

What the Western World needs to do is keep stirring the Moslem pot, and keep them fighting each other.

Who knows, maybe they will self-destruct?


13 posted on 06/12/2014 5:02:42 PM PDT by Taxman
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To: Viennacon
Too late now. Obama already lost

hillary's responsible. She was Secretary of State and unable to reach a deal with Iraq that would've at least protected our interests. Now we've got maniacs the US trained and armed to fight in Syria confiscating the weapons we left behind in Iraq.

14 posted on 06/12/2014 5:02:58 PM PDT by grania
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15 posted on 06/12/2014 5:03:45 PM PDT by Theoria (End Socialism : No more GOP and Dem candidates)
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To: Taxman

Yep, they were/are gonna kill each other anyway.


16 posted on 06/12/2014 5:05:02 PM PDT by Theoria (End Socialism : No more GOP and Dem candidates)
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To: LeoWindhorse
We need to fry these al Qaeda bastards and send them all to Hell. THAT is the message that needs to be sent.

100% agreed! I'd like for a modern-day repeat of Hiroshima that would make that first detonation look like a child's firecracker. Nuke 'em without mercy! And when it's all done, it ought to look like this:


17 posted on 06/12/2014 5:06:25 PM PDT by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

If you want the background to the whole situation - please read:

http://www.amazon.com/Babylons-Covert-War-J-White/dp/0615319874/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402618012&sr=1-1&keywords=Babylon%27s+Covert+War

Kindle or Paperback


18 posted on 06/12/2014 5:06:31 PM PDT by BCW (Salva reipublicae)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

When the ISIS bombs New York or D.C. I’ll remember her words.


19 posted on 06/12/2014 5:07:58 PM PDT by Dallas59 ("Remember me as you pass by, As you are now, so once was I, As I am now, so you will be")
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To: BCW

You should fix your web site.

You have a bad address at your Amazon page:

http//babylonscovertwar.com

There needs to be the colon

http://babylonscovertwar.com

And fixing it, seems you let it lapse.


20 posted on 06/12/2014 5:12:50 PM PDT by ifinnegan
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