Iraq and ISIS Discussion

One paragraph I picked up in this weeks issue of Time in The Brief section (our flavour). You may have it where you are I'm sure. All the refugees heading to Europe has "flummoxed" Da'esh. Their response was to release a VDO saying for everyone to emigrate to the Islamic Disneyland, the happiest kingdom of them all. If this is correct it is revealing. The article goes on to say that they're quite vindicated by the rising electoral prospects of anti-Islamic parties in the EU as it will marginalize Muslims, their raison d'etre. These two bits of information don't add up, but I'm going with the first, as to dismiss the anti-immigration movement in the EU as Nazis does them a disservice, their argument is more fine grained than that. It may take a bit more time but Da'esh are getting towards their use by date.

But then the question remains, 'what does peace look like?' Does Libya become the next crucible?
 
200 troops and AH-64's, guess Korea will have to wait.

The U.S. has agreed to deploy more than 200 additional troops to Iraq and to send eight Apache helicopters for the first time into the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, the first major increase in U.S. forces in nearly a year, U.S. defense officials said Monday.
You can click the link for the rest.

US to send 200 more troops, Apache helicopters, to Iraq
 
More of those boots on the ground that aren't boots on the ground.

Obama announces extra 250 spec ops troops to Syria - CNNPolitics.com

(CNN)President Barack Obama announced Monday an additional 250 special operations forces will be sent to Syria in the coming weeks in a speech in Hannover, Germany, in an effort to stem the influence and spread of ISIS.

Clownshoes, yet people buy into the lies. I guess it doesn't make any difference.
 
Why would they advertise deployment of SOF to a hostile country? Were they invited by HN?

Syria is not a friendly ally and this ain't no JCET.
Why did Clinton rush the news that the Rangers/JSOC were going to Somalia?
Domestic consumption (aka politics), and BTW-POTUS gave a speech today chastising NATO for meager defense spending with this deployment thrown out for consumption (FWIW- I agree with POTUS on much of his speech today).
Politics
 
LOL

Why did...

I'll add, Why did Obama specifically identify SEAL Team 6 as the group who took down Osama?
 
Why did Clinton rush the news that the Rangers/JSOC were going to Somalia?
Domestic consumption (aka politics), and BTW-POTUS gave a speech today chastising NATO for meager defense spending with this deployment thrown out for consumption (FWIW- I agree with POTUS on much of his speech today).
Politics

They were actually invited by the UN. This is a sovereign nation that does not want US forces on their territory.
 

A short video of ISIS fighters fucking up badly. Keep an eye out for the sweet weapons handling from Abu Hajaar.
I'm sure this was captured by the Kurds and released by them. I see that the narrative is to pass them off as bumbling idiots- but that's simply not the case. The fact is, they are holding two countries at bay with no sign of relenting.

As an aside, I've seen similar weapon handling atrocities from young infantrymen under the pressure of combat- I wouldn't read into it too much.
 
I'm sure this was captured by the Kurds and released by them. I see that the narrative is to pass them off as bumbling idiots- but that's simply not the case. The fact is, they are holding two countries at bay with no sign of relenting.

As an aside, I've seen similar weapon handling atrocities from young infantrymen under the pressure of combat- I wouldn't read into it too much.

I agree especially the first couple of times in a sustained fight. Funny how the atheist start to scream oh god please, and the tough guys won't get out from behind cover and return fire.
 
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