Posted on 06/11/2014 5:13:48 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
As the threat from Sunni militants in western Iraq escalated last month, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki secretly asked the Obama administration to consider carrying out airstrikes against extremist staging areas, according to Iraqi and American officials.
But Iraq’s appeals for military assistance have so far been rebuffed by the White House, which has been reluctant to open a new chapter in a conflict that President Obama has insisted was closed when the United States withdrew the last of its forces from Iraq in 2011.
A spokeswoman for the National Security Council, Bernadette Meehan, declined to comment on Mr. Maliki’s requests and the administration’s response, saying in a statement, “We are not going to get into details of our diplomatic discussions, but the government of Iraq has made clear that they welcome our support” in combating the Islamic extremists.
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Isis are 0bama’s buds. Why would he bomb them?
I think the name "Barack Hussein Obama" should have been a tip-off. But nobody ever listens to me
I think the name "Barack Hussein Obama" should have been a tip-off. But nobody ever listens to me
Ironically as all heck, the Iraqis should ask the Iranians for air strikes against the Sunnis. Though this is somewhat like inviting the vampire across your threshold.
Agreed. I remember saying back in 2008 - are they kidding? Nobody in their right mind is going to vote for someone with THAT name. I would have listened to you!
And the reasons are the same: We went to war to contain, not to win.
Which now would supply the enemy it seems.
We went to war to contain, not to defeat the enemy.
No country ever values liberty unless it fights for it on it’s own.
Can someone tell me if one of the azzhats in congress today ask the during the meeting today WTF is going on in Iraq? Not one of those pos could ask why we are losing Iraq? Are you telling me that we are just handing over this country to this vermin and not one POS congress jackazzes could ask?
WOW. People died from our and other country’s and this administration is just handing it over.? I loss a nephew in this war and we are just giving it back?
What happened to you America.
It’s very obvious. I’m not surprised this is what he’s turned out to be. I really believed it the first time he was elected.
What DOES have me surprised is finding out that no one on the GOP side will do a dang thing about it.
Iraq should be broken-up
into three pieces.
Obama help the Iraqi people? That’s insane. Obama is smiling right now watching as Iraq is being torn to shreds. King Obama has helped bring this situation about. It’s his doing.
And his worshipers cheer.
Exactly right. I bet the muslim traitor Brennan is feeding intelligence to ISIS.
The biggest problem for Obama and his traitorous buds is containing their glee when Iraq falls.
Are you nuts?
- When Iraq asked for air strikes Opansy Junior played golf and snorted coke...
And then nuked.
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