02-10-2015, 06:43 PM
(02-10-2015, 06:29 PM)blueberryhill Wrote: I wish you people would post this in food thread, not FucK Muhammad. You are way off topic here.
Hey!
You know, your quoting malfunctions might be more distracting than sally and I jabbing each other about olive oil and bread sticks anyway, Miss.
But, here's an on-topic bit for ya, blueberry. It surprised me. Jordan has just deployed thousands of ground troops to the Iraqi border in its latest move to counter the advance of the Islamic State group. They're moving and ramping up quickly, taking action in both Syria (by air) and now Iraq.
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The Jordanian source says the troops will likely stay on their side of the border in a defensive posture, for now, and will not enter Iraq without approval from the Iraqi government.
However, on the other side of the border, the head of the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS, retired Marine Gen. John Allen told Jordan's official Petra news agency, “there will be a major counteroffensive on the ground in Iraq” shortly.
Coalition firepower would support the Iraq-led offensive, he added.
Full story: http://abcnews.go.com/International/jord...d=28856391