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200 U.S. contractors surrounded by jihadists in Iraq
World Net Daily ^ | 6-13-2014 | Corsi

Posted on 06/13/2014 10:51:34 AM PDT by tcrlaf

About 200 Americans under contract with the Department of Defense at Balad Air Force Base in Iraq are trapped by the al-Qaida-inspired jihadists who have seized control of two cities and are now threatening Baghdad, according to WND sources.

The sources, private contractors who have recently returned to the U.S. from Iraq, said Friday their former colleagues effectively have been abandoned by the U.S. military and are fighting for their lives against an army of jihadists surrounding the base who belong to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.

The U.S. contractors are at Balad to help the Pentagon prepare the facilities for the delivery of the F-16 aircraft the Obama administration has agreed to provide the Iraqi government.

The surrounded Americans said they currently are under ISIS fire from small arms, AK47s, and rocket propelled grenades, or RPGs.

The contractors so far have been able to hold the base, but those on the scene reported it was only a matter of time before the ISIS terrorists succeed in breaking through the perimeter.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: baghdad; balad; contractors; corsi; evacuation; hostages; iraq; iraqmeltdown; isis; jimmycarterredux; obamalegacy; whywefight; wnd
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To: txhurl

Given who is in charge of it, shouldn’t it be MoS?

Ministry of State..


161 posted on 06/13/2014 12:46:41 PM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: SECURE AMERICA
No, they did NOT remove them from Iraq. Did you even read the story?

The U.S. contractors are at Balad to help the Pentagon prepare the facilities for the delivery
of the F-16 aircraft the Obama administration has agreed to provide the Iraqi government.

162 posted on 06/13/2014 12:47:24 PM PDT by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: kristinn

Prayers up for these Americans.


163 posted on 06/13/2014 12:50:31 PM PDT by Bigg Red (31 May 2014: Obamugabe officially declares the USA a vanquished subject of the Global Caliphate.)
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To: onedoug

Exactly. Some need to still wake up to that.


164 posted on 06/13/2014 12:52:27 PM PDT by CommieCutter ("For an idea to be too simplistic, it must first be proven wrong" --Thomas Sowell)
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To: txhurl

1,700 beheaded. It’s staggering to imagine that scale of barbaric evil.

Meanwhile. .I take it as a good sign we’ve not heard anything from Ms. Power. Maybe it means she’s not doing anything ;)


165 posted on 06/13/2014 12:52:44 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: MaxMax
the delivery of the F-16 aircraft the Obama administration has agreed to provide the Iraqi government.

Nice of him to drop off presents for the terrorists.
166 posted on 06/13/2014 12:52:45 PM PDT by novemberslady
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To: SE Mom

Too bad the soldiers couldn’t learn from Mossad: profile, then S,S,S.

I always thought Iraq should have gone with the three state solution and let UN blue helmets try to pacify de-militarialized zones between them. Parliamentary is for civilized people.


167 posted on 06/13/2014 1:04:07 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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To: McGruff; morphing libertarian; Jane Long; BuckeyeTexan; All

” - - - Just unbelievable. And Obama is dragging his feet. - - - “

No, this is very believable, as Obama always drags his feet.

Obama always acts opposite to what his US Military Personnel advise, never takes responsibility of any blunders that he makes, and then leaves his employees to die on the battlefields caused by his blunders.

REMEMBER BENGHAZI !


168 posted on 06/13/2014 1:29:55 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: novemberslady
I don't think they were delivered yet. Crews were preparing for their arrival.
Even so, just anybody cannot climb into one and fly away without the keys.
Or codes.
169 posted on 06/13/2014 1:47:27 PM PDT by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: MaxMax
It was a comment on everything (surprise-all being left behind) that the terrorists are picking up.

It may not have been delivered yet, but I have no doubt that they would be given whatever they needed to fly (including lessons paid for by Americans)

They don't need no stnkin' codes-imo they've got an obama and his friends.
170 posted on 06/13/2014 1:52:46 PM PDT by novemberslady
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To: SE Mom

Where is the 1700 number coming from? That is staggering.


171 posted on 06/13/2014 2:09:20 PM PDT by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: tcrlaf

Meanwhile Herr Obozo and his Wookie have other important plans!

Amid Foreign and Domestic Crises, Obama Plans to Fundraise and Golf This Weekend

Townhall.com ^ | June 13, 2014 | Leah Barkoukis
Posted on 6/13/2014 12:29:17 PM by jazusamo

The Iraqi government is pleading for help from the U.S. as ISIS militants close in on Baghdad; Syria is still in the grips of war; veterans are dying from long wait times at the VA; and we’ve got a humanitarian crisis going on at the Southwest border.

With all this at the forefront, you’d think the president would work tirelessly to address these problems. Alas, he’ll be doing what he does best this weekend: fundraising and golfing.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama should land at Palm Springs International Airport at about 6 p.m. Friday, straight from a visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.
At approximately 8:30 a.m. Saturday, they’ll jump over to Laguna Beach for a Democratic National Committee fundraiser, followed by the commencement address to UC Irvine’s Class of 2014 at Angel Stadium, which wraps up at 1 p.m.

That puts the Obamas back in the desert at about 2 p.m. Saturday. They will stay for Father’s Day, before flying home to Washington, D.C., mid-morning on Monday. It’s unclear if their daughters, Malia and Sasha, will tag along.

What is Obama’s plan here in the Coachella Valley? Presumably a short vacation, and likely a round of golf or two – though the details remain fuzzy.

Priorities.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3167418/posts


172 posted on 06/13/2014 2:15:35 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Herr Obozo, the WonDoer, will not divert resources from his war on Americans to help our Veterans!)
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To: a fool in paradise

Since when does BO trade Americans for terrorists?

Oh, you’re talking about bergdahl. You guys think he counts.

WOW


173 posted on 06/13/2014 2:48:17 PM PDT by stanne
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To: FatherofFive

Given his gay military policy, I believe it’s “Leave no one’s behind.”


174 posted on 06/13/2014 3:10:53 PM PDT by DPMD
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To: McGruff

“This is not going to happen overnight,”

This obama code-speak for “good luck to my successor; I’ve got golf clubs to try out.”


175 posted on 06/13/2014 3:12:58 PM PDT by DPMD
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To: DTogo
works for me
176 posted on 06/13/2014 3:13:45 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: OwenKellogg

And who ambushed SEAL Team 6 after the regime’s obscene exploitation?


177 posted on 06/13/2014 3:16:24 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: tcrlaf

If this is indeed true, and any of those contractors are murdered, I hope the country will finally wake up and see what a disaster O truly is. And then I hope he’s driven from office, him and Biden, Pelosi, Reid, Schumer, and the rest of his despicable hord of communists.


178 posted on 06/13/2014 3:22:05 PM PDT by ducttape45
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To: Ghost of SVR4

I read it- I think it was in the UK Telegraph . It isn’t confirmed so it’s probably unwise of me to post. There were rumors of this happening in/around Mosul.


179 posted on 06/13/2014 3:30:48 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Viennacon

“..With Obama at the helm, they can trade 200 of them for 1000 terrorists.”

I just said this to my husband a couple of minutes ago.

Sad what our country, and the entire world has become, because of Obama.


180 posted on 06/13/2014 8:03:02 PM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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