THE NUMBER OF AIRSTRIKES BY THE US IN IRAQ IS LIKE TRYING TO EMPTY A SWIMMING POOL WITH A TEASPOON. The last article I read, it claimed that the IS terrorist have an army of 10,000, the few that have been killed or wounded by the airstrikes have made no impact on the terrorists. A decision must be made, either declare all-out war on the terrorist and sent in real force, or walk away and let the Iraq civilians fend for themselves, knowing what the outcome will be. The United States on Saturday launched several more air strikes in Iraq at Islamic State, including ones targeting members of the Islamic militant group who are positioned around the country’s largest dam, near Irbil. Islamic State captured the Mosul Dam last month in its surprisingly swift and deadly run across northern Iraq in recent months. U.S. Central Command said a mix of U.S. fighter and remotely-piloted aircraft executed nine strikes as part of its humanitarian efforts in Iraq and to protect American personnel and facilities. The strikes destroyed or damaged four armored personnel carriers, seven armed vehicles, two Humvees and an armored vehicle, officials said. A senior U.S. official told Fox News early Saturday that the strikes were to protect Iraq’s critical infrastructure and that the U.S. executed them at the request of the Iraqi government, which thinks Islamic State forces can no longer maintain the dam. Moving Islamic State forces away from the facility could allow Iraqi teams to return to the dam and keep it from failing, which would result in as much as 12 feet of flooding at the U.S. Embassy and the major cities of Baghdad and Mosul, officials say. foxnews/world/2014/08/16/us-launches-airstrikes-to-help-retake-iraq-dam/
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 05:17:58 +0000
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