Pentagon officials are desperately trying to downplay the reports of Ramadi falling to ISIS this weekend, saying they believe it is too soon to label the city completely lost.
Even if it is, and the indications from Iraqi officials are that they are in full retreat in the Anbar capital, Pentagon officials say they will simply help Iraq retake the city at some future date.
All indications are that this is a huge defeat for the Iraqi government, and the biggest city they’ve lost since Mosul last year.
At the same time, the Pentagon has tried to portray the city of 500,000 people just down the road from Baghdad as of no real strategic value, and its loss as irrelevant to the overall war.
Wasn't Obama trying to sell his war against IS some months ago?
Will Baghdad be next?
I wonder how the Pentagon would spin that, as the Green Zone – and the Billion $$$$ American Embassy – goes up in smoke?
No. ISIS isn't allowed to go that far.
Wonder when Saddam Intl. A/P will be within artillery range….That'll have our brave lads in the Green Zone wearing brown pants.
It's more than just a coincidence that the so-called
USG trained Iraqi army was (forced) to run for its life
and leave behind its armaments for ISIS (again).
The Zionist/USG goal is to have both sides wipe each
other off the face of the planet. Sadly, nearly two
million Iraqis have been (wiped out) during the 13 years
since Bush's bogus 2003 (Operation Iraqi Freedom).
Is (there) some reason why (you) seemingly randomly put (things) in parentheses?
(He) is less irritating than the guys who use two ellipses per sentence.
(Yes)
With (all) the senseless violence, death, and destruction (we)
read on this website everyday, (you're) asking me about
(parentheses)? Get Real.
If they're important enough for you to insist on using, why are they not important enough for me to inquire about?
Presumably you're attempting to use them to communicate something. If so, what? If not, then why bother?
Obviously, the Pentagon has not grasped the concept of insanity.
At times like this the State Dept will just have to announce that heroic "Special Forces" have once again trapped and killed the #4 Man in the #3 Unit of the #2 Terror Organization on Earth. Obama will soon morph into Maxwell Smart and grant interviews only under the Cone of Silence. He could be joined by Thomas Friedman in the Cone.