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U.S. to Evacuate Many Staff Members From Baghdad Embassy
NYtimes ^

Posted on 06/15/2014 1:15:02 PM PDT by sunmars

Edited on 06/15/2014 1:16:27 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

The American Embassy in Baghdad plans to evacuate a substantial number of its personnel this week in the face of a militant advance that rapidly swept from the north toward the capital, the State Department announced on Sunday.

The embassy, a beige fortress on the banks of the Tigris River within the heavily-secured Green Zone, where Iraqi government buildings are also located, has the largest staff of any United States Embassy.


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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: iraq; nationalsecurityfail; obamafailure; obamasfault; vietnam
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To: sunmars

Does that Bag Dad have my food stamps?


21 posted on 06/15/2014 1:36:16 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: sunmars

Why does news of Iran running Iraq’s armed forces just give me complete chills down my spine.


22 posted on 06/15/2014 1:38:01 PM PDT by sunmars
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To: sunmars
Well Obama has done something no one else could do.

He has united two sworn enemies as allies.

I think it is about time they give Obama the Peace Prize for that accomplishment.

23 posted on 06/15/2014 1:38:10 PM PDT by mware
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To: sunmars

Wait, does Obama know, oh that’s right he is fund raising and golfing, has his priorities in order, bless his little heart, maybe he will learn about in the Monday paper................


25 posted on 06/15/2014 1:40:24 PM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: blueyon

Obama’s people are now suddenly emphasizing that he tried 2 keep troops in Iraq.

Did i miss this somehow, no i don’t think i did.


26 posted on 06/15/2014 1:46:37 PM PDT by sunmars
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To: Regulator
Its a ragtag band of armed thugs. US.Ranger units supported by air cover could do these criminals in a couple of days.

Yes, we know that's true... but Obama will choose the worst choice... so that one's not gonna happen.

27 posted on 06/15/2014 1:49:07 PM PDT by GOPJ (#2 reply spot RESERVED for Tokyo Rose comments: "nothing works - give up - it's all hopeless".)
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To: sunmars; yldstrk; GraceG; SkyDancer; onyx; Jet Jaguar
My Father was here:

And Here:

I am less than amused.

Active Duty Ping Please.

28 posted on 06/15/2014 1:52:21 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: sunmars

Obama’s people are now suddenly emphasizing that he tried 2 keep troops in Iraq.

Did i miss this somehow, no i don’t think i did.”

Remember this is the administration that first tried to take credit for Berghdal, then tried to throw Hagel under the bus and blame it on him, then said it was their decision so I think they just throw any
answer out there and see what sticks......


29 posted on 06/15/2014 1:56:04 PM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: KC_Lion

Baathist Commander Thanoun Younis: We marching toward #Baghdad according to an well-articulated plan. The battle for Baghdad in 72 hours.


30 posted on 06/15/2014 2:00:14 PM PDT by sunmars
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To: madprof98

Remember the days before the purged military when adults inhabited bots sides of the aisle? What was that, WW! or so?

All those lives just so Barry could make political points. I hope ghosts are real. Because there is much haunting to be done. Throughout DC.


31 posted on 06/15/2014 2:01:26 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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Sounds like the evacaution of Saigon in the 1975.


32 posted on 06/15/2014 2:03:06 PM PDT by mulder1 ("The past is prologue")
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To: sunmars

Reminds me of Obama putting Putin in charge of Syria. Sick sick sick.


33 posted on 06/15/2014 2:06:06 PM PDT by what's up
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To: mulder1

My contractor compadre and I were talking yesterday about Saigon deja vu-he and MrT5 were there...


34 posted on 06/15/2014 2:10:12 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: sunmars

We have been in denial since 1979. It is time to decapitate the snake.


35 posted on 06/15/2014 2:10:46 PM PDT by Bryan24 (When in doubt, move to the right..........)
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To: KC_Lion

My dad and uncle were there but not there.


36 posted on 06/15/2014 2:13:21 PM PDT by SkyDancer (If you don't read the newspapers you are uninformed. If you do read newspapers you are misinformed)
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To: sunmars

Ok, who hit rewind on the history channel?

5.56mm


37 posted on 06/15/2014 2:16:59 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: sunmars

Why didn’t they evacuate a week ago? Any deaths are Obama’s act of treason.


38 posted on 06/15/2014 2:17:25 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: madprof98

I hope one day some great patriotic person from the new US OF A picks up a dusty piece of plywood and finds a shaking a trembling beareded BHO shieldin his eyes from the sunlight shininginto a spider hole some where as we the wolverines bring his a$$ to justice


39 posted on 06/15/2014 2:17:59 PM PDT by al baby (Hi MomÂ…)
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To: mware

Obama’s going back to DC on Monday. He can pick up a newspaper to figure out what’s going on.


40 posted on 06/15/2014 2:18:43 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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