VIDEOS: Ospreys carrying 100 Marines land at US Embassy in Iraq

American Military News ^ | December 31, 2019 | Laura Widener

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The Pentagon directed at least 100 crisis response Marines to reinforce the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday following violent protests — and released photos and videos of it all.

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAFTF-CR-CC) 19.2, prepare to deploy from Kuwait in support of a crisis response mission, Dec. 31, 2019. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is designed to move with speed and precision to support operations throughout the Middle East. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Robert G. Gavaldon)

[DIRTYSECRET]

Bring em on! (the protestors)

[SuperLuminal]

Past time to thin the herd...

[OrioleFan]

Rules of Engagement come to mind.

[tired&retired]

Time to interrogate a few protesters.

[ETCM]

Significant move for Trump. It sends a strong message that the embassy will be defended. My guess is the “protesters” with ties to Iran backed militias will probable bail, as they don’t want to be captured, interrogated and imprisoned.

That said, Iraq is going through a slow motion civil war, and unless the Iraqi government gets their stuff together, they are going to fall. Iran proxies have already taken over large parts of the government and military. I’m not even sure Iraq can be saved at this point. Thanks GWB.

[DesertRhino]

Try to take the embassy now, morons.

[Widget Jr]

This is going to be over fast.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Can you imagine what Hillary would have (not) done?

[lee martell]

Informative post. Since I don’t have easy access to talk radio anymore in the Bay Area, I don’t know where to go for such info. I’d like to know what’s going on in Iran after all these weeks of protest. Any suggestions on websites?
I don’t have a TV anymore.

[Alberta's Child]

Is Iraq really going through a civil war, or is it simply another Shi’ite-dominated dump in the region?

[Lysandru]

Don't blame W. It was Zero-bama who pulled out all of our troops from a reasonably pacified Iraq. We lost our influence then...and Zero-bama ignored the brewing ISIS Crisis. Then, moronically/ ironically, Obama got us back into Iraq.

And, let's also not forget Valerie "Rasputin" Jarrett and the massive butt-kissing by Obama's team towards Iran.

[South Dakota]

It would a ribbon to wearon your uniform among the children of Mars.

All would see it and know you were part of the action when things got heavy.
A friend of mine was beside himself when Bush 41 invaded Kuwait.
He wanted to go

[Alberta's Child]

Baloney. Toppling Saddam Hussein and promoting democracy in Iraq inevitably led to a Shi’ite government that would have much closer ties to Iran than to the U.S.

[dp0622]

That’s the best analysis of this whole situation that can be written.

And boy you nailed it with that Saudi loving fake patriot, GW.

[Theoria]

Largest US embassy in the world. Providing welfare and gimmes to the local officials and terrorist. Billions and billions of dollars thrown into a hole known as the middle east.

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U.S. Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2 depart from a MV-22 Osprey at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/Released) The Marines, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAFTF-CR-CC), responded after the State Department's urgent request for protection at the embassy. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/732972/marines-landing-baghdad-embassy-compound Videos and photos released by the Department of Defense show the Marines loading up in MV-22 Ospreys from Kuwait and deploying at the U.S Embassy in Baghdad. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/732841/spmagtf-192-crisis-response-mission-2020 U.S. Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2 depart from a MV-22 Osprey at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/Released) The Trump administration is reportedly considering sending at least hundreds — if not thousands — of troops to the Middle East amid the unrest, ABC News reported. U.S. Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2 depart from a MV-22 Osprey at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/Released) Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger tweeted of the deployment, saying, "Marines, always ready at a moment's notice…" In a statement, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper confirmed that protection measures were underway. "The Department of Defense is working closely with the State Department to ensure the security of our Embassy and personnel in Baghdad," Esper said. "We have taken appropriate force protection actions to ensure the safety of American citizens, military personnel and diplomats in country, and to ensure our right of self-defense. We are sending additional forces to support our personnel at the Embassy," Esper continued. "As in all countries, we rely on host nation forces to assist in the protection of our personnel in country, & we call on the Gov't of Iraq to fulfill its international responsibilities to do so. The US continues to support the Iraqi people & a free, sovereign, & prosperous Iraq," he added. U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAFTF-CR-CC) 19.2, prepare to deploy from Kuwait in support of a crisis response mission, Dec. 31, 2019. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is designed to move with speed and precision to support operations throughout the Middle East. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Robert G. Gavaldon) https://www.dvidshub.net/video/732976/cjtf-oir-crisis-response-protests U.S. Army soldiers at the nearby Forward Operating Base Union III in Baghdad were also photographed taking defensive positions. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was stormed by pro-Iranian protesters early Tuesday, less than two days after the U.S. carried out airstrikes on five sites belonging to the Iran-backed Iraqi militia, Kata’ib Hezbollah. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/732416/us-strikes-kataib-hizballah-facilities The protesters set fire to the embassy's perimeter, smashed windows and doors, and marched and chanted while shouting "death to America" and "down, down America." https://youtu.be/OUAGPJGSTeY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUAGPJGSTeY&feature=emb_logo Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Protesters used rocks to smash armored windows and set fire to the walls of the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on December 31 in anger over recent U.S. air strikes in Iraq and Syria. Security forces fired stun grenades and tear gas to try to disperse thousands of people gathered at the compound. The December 29 air strikes that prompted the violent protest targeted the Iran-backed Kataib Hizballah militia. Embassy employees and diplomats were forced to evacuate the location and are now in hiding. The U.S. airstrikes conducted on Sunday came in response after the Kata’ib Hezbollah militia launched a 30+ rocket attack on the K1 military base near Kirkuk, Iraq, which left one U.S. defense contractor dead, and four other U.S. service members injured, according to a Pentagon statement. The U.S. airstrikes killed 25 militia members and injured 51, and the militia vowed to strike back on the U.S. in revenge.

[Sequoyah101]

I hope those rag heads are saying Allahu Crap they’re serious! Just before becoming a smoking hole in the ground or a bloody pulp.

Prayers for our Marines safety and good aim.

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[llevrok]

That said, Iraq is going through a slow motion civil war,

sounds familiar