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To: gamesmistress who wrote (557727)6/13/2014 3:51:39 PM
From: SmoothSail  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 794465
 
I had no idea it was so opulent.
I wonder whose idea it was to spend $750 million on that palace. And it will soon be in the hands of Islamists.

Are there any plans to get ALL of our people out of there - contractors, embassy personnel, troops? It's just a matter of time. Probably hours.

From Drudge:

BAGHDAD FALLING...

Exodus as chaos spreads...
UN: 800k refugees...
CHRISTIANS ON THE RUN...
Medieval Sharia Law Imposed...
'Roads lined with decapitated police and soldiers'...
Iraqi government 'paralyzed'...
VIDEO: Thousands of soldiers captured...
REPORT: 200 American contractors surrounded by jihadists...
Vets watch as insurgents undo sacrifices...
'What was point?'...
'It's LIke Punch In Gut'...
Oil Soars...



To: gamesmistress who wrote (557727)6/14/2014 1:52:09 AM
From: Copeland  Respond to of 794465
 
The transformation is almost complete...