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Germany to send rifles, tank busters to aid Kurds fighting Islamic extremists in Iraq
AP via Tribtown.com ^ | August 31, 2014

Posted on 08/31/2014 12:04:17 PM PDT by GonzoII

BERLIN — The German government says it will send high-end rifles, tank-busting weapons and armored vehicles to aid Kurdish fighters battling Islamic extremists in Iraq.

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Three shipments will be made starting at the end of September, including 8,000 German-made G36 assault rifles and ammunition, 30 MILAN anti-tank systems, and five heavily armored Dingo infantry vehicles.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: germany; iraq; isis; kurdistan; peshmerga
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To: familyop

Pretty amazing to watch NATO totally give a pass to Russian aggression. If Russia ever reaches Germany, maybe we should let them have it too.


21 posted on 08/31/2014 3:28:04 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL

Yes—amazing. But no, we won’t let ‘em have Germany, you know. Here’s another one for your enjoyment in a thread under a posted Iranian article.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3199083/posts?page=17#17


22 posted on 08/31/2014 3:43:24 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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