Thursday, June 12, 2014

Obama on Iraq Turmoil: 'I Don't Rule Out Anything'

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/iraq-turmoil/obama-iraq-turmoil-i-dont-rule
-out-anything-n129721


Our President just told the Iraqi government that they are on their own.

"He added that regardless of American or international intervention in the
chaos, the responsibility is on Iraqis to work together despite factional
divides."

"The politics of Shi'a and Sunni inside of Iraq, as well as the Kurds,
either are going to be a help or a hindrance. I haven't seen kind of trust
develop inside of Iraq" required to help.

"This should be a wake-up call to the Iraqi government that there has to be
a political component to this .. and that requires concessions on part of
Shi'a and Sunni we haven't seen so far."

Well we can be thankful that our previous presidential administration built
the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad with a spacious enough compound and a strong
enough defensive perimeter that when it comes time to evacuate the embassy,
they won't have to land the helicopters on the roof top.

By Epictetus

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