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Obama sells Hellfire: White House hopes to send 4K missiles to Iraq for ISIL fight
Washington Times ^ | 7/1/2014 | Doug Ernst

Posted on 07/02/2014 3:55:30 PM PDT by mojito

The Obama administration is hoping that 4,000 Hellfire missiles might turn the tide in Iraq as the Middle Eastern nation takes on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Officials were told by the State Department last week that the Obama administration is trying to complete the sale with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Shiite-led government.

Members of the Senate and House foreign relations committees will conduct a review of the planned sale. The process can take up to 40 days....

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: hellfiremissiles; iran; iraq; isis; maliki; obama; shiite
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To: GeronL

I think the the 2nd question. He’ll sell them, or give them away, except to our side.


41 posted on 07/03/2014 6:59:54 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

“Indeed. We are going to PAY HEAVILY for sitting idly by...”

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Yes, and it is easy to understand given the type of people the fools in the electorate elected to office. Good picture — target rich environment. Well, at least there must be a happy Toyota truck salesman in the ME somewhere. These nutjobs are very well funded — this convoy is evidence to that. Fleet trucks painted with their sick logos...we know where OUR problems lie in this country. We need real American leadership NOW.


42 posted on 07/03/2014 9:55:29 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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