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TwilightGardener

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2. They care--there's just not much we can do. We trained and equipped the

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:23 PM

Jun 2014

Iraqi army, and they're refusing to fight. We have two options: continue equipping them, and watch our assets go into enemy hands, or fight ISIS ourselves while Iraq cowers. Those are our choices, and they both suck.

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Washington Doesn't Care About the Havoc It Has Wrought in Iraq [View all] DonViejo Jun 2014 OP

Some in Washington, not all. The worst mistake we could do is committing troops there lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #1

They care--there's just not much we can do. We trained and equipped the TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #2

we have groups of people in THIS country machine gunning cops and school kids weekly KurtNYC Jun 2014 #3

"We got him!" moondust Jun 2014 #4

Most are worried about the oil alsame Jun 2014 #5

Not at all. n/t Autumn Jun 2014 #6

Link to the rest of the article... PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #7