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sulphurdunn

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18. People determined to fight

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2015, 10:52 PM

May 2015

and willing to die fighting will eventually defeat those merely trained to fight, regardless of any advantage in equipment and numbers possessed by the latter.

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US Defense Chief: Iraqis 'Showed No Will to Fight' ISIS in Ramadi [View all] Purveyor May 2015 OP

And that is to be a News Flash, Wellstone ruled May 2015 #1

Do you hear that? MannyGoldstein May 2015 #2

Yep, it's coming. nt bemildred May 2015 #3

I'm afraid of it and we haven't seen anything yet. Wait until a new President is installed Purveyor May 2015 #5

This is a war... sendero May 2015 #4

No, this is Iran vs Saudi Arabia over who will control the Mid East and the Persian Gulf. happyslug May 2015 #27

We've known about this for decades. procon May 2015 #6

And thats the whole point. Sadly, everyone is not ready for "democracy". 7962 May 2015 #7

these people are tribal. They do not want democracy. quadrature May 2015 #11

Right. There's a reason Iraq was ruled by the Sunni minority. They could fight. hollowdweller May 2015 #19

Exactly What Has Been Predicted DallasNE May 2015 #8

I doubt it would've happened if we stayed, but forever? 7962 May 2015 #9

if we had stayed? qazplm May 2015 #22

If we had stayed in force. But again, this wouldve returned as soon as we left. 7962 May 2015 #23

But If We Would Have Stayed DallasNE May 2015 #24

Just another reason to have never gone to begin with. nt 7962 May 2015 #25

Even after George Jr. brought them their democratic, 'blue finger' elections? What a surprise! jalan48 May 2015 #10

Let Sam do it. moondust May 2015 #12

I still think Iraq should be partitioned. DCBob May 2015 #13

And where was the US Air Force. Jesus Malverde May 2015 #14

If True, This is Bad, very bad.. BadGimp May 2015 #15

Many of the soldiers experienced ten years of bombings, then a decade fighting a foreign force, alfredo May 2015 #16

Says a man who never bothered to wear the uniform or pick up a rifle for TwilightGardener May 2015 #17

People determined to fight sulphurdunn May 2015 #18

BTW, Dempsey and Carter wrote off Ramadi as strategically unimportant in April. TwilightGardener May 2015 #20

Remember it like yesterday jamzrockz May 2015 #21

Put a wall around the whole middle east and let them all work out their own shit. n/t Binkie The Clown May 2015 #26