06-17-2014, 01:41 PM
I think those reporters who were speculating a couple of days ago that the media was blowing the turmoil in Iraq outta proportion were high or something, Duchess. It was big then and it's bigger now.
I'm sure some of the Iraqis who interviewed gave the Prime Minister glowing reviews; probably all were Shiites and not in the targeted cities or the travel path of ISIS. ISIS is gaining ground very quickly.
Obama sure doesn't want Iran to be the primary force to save the Iraqi government via its military and leadership consultation. I think there's a real and legitimate fear that Iran could virtually envelope Iraq -- huge consequences to the balance of power in the Middle East, and major impacts on the US's foreign relations and pull in the region if that were to happen.
So...now we've put some troops back in Iraq, air strikes are seriously under consideration, 500 marines are on stand-by in the region, five warships are in the Persian Gulf, and this (which I was very glad to see after what happened in Benghazi): Already at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, dozens of Marines and Army troops have moved in to beef up security. Another 100 personnel are in the region to provide support if needed, the Pentagon said.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/17/world/...?hpt=hp_t1
And, over in England:
On Tuesday, British Prime Minister David Cameron said at a news conference that ISIS's advances in Syria and Iraq constitute the "most serious threat to Britain's security that there is today."
"The number of foreign fighters in that area, the number of foreign fighters including those from the UK who could try to return to the UK, this is a real threat to our country," Cameron said. "And we will do absolutely everything that we can to keep our people safe."
It means, he said, "arresting people who are involved in plots" and "focusing our security, our policing, our intelligence effort" on the area of the world where ISIS operates.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/17/world/...?hpt=hp_t1
For both the US and England, these days, it's not only a matter of how the movements of Islamic extremists affects our foreign relations, but also how they potentially affect national security on our own soil.
I'm sure some of the Iraqis who interviewed gave the Prime Minister glowing reviews; probably all were Shiites and not in the targeted cities or the travel path of ISIS. ISIS is gaining ground very quickly.
Obama sure doesn't want Iran to be the primary force to save the Iraqi government via its military and leadership consultation. I think there's a real and legitimate fear that Iran could virtually envelope Iraq -- huge consequences to the balance of power in the Middle East, and major impacts on the US's foreign relations and pull in the region if that were to happen.
So...now we've put some troops back in Iraq, air strikes are seriously under consideration, 500 marines are on stand-by in the region, five warships are in the Persian Gulf, and this (which I was very glad to see after what happened in Benghazi): Already at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, dozens of Marines and Army troops have moved in to beef up security. Another 100 personnel are in the region to provide support if needed, the Pentagon said.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/17/world/...?hpt=hp_t1
And, over in England:
On Tuesday, British Prime Minister David Cameron said at a news conference that ISIS's advances in Syria and Iraq constitute the "most serious threat to Britain's security that there is today."
"The number of foreign fighters in that area, the number of foreign fighters including those from the UK who could try to return to the UK, this is a real threat to our country," Cameron said. "And we will do absolutely everything that we can to keep our people safe."
It means, he said, "arresting people who are involved in plots" and "focusing our security, our policing, our intelligence effort" on the area of the world where ISIS operates.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/17/world/...?hpt=hp_t1
For both the US and England, these days, it's not only a matter of how the movements of Islamic extremists affects our foreign relations, but also how they potentially affect national security on our own soil.