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Marines being surrounded in Iraq?

What should President do about Marines surrounded at Al-Asad Air Base?

  • Order those US Marine flee like in Yemen

    Votes: 6 14.6%

  • Have those Marines surrender to ISIS forces

    Votes: 1 2.4%

  • Have those Marines stay and fight it out on their own

    Votes: 1 2.4%

  • Send reinforcements and stand their ground

    Votes: 7 17.1%

  • Send reinforcements and attack ISIS

    Votes: 26 63.4%
  • Total voters
    41
humbolt said:
My family hails from near Durham. A little bit Scot because of the interlopers, but more Scotch than anything, I think. Haven't talked to any of 'em in a while. Maybe they've sobered up.
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Durham is not, nor ever has been Scottish. You mean your family were Scottish migrants? Then you're part-Scot. You might only be part-Scotch if you have a cirrhosis diagnosis. :peace
 
joko104 said:
320 Marines at the massive al-Asad Air Base are being surrounded by ISIS fighters, ISIS having essentially overrun the neighorboring city of al-Baghdadi and the al-Baghdadi district.

There have numerous suicide runs at the base which also has been hit with mortars.

BREAKING: Reports Claim ISIS Just Captured al-Asad Air Base Where 300 U.S. Marines Could Be Trapped (UPDATED) | LibertyNEWS.com

ISIS Fighters Reportedly Seize Parts Of Iraqi Town, Threatening U.S. Marine Base


What should the response of President Obama be?
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None of the above.

If they are stupid enough to mass on the outside of the base, the folks on the ground will call in airstrikes and make them into well done hamburger.

It appears they seem to know there only hope is to keep running small suicide missions to hope to find an opening and inflict some damages until they are wiped out.

I can tell you what the marines and Special Forces would like to do! :)
 
humbolt said:
My family hails from near Durham. A little bit Scot because of the interlopers, but more Scotch than anything, I think. Haven't talked to any of 'em in a while. Maybe they've sobered up.
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My last name is Baird. Doesn't get more Scottish than that.
 
aunt spiker said:
what should the president do?

Like a good little lamb, obama needs to shut the **** up and step back and let people who are vested in our military efforts and know a thing or two about it make decisions. The less he does, the better. He's a spineless fish of a dickweed who spites our men in uniform and never considers that maybe making decisions about military tactics is above his paygrade.

Give him a camera - let him take some more selfies and just get the **** out of the way if he's not going to be impeached like he should be.
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oo-rah.
 
Andalublue said:
Durham is not, nor ever has been Scottish. You mean your family were Scottish migrants? Then you're part-Scot. You might only be part-Scotch if you have a cirrhosis diagnosis. :peace
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I didn't say Durham was Scottish. It is in close proximity to the Scottish border, and as we know, nobody ever crosses that. I'm American. My ancestors come from that area as I said. And, I was kidding about the Scotch. Lighten up. Shrubby and I like to play around.
 
joko104 said:
320 Marines at the massive al-Asad Air Base are being surrounded by ISIS fighters,
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 ISIS having essentially overrun the neighorboring city of al-Baghdadi and the al-Baghdadi district.

There have numerous suicide runs at the base which also has been hit with mortars.

BREAKING: Reports Claim ISIS Just Captured al-Asad Air Base Where 300 U.S. Marines Could Be Trapped (UPDATED) | LibertyNEWS.com

ISIS Fighters Reportedly Seize Parts Of Iraqi Town, Threatening U.S. Marine Base


What should the response of President Obama be?
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Any ISIS people who have U.S. marines surrounded are about to meet Allah face to face.
 
shrubnose said:
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Any ISIS people who have U.S. marines surrounded are about to meet Allah face to face.
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By sword, by gun, by bare hand.....Hard Corp! HUAH!!!!!
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My cuzins.....heh heh!
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joko104 said:
320 Marines at the massive al-Asad Air Base are being surrounded by ISIS fighters, ISIS having essentially overrun the neighorboring city of al-Baghdadi and the al-Baghdadi district.

There have numerous suicide runs at the base which also has been hit with mortars.

BREAKING: Reports Claim ISIS Just Captured al-Asad Air Base Where 300 U.S. Marines Could Be Trapped (UPDATED) | LibertyNEWS.com

ISIS Fighters Reportedly Seize Parts Of Iraqi Town, Threatening U.S. Marine Base


What should the response of President Obama be?
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None of the above because these "news" reports are phony.
 
joko104 said:
320 Marines at the massive al-Asad Air Base are being surrounded by ISIS fighters, ISIS having essentially overrun the neighorboring city of al-Baghdadi and the al-Baghdadi district.

There have numerous suicide runs at the base which also has been hit with mortars.

BREAKING: Reports Claim ISIS Just Captured al-Asad Air Base Where 300 U.S. Marines Could Be Trapped (UPDATED) | LibertyNEWS.com

ISIS Fighters Reportedly Seize Parts Of Iraqi Town, Threatening U.S. Marine Base


What should the response of President Obama be?
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Bring them home, they shouldn't have been there to begin with.
 
CanadaJohn said:
All reports I've seen here indicate that the base and those inside aren't in any danger, particularly not the US Marines who were nowhere near the fighting that took place. Seems 25 ISIS fighters and suicide bombers, dressed as Iraqi soldiers, attempted to breach the defenses of the base and were pushed back and killed by the Iraqi forces in charge of base security. Reports also indicated that when under attack, the base called for and received cover from US Apache helicopters and armed drones but they were not needed because the Iraqi ground forces ended the assault.

A handful of ISIS fighters attacking a well fortified base is no need for any of the suggestions in the poll and the very thought that 320 US Marines would surrender to 25 ISIS fighters is incredibly offensive, in my view.
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They might not be in any danger, yet. However, ISIS units are closer to the Marine base than they were two weeks ago.
 
EnigmaO01 said:
None of the above.

If they are stupid enough to mass on the outside of the base, the folks on the ground will call in airstrikes and make them into well done hamburger.

It appears they seem to know there only hope is to keep running small suicide missions to hope to find an opening and inflict some damages until they are wiped out.

I can tell you what the marines and Special Forces would like to do! :)
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Why not call in massive air strikes now?
 
apdst said:
Why not call in massive air strikes now?
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Due to civilian deaths. Unless you are for carpet bombing as was done in Vietnam?
 
I feel sorry for those members of ISIS that have to fight my Marine Brothers.

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Paxaeon said:
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It would not surprise me that Obama deliberately threw our forces in "harms way" as a pretext for war.

Remove them. They don't belong there.
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You voted for them to surrender, where they would most likely be killed. Way to go.

And as noted, this was never an event.
 
apdst said:
Civilian deaths are ISIS's fault.
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Nope- Not when we drop the bombs.
So the question was carpet bombing? Yes- No
 
JANFU said:
Nope- Not when we drop the bombs.
So the question was carpet bombing? Yes- No
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It is when they hide among civilians; which is a war crime, BTW.
 
apdst said:
It is when they hide among civilians; which is a war crime, BTW.
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Now the question was- Carpet Bombing- Yes- No.
After that is answered we can carry on the discussion. Fair?
 
apdst said:
They might not be in any danger, yet. However, ISIS units are closer to the Marine base than they were two weeks ago.
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True enough - I was mostly bothered by the concept in the poll that 320 Marines should surrender to 25 ISIS fighters and suicide bombers.
 
apdst said:
Civilian deaths are ISIS's fault.
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By that logic, they could claim the same. Btw, is the US ever to blame for civilian deaths in your small warrior mind.
 
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