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Obama considers special forces to help in iraq

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'WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering sending a small number of American special forces soldiers to Iraq in an urgent attempt to help the government in Baghdad slow the nation's rampant Sunni insurgency, U.S. officials said Monday.

While President Barack Obama has explicitly ruled out putting U.S. troops into direct combat in Iraq, the plan under consideration suggests he would be willing to send Americans into a collapsing security situation for training and other purposes.

Three U.S. officials familiar with ongoing discussions said the potential of sending special forces to Iraq is high on a list of military options that are being considered.'

Obama considers special forces to help in Iraq


So...first no troops to Iraq...and now some troops to Iraq.

So much for Obama's word.

But I am quite sure liberals will make excuses for him...again.


(Once again, I am neither Dem nor Rep)
 
I'd bet a dollar to a doughnut that those special are forces are going in to protect OUR people.

But you're right. This is how it all begins, over and over again.
 
Obama not sending troops to Iraq. OBAMA BAD!
Obama sending troops to Iraq. OBAMA BAD!
 
Phys251 said:
Obama not sending troops to Iraq. OBAMA BAD!
Obama sending troops to Iraq. OBAMA BAD!
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yup. He really screwed up his handling of things eh? I don't feel bad for him in the slightest. He made his bed.
 
These are the same guys the US funded in Syria who are called "freedom fighters" and "rebels," mind you
 
I see this as a Sunni vs.Shia regional war that has been going on for a very long time. Which group of anti-US Muslim extremists are we, via our POTUS, choosing to back now?
 
Phys251 said:
Obama not sending troops to Iraq. OBAMA BAD!
Obama sending troops to Iraq. OBAMA BAD!
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Bush's old war in Iraq, that Obama "won", was for BAD!

Obama's new war in Iraq, which may never end, is for GOOD!

Does that sound better to you? ;)
 
j-mac said:
yup. He really screwed up his handling of things eh? I don't feel bad for him in the slightest. He made his bed.
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YEEEAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!! Obamawtfomgbbq BENGHAZZZZIIIIIII! Benghazi Benghazi Benghazi

^ All of this makes more sense than what you wrote.
 
Damn, this dude is stupid! He could have shored up the Iraqi Army with air support, but no, he wants to put SF units on the ground that will be outnumbered and unsupported.
 
Phys251 said:
YEEEAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!! Obamawtfomgbbq BENGHAZZZZIIIIIII! Benghazi Benghazi Benghazi

^ All of this makes more sense than what you wrote.
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You don't understand English?
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Bush's old war in Iraq, that Obama "won", was for BAD!

Obama's new war in Iraq, which may never end, is for GOOD!

Does that sound better to you? ;)
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No, both are bad. This war is Iraq's war. Once we broke it, it's was always going to end with Iraq deciding what they would be.
 
apdst said:
Damn, this dude is stupid! He could have shored up the Iraqi Army with air support, but no, he wants to put SF units on the ground that will be outnumbered and unsupported.
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Would anyone feel comfortable serving under this guy? He is in way over his head yet law and tradition say he must be obeyed.

Joe Biden would probably do a better job, just by following advice from experienced people.
 
Boo Radley said:
No, both are bad. This war is Iraq's war. Once we broke it, it's was always going to end with Iraq deciding what they would be.
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You feel that Iraq is going through that decision-making process now, and you're waiting for the people to display their purple fingers once the vote is decided? The fact is that the United States got involved in Iraq and helped create the mess that is there now.
 
Grant said:
You feel that Iraq is going through that decision-making process now, and you're waiting for the people to display their purple fingers once the vote is decided? The fact is that the United States got involved in Iraq and helped create the mess that is there now.
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That involvement was invading in the first place. And that is what created the mess. No matter how long we interfere and prop up, we just delay the coming battle. The civil war will be fought and we can't control the outcome.
 
Boo Radley said:
That involvement was invading in the first place. And that is what created the mess. No matter how long we interfere and prop up, we just delay the coming battle. The civil war will be fought and we can't control the outcome.
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Nope, you're right...Iran will help decide, because 'fundamental transformation' really meant weakening our influence in the world. Good for the people right?
 
Boo Radley said:
No, both are bad. This war is Iraq's war. Once we broke it, it's was always going to end with Iraq deciding what they would be.
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Not with Obama in charge - he will send US troops to Iraq regardless of his assertion that he would not.
 
Boo Radley said:
That involvement was invading in the first place. And that is what created the mess. No matter how long we interfere and prop up, we just delay the coming battle. The civil war will be fought and we can't control the outcome.
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Invading Iraq started the civil war in Syria?
 
j-mac said:
Nope, you're right...Iran will help decide, because 'fundamental transformation' really meant weakening our influence in the world. Good for the people right?
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Nonsense. Iran helped Bush invade. Don't you remember? No one hurt us more in world influence than Bush. Again, the problem was invading in the first place. After that, there was no good move left.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Not with Obama in charge - he will send US troops to Iraq regardless of his assertion that he would not.
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He shouldn't. He'll be damned either way. But he should not send troops.
 
apdst said:
Invading Iraq started the civil war in Syria?
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It may have contributed, but it certainly destabilized Iraq making them more open to other influences. It made certain that more fighting would come the second we left, no matter when that was.
 
Boo Radley said:
That involvement was invading in the first place. And that is what created the mess. No matter how long we interfere and prop up, we just delay the coming battle. The civil war will be fought and we can't control the outcome.
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"The first place" is done and dusted. If those who continue to debate whose fault it is are so behind the the times that their input is of no use whatsoever. The problem facing the world today is Islamist terrorism and the best the leftists can do is to remind us that 'not all Muslims are terrorists" when the real problem, as everyone should be aware of by now, is those who are. Releasing known terrorist leaders might be part of some grand strategy but, as usual, there is no clear idea of what that strategy might be.
 
j-mac said:
yup. He really screwed up his handling of things eh? I don't feel bad for him in the slightest. He made his bed.
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The problem is that many thousands are going to suffer for his foolish decisions, all of which were political and aimed at American leftists.
 
Boo Radley said:
Nonsense. Iran helped Bush invade. Don't you remember? No one hurt us more in world influence than Bush. Again, the problem was invading in the first place. After that, there was no good move left.
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Take a look around the world Joe. Obama is the absolute least respected president in memory. This post of yours only highlights your lack of objectivity.
 
Grant said:
The problem is that many thousands are going to suffer for his foolish decisions, all of which were political and aimed at American leftists.
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I am still stunned that there are those like Joe that still believe that this is all Bush's fault, and that Obama has actually made things better. It really is delusional.
 
j-mac said:
I am still stunned that there are those like Joe that still believe that this is all Bush's fault, and that Obama has actually made things better. It really is delusional.
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Unlike Joe, those who would attack America and Americans do not dwell on whose fault Iraq might be. They target Americans - Republican and Democrat alike - and have been demonstrating that for decades. The same holds true for Jews.

Prior to the beheadings they do not ask their victims if they are Democrat or Republican, a concept the Joes of the world don't seem to understand.
 
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