Iraq Battles Islamists in Saddam’s Hometown

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  1. OrangeEmpire

    OrangeEmpire Take a chance, Custer did

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-12/iraq-seeks-to-check-advance-of-islamists-near-saddam-s-hometown.html

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  2. JayVols

    JayVols Walleye Catchin' Moderator

    I thought that we created a utopia with that war thingy.
     
  3. fl0at_

    fl0at_ Humorless, asinine, joyless pr*ck

    Can't teach an old dog new tricks.
     
  4. OrangeEmpire

    OrangeEmpire Take a chance, Custer did

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  5. kmf600

    kmf600 Energy vampire

    These guys have been fighting for a thousand years and we think because we go over there and ask them to stop they will just put down the AK's?
     
  6. smokysbark

    smokysbark Chieftain

    If I could ask one question to every president ... ever ... it would be, why in the hell does there always seem to be this innate desire by the American administration to rebuild the nations that we attack? If they attack us, we strike with the appropriate escalated response that will deter any future attack ... and then ****ing leave. Just leave. Nothing else.
     
  7. OrangeEmpire

    OrangeEmpire Take a chance, Custer did

    The Marshall Plan and Europe.

    Other than that, I've got nothing.
     
  8. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    Where are they getting their equipment?
     
  9. JayVols

    JayVols Walleye Catchin' Moderator

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  10. Volst53

    Volst53 Super Moderator

    There's no money for our war complex that way, and both sides benefit from it.
     
  11. VolDad

    VolDad Super Moderator

    "I am very optimistic about -- about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're going to see 90,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer. You're going to see a stable government in Iraq that is actually moving toward a representative government," said Biden.

    "I spent -- I've been there 17 times now. I go about every two months -- three months. I know every one of the major players in all of the segments of that society. It's impressed me. I've been impressed how they have been deciding to use the political process rather than guns to settle their differences."
     
  12. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    Hahaha, ya blame Biden. Or Obama. That's great. Hahaha
     
  13. bigpapavol

    bigpapavol Chieftain

    Oh. You didn't read the quotes. No problem.
     
  14. VolDad

    VolDad Super Moderator

    I blame Bush for taking out Saddam Hussein; a guy who stabilized Iraq and kept Iran in check.

    I laugh at you, Biden, and Obama for pretending this administration has a clue. Hahaha!
     
  15. OrangeEmpire

    OrangeEmpire Take a chance, Custer did

    But.....but.......but....we go Bin Laden
     
  16. VolDad

    VolDad Super Moderator

    Yes we did.
     
  17. warhammer

    warhammer Chieftain

    You believe that? Pssh, that was a old Chicago nemesis they dumped in the sea.
     
  18. CardinalVol

    CardinalVol Uncultured, non-diverse mod

    I'm starting to resort back to my plan of starting at the Mediterranean and drop nukes 10 miles apart every 50 miles until we get to the East China Sea.
     
  19. hohenfelsvol

    hohenfelsvol Beer run

    This is a big f'n deal
     
  20. The gov is always looking for reasons to redistribute taxpayers dollars. 10-15 years ago, war was a non-debatable issue. Late last summer Obama and McCain tried to redistribute our tax dollars in some mid-eastern shit hole, but the public told them to gtfo. McCain actually said whatever sand lot is where we'd find Saddam's WMDs, LOL!
     

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