Posted on 06/15/2014 4:48:01 PM PDT by Steelfish
U.S. starts removing embassy staff from Baghdad as ISIS grabs Iraqi town of Tal Afar BY LIZ SLY AND ABIGAIL HAUSLOHNER June 15 BAGHDAD — Al-Qaeda renegades captured another major town in northern Iraq on Sunday, forcing hundreds of families to flee into the surrounding desert as their country’s grim descent into a new round of bloodletting continued unchecked.
The fall of the religiously mixed town of Tal Afar to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria raised the specter of deepening sectarian violence, as the U.S. government announced that it is drawing down staff at its embassy in Baghdad.
Citing the “ongoing instability and violence in certain areas,” a State Department statement said the embassy will also beef up the number of security personnel deployed at the heavily guarded mission, which is in the fortified Green Zone. A separate Pentagon statement said “a small number” of Defense Department personnel was being sent to augment security at the facility.
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Active Duty ping.
Map shows Tal Afar is west of Mosul.
As far as I am concerned the entire house and senate is complicit in this matter. They have had plenty of time to remove this treasonous president.
It just shows how cool 0bama is handling things. Iraq doesn’t disturb his golf game.
Obama does’t even pretend he’s doing something or even care
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Now, now... let's be fair here. He is doing more than just playing golf, so don't paint him in the golfing goofing corner.
Just for example, he *IS* (he is-is?) also giving speeches to high screwel and college graduations. And, giving him some more all-due-respect, he *IS* doing fundraising as well!
“Another Iraqi town Falls. American blood shed in vain to secure Obama’s political goals.”
Yes, and more to be shed. Read that an additional Marines have been sent to the Baghdad Embassy for additional security. If history is any indication their rules of engagement will not allow them to fire on militants should they attempt to broach the walls. Sadly, I foresee a bloodbath of both Shiites and American civilian and military personnel - while Obama attends fund raisers and plays golf in Palm Springs. Shades of Benghazi .....
He realizes (maybe) that his presidency is in decline. Even Chrissie “Tingle” Matthews is down on him. Now that’s serious.
Is there no end to the treachery of Clown Prince nobama and his minions? Will anyone in “power” do anything against these subhuman maggots (within the law, of course) as they drag the world into evermore violence. They are ghouls with a blood lust. Everyone should force your self to watch the videos of the ISIS degenerates murdering everyone.
You know the Ambassador is on his own.
Pray America wakes up
Have you noticed that ever since the Benghazi Committee started up, Obama has really been acting like he don’t care? It’s almost like he knows the game is up.
HAVE NO FEAR!!!
Obama is such a wonderful leader, that he can handle anything from the right seat of GOLF CART ONE.../s
Why no cry for impeachment?
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Think President Biden. But I’ll settle for incompetence over malfeasance, if need be.
Alamo too late.
It’s a tough scorecard to keep, but as I understand it, the Saudis are supporting ISIS, and Obama bowed to the Saudi King. All is proceeding as the Saudi King, and his puppet Obama have planned.
Obama: “Mission Accomplished”
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