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snagglepuss

(12,704 posts) Mon Nov 16, 2015, 01:22 PM Nov 2015

Has anyone seen or heard reports of whether ISIS were expecting French

retaliation to be so quick? Were they caught off guard? Also has anyone seen reports coming out of Raqqa from either ISIS scum or regular citizens?

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Has anyone seen or heard reports of whether ISIS were expecting French (Original Post) snagglepuss Nov 2015 OP

I have not GummyBearz Nov 2015 #1

It seems odd that they wouldnt plan for the worse. Also odd is that nothing is snagglepuss Nov 2015 #2

My timeline of what may have happened LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #3

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)

1. I have not

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 01:24 PM

Nov 2015

But I bet the quick french retaliation was unexpected

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

2. It seems odd that they wouldnt plan for the worse. Also odd is that nothing is

Reply to GummyBearz (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 01:42 PM

Nov 2015

being reported from twitter or FB (I do neither so I wait for reports).

LiberalArkie

(15,715 posts)

3. My timeline of what may have happened

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 01:52 PM

Nov 2015

Let's see. 1, lets call back to HQ and make sure.
2. HQ answers sat phone and sure thing dudes, do it.
3. They Bomb.
4. NSA & the French for the hell of it check all the phone records from/to France to/from Syria.
5. Hey guys I have their GPS of the phone call.
6. "What's all that noise outside?"

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