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Obama warns of U.S. action as jihadists push on Baghdad
Reuters ^
| June 12, 2014
| BY AHMED RASHEED AND ISABEL COLES
Posted on 06/12/2014 10:55:38 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
President Barack Obama refused to rule out U.S. action in Iraq against Sunni Islamist militants who have surged out of the north to threaten Baghdad, threatening to divide the country and establish their own jihadist state
Vice President Joe Biden spoke to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki by telephone. The White House signalled on Wednesday that it was looking to strengthen Iraqi forces rather than meet what one U.S. official said were past Iraqi requests for air strikes.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: baghdad; dither; iraq; terrorism
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Overseas Contingency Operations.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
LOL. Yeah right. Nobody believes him.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Hashtags are being loaded onto B52s as we speak.
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posted on
06/12/2014 10:56:59 AM PDT
by
AU72
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Let’s Go! Enter on Iran’s side.
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posted on
06/12/2014 10:57:36 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: no-to-illegals
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posted on
06/12/2014 10:58:26 AM PDT
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: massgopguy
Ooooooh! A line in the Sand.
(Literally)
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posted on
06/12/2014 10:59:17 AM PDT
by
LiveFreeOrDie2001
(Elections have consequences - NOW LOOK what we have to deal with...)
To: AU72
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posted on
06/12/2014 10:59:39 AM PDT
by
MCF
(If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Obama warns of U.S. action as jihadists push on Baghdad Along the lines of the decisive action he took at Benghazi?
Or maybe he'll hold his breath until his lips turn purple?
Maybe a "strongly worded" rebuke like he sent to Vlad Putin?
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posted on
06/12/2014 10:59:46 AM PDT
by
The Sons of Liberty
("Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?" - Patrick Henry, 1775)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
To: Oldeconomybuyer
past Iraqi requests for air strikes. So typical of Obama. Just like in Benghazi, Syria, Egypt and the Ukraine, he is found aloof and inactive until it is too late.
Leaders are involved before it becomes too late. To bad the spillovers will hit the Democrat party.
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06/12/2014 11:00:18 AM PDT
by
sr4402
To: massgopguy
Do you have purple people eaters? I await for them purple people eaters. Probably will not have to wait too long for the obama minions.
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06/12/2014 11:00:34 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Thank goodness, mr. mulato has issued a sternly worded warning! Everything will be OK now, Domo Arigato mr. mulato!
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06/12/2014 11:00:34 AM PDT
by
Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: Wyatt's Torch
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posted on
06/12/2014 11:01:06 AM PDT
by
Mount Athos
(A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
To: AU72
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06/12/2014 11:01:51 AM PDT
by
Milton Miteybad
(I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
To: Eric in the Ozarks
“strongly worded letter” ping
To: massgopguy; Eric in the Ozarks
What's he doing ?
Waiting for them to hit Philadelphia ?
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posted on
06/12/2014 11:02:13 AM PDT
by
Tilted Irish Kilt
(Political Correctness is Tyranny .. with manners ! Charlton Heston)
dang, it works on carpet too.
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posted on
06/12/2014 11:02:18 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
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posted on
06/12/2014 11:02:58 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
of course that could send them elsewhere, and am serious.
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posted on
06/12/2014 11:04:21 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
06/12/2014 11:06:52 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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