How Nice for Us Americans to Have a President that has Zero Military Experience While at the Same Time He is Entirely too Arrogant to Accept or Follow Major peaces of Advice from his Own Generals.
6 Times Obama Was Against Military Action Obama has forged a trail of delusion and foolish arrogance: 2002: Iraq doesn't pose a threat to U.S. 2008: Getting into Iraq was 'careless [and] has not made us safer' 2010: Leaving will be our ' great achievement' 2011: SRSLY GTFO, or ' A Historic Moment'\ ...
US Intel Chief: We Underestimated ISIS Capabilities
Discussing the new ISIS war in an interview with David Ignatius, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper drew parallels between the new war and the US war in Vietnam. “We underestimated the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese and overestimated the will of the South Vietnamese. In this case, w ...
The Week That Was…
Country Views United States 25,448 United Kingdom 3,557 Canada 1,892 Australia 1,491 Switzerland 1,471 Germany 1,083 Argentina 723 Netherlands 638 Brazil 486 New Zealand 385 Israel 376 Republic of Korea 351 Denmark 345 South Africa 327 Italy 296 Finland 277 Belgium 229 France 221 Hong Kong 220 Roman ...
UNFPA established the first soccer field in Domiz Camp for Syrian Refugees
Source: UN Population Fund Country: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic Duhok, Iraq— The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), this week, inaugurated the first soccer pitch in the Domiz Camp for Syrian Refugees to enable the youth there exercise their favorite game. The soccer field which was established i ...
Shep Smith on WH Response to ISIS Question: I ‘Bet Every Penny I’ll Ever Make’ at Fox You’re Wrong
White House press secretary Josh Earnest received a less than stellar welcome from anchor Shepard Smith while discussing the White House plans for combating ISIS in Syria and Iraq. In what was his first appearance on Fox, the new press secretary was asked a pertinent question on the issue: “What are ...
Iraq Crisis Situation Report #6, 15 September 2014
Source: World Food Programme Country: Iraq Highlights WFP is now reaching 12 governorates in Iraq, success-fully distributing food in the southern governorate of Muthanna for the first time. WFP welcomed and assisted Emergency Relief Coordi-nator Baroness Valerie Amos on her visit to the Khanke Camp ...
French nurse with ebola will get experimental drug in france
French nurse with ebola will get experimental drug in france French Ebola case to receive test treatment, minister says 10 hours ago Related Stories French medic getting experimental Ebola treatment Associated Press French nurse for medical charity MSF contracts Ebola in Liberia Reuters [$$] Nigeria ...
Former Defense Secretary Panetta: I “Really, Really Thought” We Should Keep Some US Troops in Iraq (Video)
Former Obama Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta told CBS News that some U.S. troops should have remained in Iraq. Panetta spoke with Scott Pelley in a segment that aired Friday. Scott Pelley: Were you confident in that moment that pulling out was the right thing to do? Leon Panetta: No, ...
France Launches Airstrike in Iraq
PARIS (AP) — Joining U.S. forces acting in Iraqi skies, French fighter jets struck Friday against the militant Islamic State group, destroying a logistics depot, Iraqi and French officials said. Republicans are choking on their Freedom Fries!
France launches airstrikes in northern Iraq as US targets south
IRBIL, Iraq - French jets struck an ammunition dump controlled by the Islamic State in northeastern Iraq on Friday, the first airstrike by an American ally since the announcement that a coalition of countries would move to confront the Sunni Muslim militants.
France joins US against Islamic State over Iraq
PARIS — France is back at America’s side in conducting military strikes in Iraq. More than a decade after spurning President George W. Bush’s war against Saddam Hussein, France on Friday became the first country to join U.S. forces pounding targets ...
Obama's past backtracking raises questions about troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON — The Obama walkback has become a familiar dance step in Washington these last six years. First, President Barack Obama makes a promise or a threat. Close Guantanamo Bay in a year, retaliate against Syrian chemical attacks on civilians, take ...
Bomb attacks kill at least 31 people in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of vehicle bombings in Iraq killed at least 31 people Friday, officials said, in the second straight day of attacks in Baghdad blamed on Islamic militants who have seized large parts of the country. A parked explosives-packed car ...
French jets strike in Iraq, expanding U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State
BAGHDAD/PARIS (Reuters) - French jets struck a suspected Islamic State target in Iraq for the first time on Friday, expanding a U.S.-led military campaign against militants who have seized a third of the country and also control large parts of neighbouring ...
