Posted on 05/03/2016 5:28:31 AM PDT by kristinn
Where the heck is Cindy Sheehan??
That was worth the watch.
Classic probing attack; ISIS used multiple car bombs to penetrate Kurd lines and advance at least 1-3 km into Peshmerga territory. I’m sure the adviser who died ran towards the gunfire when the attack began, and was trying to shore up the defenses. Another brave man who selflessly gave his life for freedom; may he rest in peace and the rest of us never forget his sacrifice.
This strike underscores a few key points. First, the Kurds remain under-funded and poorly armed. They need more anti-tank weapons that can blow a car bomb to bits. They also need more artillery and/or MLRS—something that can decimate ISIS as they advance across no-man’s land. And they need more airpower; took 23 sorties to get rid of the bad guys and a lot of fighting on the ground. Guessing Obama’s ROE is so tight we can’t do very many pre-emptive airstrikes on suspected car bomb factories, staging areas, etc.
The real take-away here: the liberation of Mosul is still months away. Kurds and the Iraqi Army lack the combat power and we don’t have the willpower to dedicate needed resources in support.
Is abccbsnbcnytlatcnn doing a count like they did with the Bush administration? Where is Code Pink?
Farking ice holes.
5.56mm
Amen.
For every one of ours they kill, we should kill one thousand of theirs.
SEAL=armed.
“Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the Navy Seal was advising and assisting Peshmerga forces when they came under attack between two and three miles behind the front line.”
http://news.sky.com/story/1689337/navy-seal-killed-by-is-direct-fire-in-iraq
Prayers for family, brothers, friends. RIP SEAL.
You will note that they announced this as far away from the American Media as possible, so that it doesn’t remind people of what Obama said about “No boots on the ground”.
“No mention if this soldier, and others, was armed. I wonder?”
Figured by the time they told us it was a SEAL, at least half of American voters wouldn’t care anyway.
Once a Republican is president, the dead soldiers are immediately published at the top of Page 1, and any attacks on the enemy, instead of “top commanders killed”, it’s always attacks on wedding or funeral parties.
“Where the heck is Cindy Sheehan??”
Big Media dropped her years ago after she dared to criticize BJ Clinton’s wife.
I hope this is investigated. Something doesn’t sound right.
Thanks.
I have a fear that one day ISIS will get enough terrorists together to wipe out a small but significant number of our troops. I don’t care who you are, overwhelming numbers of enemy troops will get you.
Thanks kristinn.
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