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35. It actually isn't. They--and we--shouldn't have lost Ramadi to begin with.

Mon Dec 28, 2015, 09:20 PM

Dec 2015

To a few hundred ISIS fighters, no less. We watched on surveillance drones while ISIS used bulldozers to enter government compounds, and basically shrugged it off at the time, minimal airstrikes conducted--even Gen. Dempsey said losing Ramadi wouldn't be a huge concern last spring, before it fell. We didn't seem to care enough about it to help Iraq hang on to it to begin with. Now Iraq, the WH, State and Pentagon want to trumpet this as a win? LOL.

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The Recapture of Ramadi from ISIS is a Very Big Deal [View all] CajunBlazer Dec 2015 OP

K&R... spanone Dec 2015 #1

Did you notice..... clarice Dec 2015 #2

there are a lot of 24x7x365 debbie downers here snooper2 Dec 2015 #4

We've heard it all before for over 10 years. bvar22 Dec 2015 #22

taking isis down is great news - but they are very far from finished MariaThinks Dec 2015 #7

Your chances of getting hit by lightning are far better that getting attacked by terrorists CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #23

where do you get the odds of lightning versus terrorism? MariaThinks Dec 2015 #39

I looked it up, just like you could have done instead of letting terrorist terrorize you CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #41

I'm sincerely not convinced that Islamic extremism was their primary motive Nevernose Dec 2015 #31

Don't you think that instesting that he planned another terrorist attack.... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #46

I think you're missing some of the point Nevernose Dec 2015 #48

+1 nt clarice Dec 2015 #40

Nice innuendo there. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #8

I did notice that many so called dems now like war. Doctor_J Dec 2015 #13

If you can't distinguish between "liking war" and... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #24

Already quite a few response with 15 recs and counting. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #16

How many responses do you think it should get? anigbrowl Dec 2015 #20

The gist I got on the BBC World Service the other night was "getting" it is one thing Peregrine Took Dec 2015 #3

Baghdadi might say, "Tell me about it." BeyondGeography Dec 2015 #5

This is good news and the article states why it is such good news very well. karynnj Dec 2015 #6

Agreed. Obama is doing a great job. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #9

It's a huge defeat for the Republicans. kentuck Dec 2015 #10

But Wolf Blitzer said we are all gonna die. ISIS is here! Like, you know, when EBOLA killed us all. winstars Dec 2015 #14

It does not fit their talking point about Obama's not having a plan but facts don't matter to their pampango Dec 2015 #36

I'm surprised Marrah_G Dec 2015 #11

Probably with some help from our CIA and special forces? kentuck Dec 2015 #12

True Marrah_G Dec 2015 #17

The surge is working! Doctor_J Dec 2015 #15

only 6 months of war left! MisterP Dec 2015 #18

Your implied comparison of the Bush Jr. and Obama adminstrations is insulting! (n/t) CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #25

so is your belief that the war is, or can be, won. Doctor_J Dec 2015 #30

Terrorism cannot be totally eliminated... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #32

And it wouldn't have happened without the able support of President Proserpina Dec 2015 #19

You are terribly misinformed if you think that the Russians had anything to... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #26

That sounds like great news. Why did we invade Iraq, again? Octafish Dec 2015 #21

This isn't about the mistakes that Republicans in their arrogence.... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #27

some questions you REALLY don't want answered Doctor_J Dec 2015 #28

I wrote the dang article, and I'm not waving the flag. CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #34

Not just a Very Big Deal daleo Dec 2015 #29

Thank you Mr. Vice President CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #33

It actually isn't. They--and we--shouldn't have lost Ramadi to begin with. TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #35

Yes, exactly, trumpet this as a win! CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #37

No, there were Iraqi troops holding out in Ramadi for a while before it fell. TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #38

Quit bitching about the past and instead look to the future CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #42

I don't automatically buy any spin that comes out of TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #43

I wote the article - not the White House, not the State Department, not the Penagon CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #44

You're right, of course, CajunBlazer, this is a big deal. Hortensis Dec 2015 #45

You've evidently got a burr under your saddle that I'm not going to be able to remove CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #47