Miragedriver
Brigadier
Gentlemen lets drop the issue please, before the moderators shut us down for a cool off period.
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ISIS/ISIL conflict in Syria/Iraq (No OpEd, No Politics)
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Gentlemen lets drop the issue please, before the moderators shut us down for a cool off period.
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Miragedriver
Brigadier
In the auditorium at the Joint Staff College at Camp Rustumiya, Baghdad, 64 new Iraqi army officers gathered for their graduation ceremony.
The next generation of army officers is trained in civics as well as warfare
Officers were told to take pride in bringing security for the Iraqi people
Back to bottling my Grenache
I think it would be for the best. It may seem over sensitive, but it open to negative interpretation and could be deemed unnecessarily offensive for some members.
It is a thread that deals with delicate matters and must be handled in the appropriately delicate manner.
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kwaigonegin
Colonel
ok i I tried but it won't let me edit my post so I will post this image instead to make everyone feel good.
As an aside the quote “Kill’em all, and let God sort’em out” is unofficially adopted by the US Marines and a few other groups like Green Berets and also by Navy SEALs .
ok i I tried but it won't let me edit my post so I will post this image instead to make everyone feel good.
As an aside the quote “Kill’em all, and let God sort’em out” is unofficially adopted by the US Marines and a few other groups like Green Berets and also by Navy SEALs .
No worries. Taken care of for you.
Cute picture btw - even if Teddy looks a little unsure.
kwaigonegin
Colonel
back to 'normal news'.
150 ISIS thugs take control of Ramadi
This has happened a few other times before where ISIS, vastly outnumbered were able to take on a much much larger force of Iraqi army armed with the latest US weaponry!
in this case 150 vs 6000. even if exaggerated the gist is still the same.
Very dissapointing to hear. Ramadi is crucial not just from a strategic standpoint but also has a lot of psycological and emotional connotation.
150 ISIS thugs take control of Ramadi
This has happened a few other times before where ISIS, vastly outnumbered were able to take on a much much larger force of Iraqi army armed with the latest US weaponry!
in this case 150 vs 6000. even if exaggerated the gist is still the same.
Very dissapointing to hear. Ramadi is crucial not just from a strategic standpoint but also has a lot of psycological and emotional connotation.
janjak desalin
Junior Member
Unfortunately, for some, it is now becoming obvious, to that same some, that the sect not preferred, by that same some, is probably the one that is best suited, both organizationally and ideologically, to confront the terror that is ISIS/ISIL. They were successful in Erbil.
Read more, here:
Iraq turns to Shia militia to retake Ramadi
Those Shia militias are useful to fight the Islamic State (IS) in the short run. But in the long run those Shia militias are big trouble. If you have growing numbers of organized armed men who are not under the control of the government that will simply lead to more violence in the future and even the disintegration of the country.
This IIRC originally comes from the crusade against the Albigensians. It suggests those who use it for themselves are barbarians. They'd do best to drop it.
US and Iran are now unofficially cooperating against IS in Iraq. Ambassador Bhadrakumar suggests in Asia Times on line that a closer cooperation is necessary: .
Does it really make sense for US to continue their campaign against Syria while Iran supports the country?
Does it really make sense for US to continue their campaign against Syria while Iran supports the country?