The war in Iraq has not been in the headlines later even though about a 100 people a day die….the media rather play on an endless loop the gossip coming out of both sides of the election…..mind numbing bullshit!
The breaking news is that after months of promising that the final push for Mosul would take place…..it actually began this morning….
Iraqi Prime Minister Hayder Abadi has announced the beginning of the nation’s invasion of the city of Mosul today, the largest city held by ISIS, which ISIS forces have held for over two years. The invasion had been expected for some time, and Abadi had indicated the announcement was imminent just two days prior.
Iraqi planes have been dropping leaflets on the city over the past few days as well, advising locals the invasion was to begin soon, and telling them to remain in doors. The early offensive appears to be centered around US shelling of the city.
The battle includes many diverse factions in the fight against ISIS….and that could be a bad thing…..depending on how the battle fairs……
These diverse groups could quickly create problems in the invasion, as the Shi’ite militias were hugely problematic in previous invasions of Sunni cities, and the Peshmerga has been annexing most of the territory its gained recently, leading Abadi to warn that the Mosul border cannot be changed by this battle.
Also looming over the invasion is the question of Turkish military forces nearby, as the Turkish government has insisted it will play a role in the invasion, but has been warned against involvement by the Iraqi military, who says they aren’t welcome in Iraq to begin with.
Many are predicting that ISIS will be defeated in Mosul and they will fall back to Raqaa in Syria….possibly for their last stand…..
Along those lines I read a post that touches on the possibility…..
Last Friday, while most of the US media was myopically focused on the collapse of Donald “Genitalia-Grabbing” Trump’s campaign, there was, in fact, other news happening. With all the current talk about fights for survival and battleground states, it’s easy to forget that a very genuine war is being fought.
And what happens in the battle for the capital of the Islamic State may have a profound effect on what happens next month in the US elections.
ISIS’ Armageddon in Dabiq
At the end of last week, the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters scored a major and perhaps a decisive victory against the terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, otherwise known as ISIL or Daesh: the liberation of the strongholds of Dabiq and Soran.
Source: Could We Soon Be Witnessing the Fall of ISIL? | Nomadic Politics
I realize that the accusations and gossip flowing from the mouths of idiots is far more important than this bit of news…..but you might want to keep an eye on this situation…..why? There are so many diverse directions it could go and so many results that it bears attention. Plus 5000+ US soldiers are in country……how will they fair?
More fodder for the WARMONGER to spread to her brain dead masses. And, more soldiers she will send into peril when she takes office.
Hmm… It would be interesting to see how the money to pay for all this warfare in the Middle East (where it would be safer to name the few places NOT in peril of imminent battle/invasion/terrorist events) moves around the world, from bank to bank to bank in different countries. I wonder how much of that goes anywhere near any of those who are actually fighting & dying?
Ah, well, that’s humans for ya…..It is so simple to get them to die for causes, none of which profit them in any tangible way; they only provide promises/dreams of peace, which never comes….
Sad creatures, homo suicidus…
gigoid, the dubious
Very sad creatures….chuq
When the war in Iraq began and when American Troops entered the fray I predicted that the Iraq War was designed to last in perpetuity and was never designed to end. I believe that if I live long enough I shall see the justification of that prophecy.
You already are seeing it happen in several countries not just Iraq….
Somebody put a price-per-pound on our Troops so that they could be fed into some big sausage grinder that takes human blood in at the front and spews out oil and profits at the rear.
Society has done this…..we no longer care what they must endure….
So long as it is not them having to do the enduring. I think we ought to turn back the clock to the 1950s and reinstitute the Universal Military Training Act along with the “Obligation” for every able-bodied person to serve 2 years active, 4 years reserve and 8 years ready reserve .. and nobody is excluded … no college deferments for the rich and privileged … let them get their asses into the fray along with the third generation welfare guys who do most of the fighting anyway.
I agree completely…a shared experience for all….I have written much on this in the past and I have a draft for later….
It worked before and it will work again.
Yes but the wealthy will see that the draft is dropped….protects their kids from the reality of war…
Probably
In the condition that will come upon America (If we aren’t damned careful) the rich and their brats will be digging in dumpsters for a crust of bread or a rat to kill and eat along with the rest of us.
But we know how to do it…they do not…so they will resort to hiring someone to do their dirty work even if money is none existent….something of value will be handy….
The Kurds and Iranians have been cutting through ISIL like a blowtorch through butter… Soon it shall be the final hour for these crazed murderers. The Question is who is next for the New Kurdish Super Power!
An excellent question….any ideas?
If ISIL is destroyed there will come something along to take its place and whatever comes along to take its place will be ten times worse. Trust me on that one!