Iraq seems to be going well....

[racrguy]

Oh, just awesome.

They'll run out of fuel and ammo soon enough, ISIS doesn't have the infrastructure needed to keep that kind of equipment going for long.

[BP]

Ok lol, I will rephrase. How long do you think till this spins into a world war?

I don't think it will, those bombs dropping are basically our time out card. Obama has already said he won't send in any ground troops and the Iraqi army doesn't have the stomach to retake anything.

[Scott Mc]

Ok lol, I will rephrase. How long do you think till this spins into a world war?

[BP]

I dunno... 2 months back or so?

I'd say more like 3 years ago, on 2/11/11 precisely when Mubarak resigned.

[DON SVO]

How long until you guys think this spins out of control?

I dunno... 2 months back or so?

[Scott Mc]

How long until you guys think this spins out of control?

[GhostTX]

Just a few bombs and this will all be under control...

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/...html?hpt=hp_t1

Oh, just awesome.

According to the official, the militant fighters have been using U.S.-made weapons seized from the Iraqi army, including M1 Abrams tanks.

[jw33]

Just a few bombs and this will all be under control...

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/iraq-options/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

[samuel642000]

Sarcasm, we're on the same page.

[Forever_frost]

fixed

No, I had it right the first time.

[samuel642000]

200 more military advisors sent in today.

fixed

[Forever_frost]

200 more troops sent in today.

[Captain Crawfish]

What a cluster this will not help fuel prices at all!

[KBScobravert]

New from BIAP. "rebels have been making gains in the country and are threating Haditha Dam and the Baiji Refinery as well as have cut the main roads north to Turkey and west to Amman, Jordan."

"now the Shia militias are parading around with guns in Baghdad while the countryside falls to ISIL. No more food, gas or commerce from Turkey or Jordan. Everything comes up from Kuwait....for now"

"What people don't see is that if the Iraqi military believed in thier regime (which they don't because they know Maliki is just the mouthpiece for Tehran) and their tactical commanders were competent (which they aren't - they just paid money to buy their captain rank, or LTC rank, etc, etc) they would stand and fight. The other part is they are sent forth to fight and are forgotten about - no food is sent (or spoiled food is sent) to them, no ammo, little water, troops pay is "taxed" by field commanders, so there's no wonder these guys bailed. It just makes sense."

He is still holding fast in BIAP.

[helosailor]

I guess the Shiite has hit the fan.

And it is definitely not Sunni in Tikritdelphia.