Iraqi Forces Move in On ISIS in Ramadi

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Wed Dec 23, 2015 at 08:47:00 AM EST
Tags: ISIS, Iraq, Syria (all tags)

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Iraqi forces have been moving in on ISIS in Ramadi for 2 weeks. Only 6,00 to 1,000 ISIS fighters remained at the start of the new offensive. Yesterday Iraqi Forces reportedly moved into the town center. The U.S. says there are now only 250 - 350 ISIS fighters remaining. What about civilians?

Iraqi airplanes dropped leaflets on Sunday urging residents of Ramadi to evacuate within 72 hours, warning of an impending operation and suggesting two evacuation routes. Colonel Warren estimated that thousands or even tens of thousands of civilians were still in the city; hundreds of thousands have fled.

The U.S. says Ramadi will be cleared of ISIS in 2 to 3 days. Then what? [More...}

Even if the Iraqi military finally does reclaim Ramadi from the Islamic State, regional experts warn, the Sunni city will not take kindly to being overrun by the Shiite-dominated Iraqi military.

More evidence of mission creep?

Mr. Abadi said that he had agreed to the deployment of 200 American ground troops in Iraq to help with operations against the Islamic State.

Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, , Yemen, Somalia. We've got boots in all of them. They may not be doing hand to hand combat, but they're fighting and participating in this never-ending war. Who benefits? Bomb and missile makers, tank makers, artillery makers, those who transport all this stuff, those who sell it and lobby for Government contracts ....the list is endless.

As bad as this is, Republicans are shilling for more.

Who is not benefiting? The American people. I'd rather see the money spent on health care, infrastructure repairs, mental health treatment, education, and a million other things.

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by lentinel on Wed Dec 23, 2015 at 10:01:51 AM EST

really nice.

I think it"s swell that the people have been given 72 hours to clear out before the slaughter begins. Dropping leaflets is obviously the most technologically advanced method of notification these days - absent carrier pigeons - so yeah. Right on.

Not only that, but they have been given not one, but two suggested routes for this leisurely evacuation.

However, it gives one pause to read:

Jeez! Can you beat that?

I know I would just love it if some foreign Muslim military overran, say, New York - ridding us of those unsavory politicians.

Some people are never satisfied.

: I Guess the Blind & Home Bound... (none / 0) (#2)
by ScottW714 on Wed Dec 23, 2015 at 02:33:54 PM EST

...are out of luck.

another pointless war . . . (none / 0) (#3)
by zaitztheunconvicted on Thu Dec 24, 2015 at 08:12:30 AM EST

They may not be doing hand to hand combat, but they're fighting and participating in this never-ending war. Who benefits? Bomb and missile makers, tank makers, artillery makers, those who transport all this stuff, those who sell it and lobby for Government contracts ....the list is endless.

Confederate reinforcements under Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston arrived from the Shenandoah Valley by railroad and the course of the battle quickly changed. A brigade of Virginians under the relatively unknown brigadier general from the Virginia Military Institute, Thomas J. Jackson, stood their ground and Jackson received his famous nickname, "Stonewall Jackson". The Confederates launched a strong counterattack, and as the Union troops began withdrawing under fire, many panicked and the retreat turned into a rout. McDowell's men frantically ran without order in the direction of Washington, D.C. Both armies were sobered by the fierce fighting and many casualties, and realized the war was going to be much longer and bloodier than either had anticipated.

Another pointless war . . .

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