Iraq unravels!

[MrPots]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

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/

Part of me keeps saying, "if you break it, you own it"

We bought Iraq to the tune of 2 trillion bucks (with a nod to the fact that this was pretty much a direct transfer of funds from the American people to the MIC) . What is our moral obligation now?

We killed the parents, so do we babysit them until they grow up or give them the keys to the house and wash our hands of it?

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by finnbow

There is no elegant and easy solution to the clusterf*ck that is Iraq.

Talk about an understatement.

[Fast_Eddie]

Kinda makes you appreciate the situation as it was when Sadam was in power. Makes you wonder if maybe we should have left well enough alone...

[Fast_Eddie]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Better than folding hands and doing nothing.

remember Al Qaeda pledge to hit us any and everywhere.

Remember when Republicans were giving Obama hell for killing Al Qaeda members in drone strikes? With his hands folded, I guess.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie

Kinda makes you appreciate the situation as it was when Sadam was in power. Makes you wonder if maybe we should have left well enough alone...

Not wondering at all. I'm pretty sure we should have left it alone. Just like I'm pretty sure we should leave Ukraine alone. And Syria. And........

Well, you get the picture.

Dave

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie

Remember when Republicans were giving Obama hell for killing Al Qaeda members in drone strikes? With his hands folded, I guess.

Yeah, well it's Obama. So, if he kills them it's bad and if he doesn't kill them it's bad. He's our first "Blood thirsty murdering tyrant who's soft on terrorism and hasn't the guts to stand up to Americas enemies while being a total warmonger President".

Yeah, I know---.

Dave

[barbara]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Yeah, well it's Obama. So, if he kills them it's bad and if he doesn't kill them it's bad. He's our first "Blood thirsty murdering tyrant who's soft on terrorism and hasn't the guts to stand up to Americas enemies while being a total warmonger President".



Yeah, I know---.



Dave

You have a way with words...


Channeling George Carlin ? 😄

[Tom Joad]

As if there was ever any doubt as to how this would end.

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.

[icenine]

I think the Obama Administration should evacuate the Embassy right now before ISIS arrives and tries to enter Baghdad through the Sunni sector of the city. This could get ugly fast. Richard Engel on MSNBC was making the point that the city is now much more segregated along Sunni Shia lines...in other words the Western part of the city is pro-Sunni and anti-Malaki.


This could make Benghazi look very small. Hope I am wrong.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

Yet its Iran coming to the rescue.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/iran-...ces-1402592470

Iraq under Al Maliki is far more an Iranian client state than it is an American client state, despite our efforts to the contrary. Actually, it was our $1 Trillion dollar effort (and counting, not to mention thousands of shattered lives) that resulted in it being so. Imagine that.