Bring em on! (the protestors)
Past time to thin the herd...
Rules of Engagement come to mind.
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.
Try to take the embassy now, morons.
This is going to be over fast.
Can you imagine what Hillary would have (not) done?
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
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.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.
Thanks to President Trump, no Benghazi siege will happen here.
AS an American citizen and Viet Nam veteran I authorize shoot to kill orders for anyone found inside the embassy grounds.
Semper Fi brothers.
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Trump blames Iran for attack on U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad
The president tweets that the Islamic Republic “will be held fully responsible” for the siege.Updated: 12/31/2019 05:04 PM EST
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/31/trump-iran-us-embassy-attack-iraq-091592
WND reports apache helicopters providing cover overnite. Some ragheads are about to have an up close and meet and greet with Allah.
https://www.factcheck.org/2016/06/the-benghazi-timeline-clinton-edition/ Hillary blamed the 2016 Benghazi terrorist attack on an Internet video, and an hour later she emailed “Diane Reynolds” (a Chelsea Clinton alias) that it was terrorists. Days later, she was still blaming the video in public but blaming terrorists in private.
https://apnews.com/352409d3e9c34179a0fe9402a7254014
In 1979, 60-plus Americans were kidnapped when our Iran Embassy was overrun by terrorists, and President Carter allowed 52 of them to be held for 444 days.
https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2020/01/01/750-soldiers-with-82nd-airborne-headed-for-centcom-additional-4000-troops-expected-to-deploy-as-iran-tensions-mount/
Today: Terrorists tried to attack our Embassy. President Trump sent in the Marines and mobilized the 82nd Airborne. Thank God we have a real president now!
Without on-call air assets tasked to this unit, it’s a sitting duck against the Iraqi army. This could be Xenophon redux:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Thousand
Except Xenophon’s Ten Thousand was well-equipped to deal with just about any armed force they might encounter. 100 Marines are a drop in the bucket in the event the balloon goes up and they have to exit the country. I gotta ask - why haven’t they left country, given the apparent hostility of the Shiite-dominated Iraqi government to their presence?