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Scootaloo

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31. Wait... you don't think the goal was to create a capable Iraqi military, do you?!

Reply to SoCalDem (Reply #9)

Sun Sep 14, 2014, 02:43 AM

Sep 2014

No, no. The idea was to create a weak Iraqi military - we wouldn't want a military force that could possibly rival our Shitty Little client State in the region, after all. But more than that, we wanted them dependent. The Iraqi military is currently totally reliant on American equipment. And where do they get that equipment? well, we sell it to them, don't we? We're basically pushers, keeping our addicts strung along, looting htem every time they get a jonesing. And if they fail, well, then we have an excuse to come in and "help" - a move which lets us target who we want where we want.

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The Intercept: Obama's best hope against ISIS was just killed, so let's make friends with Iran [View all] Luminous Animal Sep 2014 OP

Just like a leader of Afghan Anti-Taliban forces was taken out 9/9/2001. KeepItReal Sep 2014 #1

I think promoting and nurturing an alliance of Iran, Turkey, Syria, Qatar and Iraq is a Luminous Animal Sep 2014 #2

Totally - cilla4progress Sep 2014 #28

But that would mean abandoning plans to destroy Syria and Iran Scootaloo Sep 2014 #30

Your post was alerted on by someone, for non-existent malware just FYI /nt Dragonfli Sep 2014 #3

Thanks for letting me know! Luminous Animal Sep 2014 #4

I've seen a lot of this lately, it appears to be a new tactic Dragonfli Sep 2014 #6

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #16

Okey-doke. Luminous Animal Sep 2014 #17

Weirdest most honest internet post I've ever seen. JaneyVee Sep 2014 #20

what were your previous usernames? nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #21

Didn't find any malware, strange alert imo. Rex Sep 2014 #5

It's a new tactic, I imagine it works upon occasion as some jurors Dragonfli Sep 2014 #7

kpete had a post hidden earlier this week on a fake malware alert... SidDithers Sep 2014 #8

Thanks, that sounds like a good Idea. /nt Dragonfli Sep 2014 #11

I'll send them the alert. Rex Sep 2014 #13

Thank you for posting to ATA. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #22

Isn't it amazing how we spent a decade trying to train a military SoCalDem Sep 2014 #9

Wait... you don't think the goal was to create a capable Iraqi military, do you?! Scootaloo Sep 2014 #31

make friends with Iran? Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #10

Why yes, I do believe that Murtaza Hussain knows what he is saying. Luminous Animal Sep 2014 #12

There are elements in Iran who insist that ISIS is a US invention to get THEM eventually. MADem Sep 2014 #19

Doesn't matter now. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #26

Not publicly, certainly. nt MADem Sep 2014 #27

The Iranian people don't seem to be all that much different from anyone else. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #14

it's long past time to stop pretending iran is an enemy and threat to the US KG Sep 2014 #15

You would think that would have happened... Oilwellian Sep 2014 #18

I'd just dump it at the doorstep of Tehran and leave it. roamer65 Sep 2014 #23

While much of what this says seems sensible, there are two things that seem less so karynnj Sep 2014 #24

Murtaza Hussain has been pushing for a friendship with the leaders of Iran for a while now oberliner Sep 2014 #25

Say it with me cilla4progress Sep 2014 #29