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U.S. sees Iraqi offensive to retake Mosul in April-May time frame
Reuters via Yahoo News ^ | 02/19/2015 | David Alexander and Phil Stewart

Posted on 02/19/2015 5:18:20 PM PST by Cementjungle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iraqi and Kurdish military force of some 20,000 to 25,000 troops is being prepared to recapture the city of Mosul from Islamic State fighters, probably in the April-May time frame, an official at the U.S. Central Command said on Thursday.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iraq; isis; mosul
Apparently we want to give ISIS plenty of warning.
1 posted on 02/19/2015 5:18:20 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: Cementjungle

Nuts isn’t it? What happened to “loose lips sink ships?”


2 posted on 02/19/2015 5:21:46 PM PST by Inyo-Mono
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To: Cementjungle

Barry leaked the Iraqi’s plans so as to give ISIS a heads up, just like he leaked the U.S. withdrawal date from Iraq to so as give ISIS a heads up. Blatant and without consequences he does this.


3 posted on 02/19/2015 5:23:25 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: Inyo-Mono

insane


4 posted on 02/19/2015 5:23:31 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: Inyo-Mono

It’s clear. Barry WANTS to sink the Iraqi’s ‘ship’.


5 posted on 02/19/2015 5:24:34 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: Cementjungle

He is so conflicted. He has no business holding any public office.


6 posted on 02/19/2015 5:34:36 PM PST by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: Cementjungle

We will land in Normandy, June 6, 1944 and retake Europe. The plan can be found at www.whitehouse.gov


7 posted on 02/19/2015 5:42:21 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: Cementjungle

Why not Air-Drop Flat Screen TV’s, Air Jordans maybe a Few small inflatable Quick Stop Stores with Watermelon Ice Tea and skittles between the battle lines then fly over the Ferguson crowd, Whoever dies with the most toys WINS!


8 posted on 02/19/2015 6:03:17 PM PST by corbe (mystified)
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To: Cementjungle

We should do it like Georges Washington, a good hunter. Attack in the dead of winter. This spring offensive is right at the time ISIS will be replenished to hold on a firm line and waste us in winter.


9 posted on 02/19/2015 6:13:19 PM PST by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall no)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Obunghole is ISIS.


10 posted on 02/19/2015 6:25:28 PM PST by jospehm20
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