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world wide wally

(21,836 posts) Tue Oct 7, 2014, 06:15 PM Oct 2014

Can someone answer this question please? [View all]

How does ISIL keep advancing on major cities like Baghdad ad Korbane if they are being bombed?

I have seen photos of them marching down the road in broad daylight, yet the fighter planes can't find them?

If someone can explain this...I am all ears.

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Can someone answer this question please? [View all] world wide wally Oct 2014 OP

I wondered the same thing. femmocrat Oct 2014 #1

Good point. If they have enough heavy weaponry, artillery and vehicles CJCRANE Oct 2014 #2

If I were conspiracy-minded, I'd venture that the air strikes are deliberately ineffective. arcane1 Oct 2014 #3

A fighter plane flies thousands of feet in the air at a very high rate of speed Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #4

No radar of any kind? No drone survellience? world wide wally Oct 2014 #6

They mostly use civilian vehicles AngryAmish Oct 2014 #5

I have been asking these questions for weeks... SomethingFishy Oct 2014 #7

I like your scenario world wide wally Oct 2014 #9

Obviously they've got a great ground game and a lot of local support Warpy Oct 2014 #8

There is no army to stop them. kentuck Oct 2014 #10

they're using the same onethatcares Oct 2014 #11

Let's not forget this absurdity: arcane1 Oct 2014 #12

see, it's all perfectly logical onethatcares Oct 2014 #13