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President approves mission to drop humanitarian aid in Iraq
Fox News ^ | Aug 7, 2014 | Fox News

Posted on 08/07/2014 6:06:35 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse

President Obama has approved a mission to to drop humanitarian aid in Iraq for the 40,000 or so religious minorities stranded on a mountaintop in the country's north after Islamic militants forced them to flee, senior U.S. officials told Fox News Thursday night.

However, the officials said the air drops had not yet begun.

If all goes well, they said, the mission will be completed following a single pass of U.S. military cargo jets. The officials did not disclose the planes' starting point due to host nation sensitivities.

It was possible the mission also could include air strikes to protect those delivering the aid and dissuade militants from stealing the supplies.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: humanitarianairdrop; iraqi; iraqichristians; isis; isisiraq; obama
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To: johniegrad

Most of it will “accidentally” drop into the hands of ISIS.


21 posted on 08/07/2014 6:48:46 PM PDT by Ingtar (The NSA - "We're the only part of government who actually listens to the people.")
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To: Popman

Aside from that, Christian in this case does not mean what the media would like you to believe. It is “not Jewish, and not Muslim.”


22 posted on 08/07/2014 6:50:58 PM PDT by Ingtar (The NSA - "We're the only part of government who actually listens to the people.")
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To: Popman

I hope those people are armed out the whaazoo.


23 posted on 08/07/2014 6:51:57 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Will the food the US drops be approved by Michelle..


24 posted on 08/07/2014 6:59:16 PM PDT by JoanneSD
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To: All

The only headline I want to see in regard to this clown of a president is “ President to Wipe Out ISIS “.

This is the biggest group of monsters running around the Middle East.


25 posted on 08/07/2014 7:09:06 PM PDT by warsaw44
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To: Popman
Better yet drop them loads of small arms and weapons...

Along with at least a billion hollow point bullets - at least would be put to a good cause.

26 posted on 08/07/2014 7:26:38 PM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: LeoWindhorse

AMEN... agreeing with you in prayer that our crews will return home safe and the aid will be delivered to those in need.


27 posted on 08/07/2014 7:41:01 PM PDT by pollywog ( " O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: LeoWindhorse

Why did I think WKRP?
“As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly...”


28 posted on 08/07/2014 8:09:24 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: cherry

“....we’ll take them here in America.....”

Knock it off.

Think about what you said before you respond to my statement.


29 posted on 08/07/2014 8:16:03 PM PDT by chulaivn66 (Meine antwort ist nein. Ende der Debatte.)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Drop M4’s, ammo, and claymores.


30 posted on 08/08/2014 12:12:04 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: LeoWindhorse

And he’s announcing this ahead of time because? What a moron.


31 posted on 08/08/2014 12:16:38 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: Objective Scrutator
The group surrounded on the mountain are not Christians. That is why they keep on saying religious minorities.

...but this ISIS needs to be destroyed, My God they are beheading children.

32 posted on 08/08/2014 12:23:14 PM PDT by mware
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