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KingCharlemagne

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19. Key phrase in 'Iraq-nam' is 'mission creep.' To wit, the first combat units

Reply to christx30 (Reply #18)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 12:19 PM

Feb 2015

of Marines were deployed to Vietnam in 1965 in order to provide perimeter security for the air base at Da Nang. We all know (or should know) by now how that story turned out. The U.S. sucks at trying to pick sides in other countries' civil wars.

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That's not good. Much as I hate spending billions on the Iraqi Army... Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #1

Aww, it's just starting. This is a gift to our children's children. n/t jtuck004 Feb 2015 #5

"getting jack shit for it". You got that right. Ridiculous 7962 Feb 2015 #6

The continued un-thinkable turbinetree Feb 2015 #2

The point of the story is that we already have boots on the ground: JDPriestly Feb 2015 #8

Agreed. christx30 Feb 2015 #18

Key phrase in 'Iraq-nam' is 'mission creep.' To wit, the first combat units KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #19

We can only hope that a Democratic president can calm things down. christx30 Feb 2015 #20

For those concerned or upset about the prospect of President HRC, the contemplation KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #21

President Cruz would make Bush look like Obama christx30 Feb 2015 #22

A deputy chief of "Anbar provincial council"? One source? What is his sources? Any word from a reliable source? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #3

Sounds like a nice juicy target to me leftynyc Feb 2015 #4

A true concentrated air strike wouldnt "dislodge" them, it would DESTROY them. nt 7962 Feb 2015 #7

My opinion also. It would also destroy a lot of innocent people, but JDPriestly Feb 2015 #9

I'm trying to think of which I would rather leftynyc Feb 2015 #10

I cannot understand why anyone would join them. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #11

The choices aren't pretty for Iraqi & Syria citizens JonLP24 Feb 2015 #16

I can't begin to understand it. Thanks for the reply. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #23

This is more about controlling the river supply JonLP24 Feb 2015 #15

They need to move our soldiers before they end up beheaded on youtube Marrah_G Feb 2015 #12

The Iraqi army romanic Feb 2015 #13

A lot of what we given them has been redirected to unregulated Shia militias JonLP24 Feb 2015 #14

So why isn't Snow Leopard Feb 2015 #17

How many civilians do you wish to kill in the smoking hole? former9thward Feb 2015 #24