Iraq unravels!

Dondilion · #1 06-12-2014, 06:18 AM

The US trained Iraqi army flees from advancing Extremist Islamic ISIS
forces and in doing so surrenders swathe of territory and tons of equipment.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/11/world/...iraq-violence/

merrylander · #2 06-12-2014, 06:20 AM

So al Malaki's chickens are coming home to roost.

finnbow · #3 06-12-2014, 06:44 AM

I wish I could say I'm surprised or cared.

Oerets · #4 06-12-2014, 06:59 AM

We (USA) need to stay out of this one.

Should of just propped up one of the Generals in 2003 and been done with it.

Barney

finnbow · #5 06-12-2014, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Oerets

We (USA) need to stay out of this one.

Should of just propped up one of the Generals in 2003 and been done with it.

Barney

We should have left Saddam in place to keep the lid on the country and be a counterbalance to Iran. He was not a threat to us.

Zeke · #6 06-12-2014, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by finnbow

We should have left Saddam in place to keep the lid on the country and be a counterbalance to Iran. He was not a threat to us.

Concur.

That said, we have managed to avoid a helicopter and embassy scene.

BlueStreak · #7 06-12-2014, 07:40 AM

Oh, well.

Dave

donquixote99 · #8 06-12-2014, 08:02 AM

The ultimate ruin of the insane project to pacify the Mid-East by invading Iraq and making a US vassal out of it.

merrylander · #9 06-12-2014, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by donquixote99

The ultimate ruin of the insane project to pacify the Mid-East by invading Iraq and making a US vassal out of it.

Except that we really made an Iranian vassal out of it. As long as the Sunni controlled Iraq they had an army that was able to fight the ayatollah to a standoff. Then that brilliant joker GWB sent over there disbanded what was left of their army. The only thing the current lot was good at was sneak attacks on our troops.

finnbow · #10 06-12-2014, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by merrylander

Except that we really made an Iranian vassal out of it. As long as the Sunni controlled Iraq they had an army that was able to fight the ayatollah to a standoff. Then that brilliant joker GWB sent over there disbanded what was left of their army. The only thing the current lot was good at was sneak attacks on our troops.

I heard this morning that the Sunni minority ruled Iraq for 13 centuries. Somehow, we thought that a little "shock and awe" would change that.