Posted on 11/23/2015 10:59:06 AM PST by amorphous
A small but determined army of Assyrian Christians is fighting back against the advance of ISIS along the Ninevah Plains, but its commander in chief says its success and the fate of suffering Christians depends heavily on the United States, the American people and other Western allies.
"We can face IS without any fear. We can fight them if we have the support," said Emanuel Khoshaba, commander of the Assyrian Military Forces. "We need training. We need weapons. We need equipment. We need to feel that our families … we need to feel that when you fight on the front lines, that your family is not in need and can live in dignity."
Equipping and arming a rebel army would carry risks for the U.S. and other like-minded nations. The advance of ISIS into Iraq was highlighted by Iraqi forces quickly surrendering and abandoning their American-made equipment.
Khoshaba told WND and Radio America that won't happen with the Assyrian Military Forces.
"This is the difference," he said. "We fight for our land. We are fighting for our historical land. We are fighting for our village, for our cities, for our future."
He said the problem with the Iraqi troops was they had no attachment to the land they were defending.
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Sure, Hussein is going to help them defeat his friends.
The Christians support Assad. Obama wouldn’t support them because he wants Assad gone. Their only hope is the Russians and the Iranians. (I’d hope the Israelis would help but doing so might cause unintended consequences to the Christians.)
Obama could care less about the Christians. Their pleas are falling on deaf ears in Washington.
Everyone is on Obama but Congress is just as guilty. Obama’s guilty of treason but so is every Senator and House member who has enabled him.
0bama: “These people aren’t Christians, as Christians are a peaceful loving people who turn the other cheek. So screw them.”
Wait, whut? Did I just say that?
Good luck with that. Obama is hell bent on wiping out Christians in this country.
They’ll get a much better reply from Vlad Putin than they will from Barry Soetero.
Obama support Christians?
Or Jews?
Fuhgetaboutit!
These Christians better not give Obama any info about themselves ,Obama will give it to ISIS
Those poor bastards. They might want to call Putin.
FAST FORWARD>>>
13 Nov 2015: Obama: Forget About 'Destroying' ISIS, We Just Need to 'Contain' Them
"A year ago, President Barack Obama talked a big talk when it came to the so-called Islamic State, declaring that the United States and its allies would “degrade and ultimately destroy†the group that had seized large territories in Iraq and Syria."
That afternoon: Paris Terror Attacks
Or the Kurds.
I’ll bet you everything I own that 0 doesn’t help the Christians. Christians are his enemies.
The call to prayer. “One of the most beautiful sounds in the world.” Barack Hussein Obama
Unfortunately he’s not talking about chapel bells or the Methodist church’s steeple speakers.
When has he ever helped Christians in the 7 years he has been on office???
They should appeal, publicly, to France as well. France scants their defense budget, but small arms, boots, ammunition and rations are certainly within their capacity. It would put the point to Hollande, too, as to whether this is serious or simply theater.
Interestingly enough, the guy who could make the real difference is the Pope. The Catholic church has the wherewithal to get them anything they need from guns to medicine. But the current Pope appears to be a real liberal.
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