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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They need to appeal to Putin. Putin said he would come to the aide of Christians who ask for help. Obama will laugh.
Ask the Anti-Christ(ian) to help? I think not.
Lots of luck trying to get any help from Obama.
Guess what Folks, the political winds have certainly shifted in an "ugly direction".
Excellent point.
Barack isn’t going to help Christians fight ISIS, ...maybe the other way around.
The very definition of wasted breath.
Another story on Emanuel Khoshaba and the Assyrian military forces
http://dateline.radioamerica.org/?p=15997
has a link to the United Assyrian Appeal
http://unitedassyrianappeal.org/
Can anyone here help sort out the religious and political complexities? See the Blog & Interviews link at the United Assyrian Appeal website. Is this organization an effective way to get aid to the Christians there?
CALL PUTIN
A-m-e-n
Thanks!
Will check it out.
I wish I could talk to these people and tell them that all they’re doing is revealing weakness to their enemies. Obama is not going to help them. I would help them to understand that everything they thought about the US government is wrong; that they State Department is actually completely against them. They need to seek help elsewhere.
Call ANYONE but the US! Why not Britain? France?
Sorry my brave Christians. You’re going to have to send your requests to;
Vladimir Putin
Russian Federation, Moscow, Kremlin
CALL PUTIN!
How does one get in contact with the Russian government?
Glad they’re doing it, though, if only to show what an insensitive person Zero really is.
Of course, he’s on the other side.
Only to subsume them. Putin is a Communist. I don't trust him.
Actually, he is not. He has warned Obama on three separate occasions to stay away from socialism and communism.
He grew up in a communist nation, which is now defunct. The Russians opted for non-communist rule, even though they struggle to adapt. You should update your understanding of Russia with contemporary documentation.
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