Iraq and ISIS Discussion

[Dame]

Boy, John Kerry really sucks at wagging the dog.

Russia denies agreed with US to share intel on IS militants
Moscow (AFP) - Moscow on Thursday denied a US assertion that it had agreed to ramp up intelligence-sharing with Washington over the Islamic State group, saying it would provide no such help without UN Secuity Council approval.
The statement by Russia's foreign ministry contradicted a declaration by US Secretary of State John Kerry made after a meeting in Paris on Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
Moscow "will not join any 'coalition' set up without the backing of the UN Security Council and that violates international law," the ministry said.
It pointed out that a bilateral commission involving Washington and Moscow that aimed to help tackle terrorism had been scrapped by the US.

http://news.yahoo.com/russia-denies-agreed-us-share-intel-militants-140943953.html

 

[AWP]

John Kerry sucks in general. A news worthy item about our SecState would be a John Kerry success story. The media telling us he's wrong about something is like a full page article reminding us of the sky's blue tint...

 

[Gunz]

Kerry's a fool. The Russians know it, and they play him.

 

[CQB]

This is backdated from a few days ago but...I think it's wise for the States to stay out. Duplicity seems to be the catch cry.

Korran said, “The ammunition in the city can last for months, in case the sieges imposed by Turkey on the one hand and IS on the other continue.” He explained that “the world will be surprised at what we are able to do to preserve the city. Yet, we are suffering a severe shortage of health care, since we do not have the ability to treat the wounded as quickly as required. They are unable to return to the battle, particularly since Turkey has imposed a blockade that has prevented us from going to Turkish hospitals, while its border is wide open to IS to get medical treatment and other [services].”

Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/sec...urce=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#ixzz3GBuIDErc

 

[Dame]

So glad he cleared that up. :-/

Syrian Ambassador Calls ISIS An ‘American Myth’
The Syrian Ambassador to India claimed that ISIS was an American invention on Wednesday, among other controversial remarks.
...
“ISIS is an American myth, which gets direct support from Tayyip Erdogan’s [the president] Turkey and is funded by Saudi Arabia and Qatar,” according to Ambassador Riad Kamel Abbas. “Al Qaeda appeared in Syria after the US invaded Iraq. Before that there was no al Qaeda in Syria. It is clear that al Qaeda was created by the US and it is supporting ISIS.”

http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-ambassador-calls-isis-american-myth-230412940.html

 

[AWP]

Well...on the bright side it shows our diplomats don't have the market cornered on idiotic statements.

 

[Rapid]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29660029

Islamic State 'training pilots to fly fighter jets'

"Iraqi pilots who have joined Islamic State are training its members in Syria to fly three captured fighter jets, according to a UK-based activist group that monitors the conflict. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said witnesses had seen the planes being flown around a military airport in Aleppo."



Hajjis in jets... pinch me.

 

[Gunz]

Hajjis in jets... pinch me.

I give the ISAF--looking at sweep second hand--about 90 seconds of flight time before a screaming, fiery death.

 

[Blizzard]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29660029

Islamic State 'training pilots to fly fighter jets'

"Iraqi pilots who have joined Islamic State are training its members in Syria to fly three captured fighter jets, according to a UK-based activist group that monitors the conflict. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said witnesses had seen the planes being flown around a military airport in Aleppo."



Hajjis in jets... pinch me.

That's awesome. The quicker to kill them. If they were ever to try and make it out of Syria they'd be completely wiped out within a matter of seconds. It might make for some entertaining HUD video.

 

[Grunt]

I can't wait to see how many of their own planes are shot down by their own pilots. HaHaHa.....

 

[AWP]

The odds of them executing CAS are marginally better than my odds of nailing Helen Mirren. All they can really do is a one-way "Baka" mission, thus forcing us to maintain a CAP. Ebola will probably kill more Americans than these clowns.

 

[racing_kitty]

Yeah, hardline Islamists usually don't pay attention to the block of instruction for landing the aircraft, do they?

Assuming any of them can keep those birds aloft, I'd be willing to bet that hajji dogfights against western pilots would become the AFV of war porn (complete with Benny Hill music), more so than any FLIR recordings of homosexual orgies involving livestock and Hellfire missiles. Fly against anyone who's done stick time with either the Thunderbirds or Blue Angels, and they become the Washington Generals to our Harlem Globetrotters jet jocks.

 

[DA SWO]

The odds of them executing CAS are marginally better than my odds of nailing Helen Mirren. All they can really do is a one-way "Baka" mission, thus forcing us to maintain a CAP. Ebola will probably kill more Americans than these clowns.

Yeah, hardline Islamists usually don't pay attention to the block of instruction for landing the aircraft, do they?

Assuming any of them can keep those birds aloft, I'd be willing to bet that hajji dogfights against western pilots would become the AFV of war porn (complete with Benny Hill music), more so than any FLIR recordings of homosexual orgies involving livestock and Hellfire missiles. Fly against anyone who's done stick time with either the Thunderbirds or Blue Angels, and they become the Washington Generals to our Harlem Globetrotters jet jocks.

I am sure the F-15 crews (both variety) are drooling at the thought of popping an AMRAAM at these guys.
I am also sure the F-22 guys will start getting daylight sorties if they think we have good data on proposed takeoff/landing times.

 

[RackMaster]

Our CF-18 guys would love to get some live fire time.

 

[DA SWO]

Our CF-18 guys would love to get some live fire time.

Don't they have ranges in Canada for that stuff?

 

[RackMaster]

Don't they have ranges in Canada for that stuff?

Yes, but for some reason no one wants to volunteer being shot at.

 

[Dame]

The odds of them executing CAS are marginally better than my odds of nailing Helen Mirren. All they can really do is a one-way "Baka" mission, thus forcing us to maintain a CAP. Ebola will probably kill more Americans than these clowns.

ROFL! My money's on you and Dame Helen.

 

[SpongeBob*24]

For some reason I picture a guy in a flanel shirt with a pile cap on running thru waist deep snow being chased by F-18's....

:blkeye:

 

[RackMaster]

For some reason I picture a guy in a flanel shirt with a pile cap on running thru waist deep snow being chased by F-18's....

:blkeye:

That's how we catch shoplifters at the beer store.

 

[Rapid]

The next logical step is Hajjis in space.

I think there's a movie to be made somewhere with this.