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U.S. Announces Plan for Massive Counter-ISIS Attack [W:228]

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LOL, yea. Heard that before. Lets train the locals to be warriors. LOL
 
I have no idea where to go with this. Hey, we are coming...make sure you eat a good meal tonight, get some sleep. We should be there at 8 AM. Hopefully you aren't at 100% ready and in defensive positions. Also, probably a good time to clear out your safe houses...like you did last time.
 
Remember how successful we were at Normandy because we announced our plans? Oh wait............
 
I have no idea where to go with this. Hey, we are coming...make sure you eat a good meal tonight, get some sleep. We should be there at 8 AM. Hopefully you aren't at 100% ready and in defensive positions. Also, probably a good time to clear out your safe houses...like you did last time.

No ****. We might as well help them build their bunkers.
 
No ****. We might as well help them build their bunkers.

I can see it now. Hey guys, the access roads from the east are in terrible condition. We will only be able to use ground troops there. I suggest machine gun pits on either side of the bridge. I would also build them out of the Hesco barriers we left behind. You know what, we actually already placed them there before we left for the Iraqis. I would just use theirs. Also, make sure you set up your range card. Oh wait, the machine gun is the one that was captured from that position?!? and it already has a range card?!? and extra boxes of ammo?!? Well, just go get some water bottles and MRE's you are all set for tomorrow.
 
The picture on the front of the article has the Humvees in front of a ISIS promotion. Interesting. Also, seeing the Humvees brought me to one other question. What are the services like on those vehicles? Who is doing them? Where are the parts coming from? When I was stationed in Oklahoma, we could never get parts. Even when we were in Iraq. But these guys can get parts?

Just random questions.
 
The picture on the front of the article has the Humvees in front of a ISIS promotion. Interesting. Also, seeing the Humvees brought me to one other question. What are the services like on those vehicles? Who is doing them? Where are the parts coming from? When I was stationed in Oklahoma, we could never get parts. Even when we were in Iraq. But these guys can get parts?

Just random questions.
You guys and your fancy Humvees. When I was a MP we still drove these.

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My fancy humvee looked a lot like your CJ(?). The real difference was we took our doors off in 2003...they made us put them back on in 2005...ha.

That right there is your trusty M151 Truck, Utility, l/4-Ton, 4×4. These things were so damn reliable. That's why they got rid of them.
 
That right there is your trusty M151 Truck, Utility, l/4-Ton, 4×4. These things were so damn reliable. That's why they got rid of them.

Ain't that the truth? The more services, the happier they are.
 
Although highly critical of President Obama in regards to ISIS, I entirely agree with the Pentagon announcing a future plan to attack Mosul - and for many reasons due to the nature of the enemy, the allies and the Iraqi military.

Only really stupid people who are fixated on cursing the Pentagon and Obama pretend ISIS would never guess there would be an attack against their stronghold. Those posting such "we're giving away secrets!" are just posting idotic messages.

AS FOR ISIS:
What is ISIS now going to do? They already are preparing - but now ISIS has to decide do they:

1. FLEE? - obliterating their claim they are in control and unstoppable (and we get to kill them as they leave plus they have to leave their limited equipment behind) or
2. CONTINUE TO REMAIN THERE WITH PRESENT FORCES - estimated at 2,000 for which they will be easily slaughtered or
3. SEND IN MORE ISIS FIGHTERS - meaning more are slaughtered?

ISIS HAS NO GOOD OPTIONS.

What about our Allies, ie area Muslim countries. They have been bitching that the USA and Iraqis aren't doing enough so they have been backing away. Now they know something is happening and there is a big battle coming that they ALL can participate in - so all can claim the victory. This maximizes the forces available for the battle by other countries.

3. Iraqi forces tend to be cowardly or so it seems. Yet this battle is unstoppably SO one sided against ISIS, it will give the Iraqi military a BIG victory, which it needs.

Again, only idiots believe that no one including ISIS has any clue that Mosul is a targeted area. Then rant stupidly. This is the FIRST SMART thing I've seen the Pentagon do about ISIS. Give them a choice - flee and expose them as militarily impotent cowards in the grand scheme - or be obliterated.
 
Pissed if there's no battle plan, pissed when there is. Obviously, just pissed.
 
Here's what others are posting:

"DAMN THAT TRAITOR GENERAL MacARTHUR FOR GIVING THE JAPANESE ADVANCE NOTICE THAT HE WAS GOING TO RETURN TO THE PHILLIPINES GIVING THEM ADVANCE NOTICE!!!"

Stupid old guys fixed at ranting because that's the only thing they do.
 
Yes, those were far more easily armored than Humvees. :roll:

MPs who check IDs at bases really only need bicycles.

Yep, that's all MPs do. :roll:
 
Here's what others are posting:

"DAMN THAT TRAITOR GENERAL MacARTHUR FOR GIVING THE JAPANESE ADVANCE NOTICE THAT HE WAS GOING TO RETURN TO THE PHILLIPINES GIVING THEM ADVANCE NOTICE!!!"

Stupid old guys fixed at ranting because that's the only thing they do.



Yeah, and here is what the OFFICIAL had to say.

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When asked why he chose to reveal these details, the official offered: “Just to describe the level of detail that the Iraqi security forces are doing and the level of commitment that they have to this, and the significance of the upcoming operation.”

They are absolutely as committed to this,” he added. “There are a lot of pieces that have to come together and we have to make sure the conditions are right. This is their plan. They have bought into it, they are moving forward as if they will execute in the time frame I just described.”.....snip~

U.S. Announces Plan for Massive Counter-ISIS Attack - US News


Sounds like the Coach in the locker room at halftime.....telling them they have to play til the end of the game. Don't give up.....even though they are being slaughtered 72-0.

Its their plan.....they bought into their own plan. :roll:
 
Whats funny is BO's man trying to tell us how ISIS has been degraded.....how they have to make sum zero decisions. They lost ground. That they are fighting on 3 fronts. Just where has this Official been? Where was this one dragged out from? As ISIS opened up another front with Lebanon and Oh they just caused all the Peshmerga to doubledown on protecting their lines to Erbil.




“In the degradation that we have applied to ISIL in total, where we thought we would be today, it’s almost double in seven to eight months what they have lost compared to 14 years in Iraq and Afghanistan for U.S. in total,” he said. “There is no organization in the world that can suffer those kinds of casualties and not have a tremendous impact on their ability to achieve their long-term aims.”

Extremists now face an offensive on three fronts, he said: The U.S.-led air campaign, the Iraqi army, and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad.

“We know that there’s an Iranian presence in Iraq,” he said. “It’s largely advisers, to the knowledge that I have.” They are not working with the Iraqi army “in a condoned way,” he said.....snip~

U.S. Announces Plan for Massive Counter-ISIS Attack - US News
 
The level of stupidity in the government gets more astounding literally, by the day.

You don't give the enemy advanced notice of when you plan to attack!



 
The level of stupidity in the government gets more astounding literally, by the day.

You don't give the enemy advanced notice of when you plan to attack!

Democrats / Liberals / Progressives are not only poor leaders, they are especially poor military leaders.
They don't believe in operational security unless it's something bad they themselves did.

Stupid, stupid, stupid. Are there any past mistakes that this Obama administration isn't willing to repeat?
 
Democrats / Liberals / Progressives are not only poor leaders, they are especially poor military leaders.
They don't believe in operational security unless it's something bad they themselves did.

Stupid, stupid, stupid. Are there any past mistakes that this Obama administration isn't willing to repeat?


Cmon now EB.....they at least know Iran isn't working with the Iraqis in a CONDONED WAY. :confused:
 
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I don't see the sense in announcing an attack UNLESS one wants so start a prolonged war whereby the president and congress (which hasn't really objected to this announcement) wish to enrich the industrial military complex.
 
It's a brilliant idea and makes some real problems for ISIS, including recruitment. 80,000 Iraqis backup up by Western and ME airpower, heavy group equipment and intelligence are going to attack 2,000 ISIS fighters.

What does ISIS do? Flee? Stay and be slaughtered? It isn't easy to recruit people to go to slaughter zone either.

And it known the Iraqi military isn't going to be nice in interrogations to determine who is and isn't ISIS.

As for those claiming we are telling ISIS our tactics? This hasn't been done at all. The only thing announced is that a massive attack to liberate the city of Mosul is coming. This is long overdue.
 
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I don't see the sense in announcing an attack UNLESS one wants so start a prolonged war whereby the president and congress (which hasn't really objected to this announcement) wish to enrich the industrial military complex.

There is no logical connection in that message. :roll:
 
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