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Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders won't confront Islamic State while Shiite militias exist in Sunni areas flamingdem Oct 2014 #1
Yeah. quakerboy Oct 2014 #2
I don't get it either. CJCRANE Oct 2014 #3
Need to figure out christx30 Oct 2014 #5
They are working on funding - trying to dry up outside funding, trying to karynnj Oct 2014 #7
Yep. That trillion or so christx30 Oct 2014 #9
They have taken large cities in Iraq Yupster Oct 2014 #16
They aren't all rag tag rebels, they include the former leaders of Saddam's military karynnj Oct 2014 #6
"former leaders of Saddams military"???? heaven05 Oct 2014 #10
As far back as 2004, there were people who spoke of how it was a huge karynnj Oct 2014 #11
yep heaven05 Oct 2014 #12
still need people qazplm Oct 2014 #15
Because the "sustained air strikes" are actually very weak 7962 Oct 2014 #17
ISIS AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #13
There are 9 million AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #14
It looks like the Iraqi troops are largely just tired of war and want no more of it. another_liberal Oct 2014 #4
May 1975-RVN fell to forces from the north heaven05 Oct 2014 #8
The parallels are interesting daleo Oct 2014 #18
Does anyone care if Iraq becomes the Islamic State ? Rhinodawg Oct 2014 #19
Well, who knows but I think they're power hungry flamingdem Oct 2014 #20
The only people who should worry about a Caliphate are.. Rhinodawg Oct 2014 #21
.. and artists and dancers flamingdem Oct 2014 #22
There goes belly dancing. Rhinodawg Oct 2014 #23
Iraq is just a stepping stone bigworld Oct 2014 #24
They have the world's fourth largest military flamingdem Oct 2014 #25
HAD AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #27
I just heard that today on CNN flamingdem Oct 2014 #28
Turkey also made some contributions to this fight today but both only come forward when they are jwirr Oct 2014 #26
Did they finally take Kobani? flamingdem Oct 2014 #29
I don't know if the fighting is over but I heard President Obama talking about how it was lost. jwirr Oct 2014 #30
Kurds are still holding out there. Kaleva Oct 2014 #31
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