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US faces new crisis in Iraq
The Hill ^ | 12/31/19 02:55 PM EST | REBECCA KHEEL AND BRETT SAMUELS

Posted on 12/31/2019 3:43:09 PM PST by robowombat

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The Establishment view. Complete with donkey party stupid cravenness :

Highlighting Iraq’s opposition to the U.S. strikes, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) tweeted that “Trump’s malpractice in the region is making us less safe. Time for Congress to stop this foolish rush to war.”

Meanwhile in really important news: Just In... Merkel vows Germany will do 'everything humanly possible' to fight climate change.

1 posted on 12/31/2019 3:43:09 PM PST by robowombat
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Napalm


2 posted on 12/31/2019 3:45:45 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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Didn’t Nancy include a few Billion dollars in the Budget thing for Iraq ?


3 posted on 12/31/2019 3:47:06 PM PST by butlerweave
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One US embassy attacked...flatten ten of theirs.


4 posted on 12/31/2019 3:47:10 PM PST by ptsal ( Media & DNC word game. It wasn't spying, it was just surveillance.)
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To: robowombat

We need to consistently understand that the anti Republican presidents are cheering for and even arming the enemies of America.


5 posted on 12/31/2019 3:49:44 PM PST by lonestar67 (America is exceptional)
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To hell with Iraq. We have already wasted the lives of thousands of our young men and women in that dump. Get out if we have anyone there, and stay out. I am sick and tired of watching my fellow brothers and sisters dying for nothing. Reminds me of Vietnam more each day. I served in Nam. I saw enough of dying to last a life time. Ours, theirs, everyone involved lost thousands, the Reds lost millions, if you believe the head brass’ numbers. Which are probably not true. But enough is stinking enough. Get the hell out of worthless hell holes.


6 posted on 12/31/2019 3:51:31 PM PST by RetiredArmy (The Bible tells us the happenings of the Last Days. Those days are HERE! Deny it at your own peril)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Drop a company of Marines in,declare a free fire zone for 5 clicks in every direction and run on station air support 24/7. That will put a stop to it.


7 posted on 12/31/2019 3:54:17 PM PST by SanchoP (Yippy,the next generation search engine.)
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The US security re-enforcement includes some 400 Marines. What equipment accompanies them is unstated but probably pretty substantial.


8 posted on 12/31/2019 3:56:07 PM PST by robowombat (Orthodox)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Smells like victory in the morning.


9 posted on 12/31/2019 3:57:56 PM PST by HighSierra5
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To: robowombat

The Hill fulfills it’s mission of spouting DNC lies.
Sickos.


10 posted on 12/31/2019 4:00:56 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts (M / F) : Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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Yes, it’s hysterical propaganda. Nothing significant has happened, yet. The threat is from Iran. Bomb Iran.

Meanwhile, thanks to the 68ers (hippies), over the past few years, over 200,000 Americans died from drug overdoses.


11 posted on 12/31/2019 4:02:34 PM PST by familyop ( "Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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We need to just leave before this gets out of control.

Let them kill eachother.


12 posted on 12/31/2019 4:29:53 PM PST by Farcesensitive
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key line: “John Bolton, one of Trump’s former national security advisers, called Tuesday’s incident in Baghdad “straight from Iran’s playbook in 1979” when Iranians stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and set off the Iran hostage crisis.”

This is being organized by the Iranian “Al Qods” military force that is separate from the Iranian Army and dedicated to following Khameni. The Iranians have been actively involved since about 2005/6 in fighting US and Iraqi forces.


13 posted on 12/31/2019 4:59:42 PM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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LOL!
Even the simplest of simpleton knows it’s much harder to get out of a conflict then yo get into one.
Yeah, a simpleton like Obama could quickly get us into a conflict if his masters told him to.

But it’s tricky getting out.


14 posted on 12/31/2019 5:06:14 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts (M / F) : Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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Did Tim Murphy and Kaine miss what happened to ISIS?

You know, that JV team that Barry Soetoro helped organize and support then let loose to wreak horror across the region.

Pretended to "fight" with no strategy.

PDJT decimated them in 18 months.

15 posted on 12/31/2019 5:25:41 PM PST by Eagles6
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“LOL!
Even the simplest of simpleton knows it’s much harder to get out of a conflict then yo get into one.
Yeah, a simpleton like Obama could quickly get us into a conflict if his masters told him to.

But it’s tricky getting out.”


The only thing making it trick is domestic politics and the MIC.


16 posted on 12/31/2019 5:36:46 PM PST by Farcesensitive
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There’s that but also a whole lot more.
Start from the military requirements for a retreat and go from there.

Poliitics is tertiary.


17 posted on 12/31/2019 5:41:12 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts (M / F) : Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Farcesensitive

Welcome to FR.
You don’t seem all that bad.

But back up your assertions. It’s expected. And if you fail that’s alright.


18 posted on 12/31/2019 5:45:38 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts (M / F) : Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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“There’s that but also a whole lot more.
Start from the military requirements for a retreat and go from there.

Poliitics is tertiary.”


Our military is more than capable of conducting a withdrawal safely, it might take a little planning but that is just detail.

The only reason we have not left Iraq/Syria/Afghanistan is that Trump/the Pentagon have not started the process, the reason for that is entirely political.


19 posted on 12/31/2019 5:55:30 PM PST by Farcesensitive
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Nope.
You’re forcing your desires over the facts.
Withdrawal has many more aspects.

“Who profits?”


20 posted on 12/31/2019 6:02:58 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts (M / F) : Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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