Testifying to Senators, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey confirmed receiving a formal request from the Iraqi government for airstrikes against ISIS.
There has been talk of Iraq pushing for aid for some time, but this is the first time US officials have confirmed receiving the request from Iraq. Gen. Dempsey went on to tell the Senate it was in America’s “national interest” to get involved in the fight.
Dempsey did not, however, say whether or not the US had responded to the request for airstrikes yet, nor did that appear to be part of the White House talks with Congressional leaders later in the day
Iraqi FM Heshyar Zebari says Iraq believes foreign air strikes would “break the morale” of ISIS. Recent indications are that the administration is planning a Yemen style campaign of targeted strikes.
so, this is what our military has come to a Mercenary force for our corrupt establishment's satellite countries. I detest that phrase they use Americas "National Interest". No General, it isn't our interest. It never is. It is all about your interest and the corrupt masters you serve. How about. Is it Constitutional? How about the pres coming to we the people and ask for a declaration of war? You support these same damn Jihadists in Syria and then blame assad for using airstrikes against them and now you want to fight them again in Iraq. Go yourself and please bring Congress with you.
And the answer, siting the uncertainty or the result of bombing, general Dempsey have said NO. Which is yet another sign by pentagon and WH siding with Sunni savages and barbarians. Which is another sign that what Obama and us far right democrats have promised Qatari, the Saudis stone age regime hand on hand with Israel policies in Syria and Iraq is about expending these regimes religious territory.
Close the us Democratic Party, there is no democracy coming out of this falsified entity of vulture capitalism.
Dear Uncle Sam, let's let byegones be bygones. We are assuming the position, and wish to be shocked, and awed once again. Love, Iraq
The US needs to stop fueling the fire. If the US gets involved it will become a target itself. The US broke the window and now its going to fix it while it continues to burn the whole house down? The Iraqi government thinks it can bomb its people and the foreign fighters into submission. It hasn't worked in Syria or Afghanistan. Why do they think it will work in Iraq?
Given that some Sunnis in power in Mosul are saying they, and not the ISIS are in charge, then this would be intervening in civil war if we did what al-Maliki wants. "Saving the Union" is kind of odd, since we broke their union first with Shock and Awe and an unprovoked attack on the country. But if we go there again, even following what General Powell called "Pottery Barn Rules" (you break it you pay for it), I think the handwriting is on the wall and we have definitely got feet of clay there. It's over. We messed up and we cannot ever fix it.