Iraq Asked U.S. for Strikes, Rebuffed by Obama
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New York Times ^ | June 11, 2014 | By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT
As the threat from Sunni militants in western Iraq escalated last month, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki secretly asked the Obama administration to consider carrying out airstrikes against extremist staging areas, according to Iraqi and American officials.
But Iraq’s appeals for military assistance have so far been rebuffed by the White House.
A spokeswoman for the National Security Council, Bernadette Meehan, declined to comment on Mr. Maliki’s requests and the administration’s response, saying in a statement, “We are not going to get into details of our diplomatic discussions, but the government of Iraq has made clear that they welcome our support” in combating the Islamic extremists.
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There will be a "Fall of Baghdad" within a week, much like the Fall of Saigon in 1975.
1 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:13:49 PM by Oldeconomybuyer
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Its unfortunate Obama won’t be this generation’s Ngo Din Diem.
2 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:17:16 PM by Viennacon
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Obama will be training the ISIS
3 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:17:48 PM by molson209 (Blank)
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With every story, every new bit of information that comes forward, I am convinced that Obama is a planted enemy of America. This is getting harder and harder to dispute - don’t listen to what he says, watch what he does.
4 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:18:54 PM by JudyinCanada
To: Oldeconomybuyer
every Iraqi and American death is on 0bama
not that he cares. just sayin...
6 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:20:37 PM by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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But Iraq’s appeals for military assistance have so far been rebuffed by the White HouseDemocrats doing what democrats have always done best - stab allies in the back.
Besides, who's foolish enough to think Obama would bomb muslim extremists? Its not like they're old white guys.
7 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:20:42 PM by skeeter
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There will be a "Fall of Baghdad" within a week, much like the Fall of Saigon in 1975. And we all remember the outcome. We need to start using the word: Cambodia. Let the whole world know once again, that trusting Democrats leads to tyranny and death. The tag line will be: Obama lied and millions died.
8 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:21:48 PM by Carry_Okie (ObamaCare IS Medicaid: They'll pull a sheet over your head and send you the bill.)
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When the 2016 Obama’s America came out and the last section of the movie foretold the then future in Obama won a second term the future seemed bleak and while it was a concern it seemed exaggerated to sell a movie so to speak but I think Dinesh D’Souza was spot on and it seems Obama decided to ratchet up the destruction before 2016 even.
9 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:23:19 PM by Blue Highway
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The rapidity of movement is what impresses me. The NVA are rolling down The Street Without Joy! The South Viets have no US air cover. All will be lost soon. 4500 KIA. 30,000 WIA.But Obi's golf game is improving....
Oh wait, I'm so confused....
10 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:24:22 PM by donozark (The voices inside my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
October 21, 2011
Obama announces end of Iraq war, troops to return home by year end
He said the last American troops will depart the country by January 1 “with their heads held high, proud of their success, and knowing that the American people stand united in our support for our troops.”
Mr. Obama said Friday that “Iraqis have taken full responsibility for their country’s security” and said that the relationship between the United States and Iraq going forward will be one of equals.
“It will be a normal relationship between sovereign nations, an equal partnership based on mutual interest and mutual respect,” he said.
12 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:26:05 PM by kcvl
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There will be a "Fall of Baghdad" within a week, much like the Fall of Saigon in 1975. Both of which the world should note, are for the account of the "peace-loving" socialists (to use a polite term) that we let into our government.
13 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:26:12 PM by frog in a pot (The 2dA didn't grant a right - it guaranteed an existing right in order to achieve ratification.)
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NO NO NO Not one more drop of American blood spilled in that cesspool of humanity!!
Get all of our troops out of that hell hole. Those camel jockeys have been killing each other for centuries and nothing we can do will change that.
The current pukes that are running our government have no clue how to wage or win a war. All they do is waste American lives and waste money.
IMPEACH OBAMA—HE IS A TRAITOR!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I am pissed.
14 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:28:21 PM by taillightchaser (American media--public enemy #1)
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October 21, 2011, 5:40 PM
Romney, Perry hammer Obama over Iraq pullout
“President Obama’s astonishing failure to secure an orderly transition in Iraq has unnecessarily put at risk the victories that were won through the blood and sacrifice of thousands of American men and women,” he said. “The unavoidable question is whether this decision is the result of a naked political calculation or simply sheer ineptitude in negotiations with the Iraqi government. The American people deserve to hear the recommendations that were made by our military commanders in Iraq.”
15 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:28:48 PM by kcvl
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By losing Iraq Obama’s goal is to depress our military and its mission. To make them all feel that it is not worth risking your life fighting our enemies. Why die or get injured if we let our enemies win?
Obama is the saboteur in chief
16 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:29:45 PM by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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This is Barack Hussein obama’s failure. It will cause thousands of deaths . Until we realize that Jesus is Lord and go fight these bastard with the determination to rid them the devils victory , we lose. I’m very Sad.
17 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:30:20 PM by SADMILLIE
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Romney wasn’t the only GOP presidential candidate to attack Mr. Obama in the wake of the announcement. Texas Gov. Rick Perry suggested “President Obama is putting political expediency ahead of sound military and security judgment by announcing an end to troop level negotiations and a withdrawal from Iraq by year’s end.”
“The President was slow to engage the Iraqis and there’s little evidence today’s decision is based on advice from military commanders,” he said.
Michele Bachmann called the decision “a political decision and not a military one,” claiming “it represents the complete failure of President Obama to secure an agreement with Iraq for our troops to remain there to preserve the peace and demonstrates how far our foreign policy leadership has fallen.”
“In every case where the United States has liberated a people from dictatorial rule, we have kept troops in that country to ensure a peaceful transition and to protect fragile growing democracies,” she said. “We will now have fewer troops in Iraq than we have in Honduras - despite a costly and protracted war.”
“We have been ejected from a country by the people that we liberated and that the United States paid for with precious blood and treasure,” she added.
Jon Huntsman said Mr. Obama’s decision “to not leave a small, focused presence in Iraq is a mistake and the product of his administration’s failures.”
“The president’s inability to reach a security agreement leaves Iraq vulnerable to backsliding, thus putting our interests in the region at risk,” he said. “An ideal arrangement would have left a small troop presence that could have assisted with the training of Iraqi security forces and vital counter-terror efforts.”
18 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:30:51 PM by kcvl
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Elections have consequences, but at least Sandra Fluke can get her free condoms and abortions.
19 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:31:54 PM by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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This is the very reason I am skeptical of supporting U.S. involvement in these types of wars. I did not initially support the 2nd Iraq war, although I did see our presence there as a buffer between Syria and Iran. U.S. politicians have no will to properly prosecute wars. Wars need to be decisive and definitive and we need to be prepared to control and occupy the conquered, not set up puppets and abandon them. Our recent history proves we are unwilling to do so therefore I’m reluctant to support these incursions.
20 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:34:30 PM by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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The Iraq War is Not Over: US Prepares for Direct Military Intervention, Drone Airstrike Campaign
By Bill Van Auken
Global Research, December 27, 2013
Two years after President Barack Obama declared that his administration had ended the catastrophic US war in Iraq “responsibly… leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant” government, the US has rushed emergency shipments of Hellfire missiles to Baghdad and appears to be preparing for a possible renewal of direct military intervention in the form of drone missile attacks.
These measures are a response to an appeal from the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the New York Times reported Thursday, and come in the face of a rise in violence to a level not seen since the US military “surge” of 2008, with over 8,000 Iraqis having lost their lives over the last year.
Military experts cited by the Times, however, expressed skepticism that the Iraqi military, even with such material assistance, will prove capable of defeating a growing Al Qaeda-affiliated insurgency in the country’s predominantly Sunni Anbar province.
21 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:36:08 PM by kcvl
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Isis are 0bama’s buds. Why would he bomb them?
22 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:36:09 PM by Uncle Miltie (Radicalized via the Internet)
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"With every story, every new bit of information that comes forward, I am convinced that Obama is a planted enemy of America. " I think the name "Barack Hussein Obama" should have been a tip-off. But nobody ever listens to me
23 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:38:43 PM by equalator
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"With every story, every new bit of information that comes forward, I am convinced that Obama is a planted enemy of America. " I think the name "Barack Hussein Obama" should have been a tip-off. But nobody ever listens to me
24 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:38:48 PM by equalator
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The Iraq War Is Not Over
Since the departure of U.S. troops, it’s only heated up.
JUL 1, 2013, VOL. 18, NO. 40 • BY KIMBERLY KAGAN
Sectarian war has reignited in Iraq. Iranian-backed Shia militias have remobilized, Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) is conducting an intensive and escalating campaign of spectacular attacks against Shia targets, and some of the former Baathist insurgents are staging an effective campaign against the Iraqi Security Forces in the vicinity of Mosul.
The deteriorating security results from two trends that have caused both Sunni and Shia extremists to mobilize and gain traction. The first is Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s deliberate marginalization and ouster of prominent Sunni national politicians, which has led to a six-month-long Sunni protest movement. The killing of 53 protesters and wounding of another 200 in Hawijah on April 23 caused some protesters to rejoin the insurgency. The second trend is the radicalization and mobilization of Shia militants, both to serve in Syria and to oppose Al Qaeda in Iraq.
25 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:39:17 PM by kcvl
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Ironically as all heck, the Iraqis should ask the Iranians for air strikes against the Sunnis. Though this is somewhat like inviting the vampire across your threshold.
26 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:41:28 PM by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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Agreed. I remember saying back in 2008 - are they kidding? Nobody in their right mind is going to vote for someone with THAT name. I would have listened to you!
27 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:43:55 PM by JudyinCanada
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There will be a "Fall of Baghdad" within a week, much like the Fall of Saigon in 1975.And the reasons are the same: We went to war to contain, not to win.
28 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:44:31 PM by Labyrinthos
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e US has rushed emergency shipments of Hellfire missiles to Baghdad Which now would supply the enemy it seems.
29 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:45:26 PM by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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We went to war to contain, not to defeat the enemy.
30 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:45:32 PM by Labyrinthos
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No country ever values liberty unless it fights for it on it’s own.
31 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:46:23 PM by navyguy (The National Reset Button is pushed with the trigger finger.)
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Can someone tell me if one of the azzhats in congress today ask the during the meeting today WTF is going on in Iraq? Not one of those pos could ask why we are losing Iraq? Are you telling me that we are just handing over this country to this vermin and not one POS congress jackazzes could ask?
WOW. People died from our and other country’s and this administration is just handing it over.? I loss a nephew in this war and we are just giving it back?
What happened to you America.
32 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:48:28 PM by luv2ndamend (Same party, different letter)
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It’s very obvious. I’m not surprised this is what he’s turned out to be. I really believed it the first time he was elected.
What DOES have me surprised is finding out that no one on the GOP side will do a dang thing about it.
33 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:51:33 PM by CommieCutter ("For an idea to be too simplistic, it must first be proven wrong" --Thomas Sowell)
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Iraq should be broken-up
into three pieces.
34 posted on 6/11/2014, 8:58:30 PM by RockyTx
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Obama help the Iraqi people? That’s insane. Obama is smiling right now watching as Iraq is being torn to shreds. King Obama has helped bring this situation about. It’s his doing.
And his worshipers cheer.
35 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:03:33 PM by austinaero
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Isis are 0bama’s buds. Why would he bomb them?Exactly right. I bet the muslim traitor Brennan is feeding intelligence to ISIS.
The biggest problem for Obama and his traitorous buds is containing their glee when Iraq falls.
36 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:04:09 PM by sand88
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Are you nuts?
37 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:08:29 PM by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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- When Iraq asked for air strikes Opansy Junior played golf and snorted coke...
38 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:09:22 PM by devolve (-Tell VLADIMER after my ERECTION I have more 90% more FLEXIBILITY - pre-1899 Colt SAA frames needed)
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Iraq should be broken-up into three pieces. And then nuked.
39 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:10:44 PM by ROCKLOBSTER (June IS "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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I was more thinking of how Diem ended his days
40 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:11:51 PM by Viennacon
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I have been informed that the soldiers who deserted in Mosul and Tikrit are mainly Sunnis, the same as the terrorists, and because of family considerations, can’t afford to oppose them. Maybe the Shiites will resist them more effectively.
41 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:20:55 PM by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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Yet again, Republicans try and get us peace with honor and democrats screw it up.
Who wants to bet that, ten or twenty years from now, democrats will be using Iraq and Vietnam as a stick against Republicans?
42 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:22:53 PM by RWB Patriot ("My ability is a value that must be earned and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
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This makes me sick to my stomach. Obama is ruining any and all trust we had built up with Israel, Iraq, Egypt, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Russia, and he is in the process of doing the same with Japan, China, and South Korea.
Even the new Australian PM is forging alliances to thwart the Clown’s global warming agenda.
He lost face with Brazil when it was discovered he had tapped their phones. Same with Germany.
The only friends he seems to have is with the mullahs in Iran and the rabidly pro-sodomy David Cameron in Britain. And neither of THEM are particularly loved by the populations THERE either.
A disaster all over the world. Massive suck.
43 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:23:35 PM by SoFloFreeper
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Isn't it cool to have the US Army at your beck and call? The Iraqi army bravely ran away without putting up a fight. Now Al-Maliki wants the USA to commit a war crime for him.
44 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:32:13 PM by Greysard
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And Obama won’t shed a tear, he wants that to happen..actually what he wants is what the majority of Muslims want, a Caliphate..he is probably grinning from ear to ear right now
45 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:34:35 PM by Sarah Barracuda
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If the Sunni’s take Iraq, look for a major war. Iran, Syria and Turkey will carve the country up and they will ethnically cleanse the Kurds.
46 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:37:43 PM by EQAndyBuzz ("Heck of a reset there, Hillary")
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There will be a "Fall of Baghdad" within a week, much like the Fall of Saigon in 1975. And just as John Kerry & Pals cheered in 1975 they'll probably cheer today as well.
47 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:42:25 PM by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party Policy:Lie,Deny,Refuse To Comply)
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No no, couldn’t be, John Kerry tells us that all we did was roll in like “Jenjis” Khan and terrorize them.
48 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:43:01 PM by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Visualize whirled peas.)
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Holy crap. All you need to do is send a few Predator drones with some hellfires and blow up some camps. They rebels will freak.
49 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:46:57 PM by struggle
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To: RockyTx
So should America.
50 posted on 6/11/2014, 9:53:27 PM by ilovesarah2012
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