Extremists in Iraq Continue March Toward Baghdad

TIME ^ | June 11, 2014 | by Karl Vick

[OwenKellogg]

[okie01]

Extremists? You make it sound like this is a handful of goat pluggers coming out of caves in the mountains. These are muslims (millions of them) with the intent of bring islam to the world.

Actually, isn't "extremists" the term they use for us -- making the Islamofascists sound like a bunch of conservatives coming out of caves in the mountains.

[what's up]

It still amazes me that the current occupant of the WH had 2 fathers...and both were from a Muslim tradition.

Just amazing.

[Alberta's Child]

we could have had a pro-America ally in the f...g middle of the Mideast, cheap oil deals and a great trading partner, a launch pad for hitting Iran......

There was a time when "we" had all that -- as well as someone who had no problem dealing with Islamic radicals in his country.

His name was Saddam Hussein.

Bush didn't "win" sh!t -- except perhaps a place in the history books as a stupid, incompetent jack@ss.

[Future Snake Eater]

Bush didn't "win" sh!t -- except perhaps a place in the history books as a stupid, incompetent jack@ss.

It's certainly looking that way.

[demshateGod]

Yes. Yes it is. Zero did it. He’s making his move.

[demshateGod]

The Taliban will take back Afghanistan.

[SgtHooper]

That’s abit harsh.

[ArmstedFragg]

They just announced they’re willing to “permit” us to provide air strikes. Obama’s policy (to the extent that there is one) is to provide them to support al Qaeda, not oppose them, though, so... we’ll see.

[wiggen]

Arab spring! Arab spring!

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

To the female voter of America: JOB WELL DONE!!! /s

[lonevoice]

The fall of Saigon, under the watchful eye of the Golfer-in-Chief.

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

Wow. Ignorance here at FR. Who’da thought some here don’t realize what changed in 2008 and how his surrenders negatively influenced the outcome of two wars?

[ArmstedFragg]

Yeah, me too.

Given the long memories in the middle east, I think it’s safe to say that he’s also squandered the possibility that any entity will ever rely on something the U.S. says ever again. Which is bad news for Israel.

[nascarnation]

Will we have drones shooting missiles at both sides, LOL

[Future Snake Eater]

Obama didn’t start the stupid policies in Iraq, he just doubled-down on them and called it quits when Iraq’s gov’t told us “thanks, but screw off.”

Obama’s uselessness doesn’t absolve Bush’s terrible decisions and laissez-faire attitude towards the Iraqis and their ridiculous excuse for a government.

[Alberta's Child]

That’s too bad.

[Alberta's Child]

Baloney. The U.S. lost the war in Iraq the moment we allowed them to adopt a constitution in which Islam was enshrined as the official state religion. Everything after that was just a waste of time, lives and money.

[ScottinVA]

The surrender monkey in the White House is smiling happily. Mission accomplished.

[dfwgator]

I agree with you now....I didn’t back then.