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US-made Stinger missiles have likely fallen into ISIS hands, officials say
Posted on 6/17/14 at 9:39 am
Posted on 6/17/14 at 9:39 am
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U.S. officials with access to the latest U.S. intelligence on Iraq told Fox News it "appears likely/probable" that U.S.-made Stinger missiles have fallen into the hands of Sunni insurgents.
It is possible that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters acquired them from army bases they have taken over in recent days, the sources said.
The Stinger missile is a shoulder-fired surface-to-air weapon that is used against aircraft.
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Posted on 6/17/14 at 9:40 am to wickowick
Thanks a lot Charlie Wilson
Posted on 6/17/14 at 9:41 am to wickowick
Obama is going to be pissed when he reads about this in the paper.
Really pissed, boy.
Really pissed, boy.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 9:43 am to wickowick
We've been hearing rumors about this stuff being at the heart of the Benghazi clusterfrick, with Stevens trying to reclaim as much as possible before it made its way to Syria.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 10:00 am to teke184
Posted on 6/17/14 at 10:02 am to araminta
US gov gave them the weapons and trained them.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 10:30 am to monsterballads
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US gov gave them the weapons and trained them.
Obama chose the wrong horse......again.
And FWIW, those weapons were stolen, not given.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 10:35 am to idlewatcher
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And FWIW, those weapons were stolen, not given.
Riiiiight...
Posted on 6/17/14 at 10:36 am to idlewatcher
World Net Daily?
I need something else before I believe that story. It IS WND after all.
I need something else before I believe that story. It IS WND after all.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 11:33 am to monsterballads
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Riiiiight...
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It is possible that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters acquired them from army bases they have taken over in recent days, the sources said.
LINK
Or perhaps they stockpiled them:
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The White House announced today it planned to expand a program to secure and destroy Libya's huge stockpile of dangerous surface-to-air missiles, following an ABC News report that large numbers of them continue to be stolen from unguarded military warehouses.
Sept 2011
Either way, 20,000 is a shitload of Stingers to have
Posted on 6/17/14 at 11:34 am to prplhze2000
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World Net Daily?
Not a fan of WND either. Poorly written articles which never seem to support the misleading titles.Posted on 6/17/14 at 2:10 pm to idlewatcher
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ABC News report that large numbers of them continue to be stolen from unguarded military warehouses.
so stupid....
Posted on 6/17/14 at 2:33 pm to monsterballads
Those ISIS fighters are about to start the 4th of July early in Baghdad.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 2:36 pm to genuineLSUtiger
no one took ISIS seriously a few days ago... well very few people on here did. Jim Rockford being one of them.
Now they have control of baghdad's water supply and the city is terrified.
Now they have control of baghdad's water supply and the city is terrified.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 2:37 pm to monsterballads
I didn't know they control the water supply. Is that new information?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 2:42 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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I didn't know they control the water supply. Is that new information?
They've choked off the water supply to the city by taking over three key cities which control the flow (maybe some sort of tributary?). And yes, that info came out this morning.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 2:46 pm to genuineLSUtiger
They control the dams at Haditha, Sammara, and Mosul. They haven't technically cut anything off yet but have the ability to. That's how I understand it anyway.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 2:49 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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ISIS now controls several major dams on the rivers, for instance at Haditha and Samarra. It also holds one 30 kilometres north of Mosul that was built on fragile rock and poses a risk of collapse. It holds at least 8 billion cubic metres of water.
Man that is scary.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 2:52 pm to idlewatcher
Interesting Fact...
The Haditha Dam was a major USMC base during the Iraq war. Marines actually lived inside the dam and Haditha was scene of some of the heaviest fighting of the war. I actually spent a few nights in the dam. I thought it was creepy. Felt bad for the guys who lived there for their whole tour.
The Haditha Dam was a major USMC base during the Iraq war. Marines actually lived inside the dam and Haditha was scene of some of the heaviest fighting of the war. I actually spent a few nights in the dam. I thought it was creepy. Felt bad for the guys who lived there for their whole tour.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 2:57 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
That is bad news. That situation is setting up as a genocide.
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