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re: 200 U.S. contractors surrounded by jihadists in Iraq
Posted on 6/13/14 at 3:17 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Posted on 6/13/14 at 3:17 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:
the U.S. Air Force is in a stand-down position. U.S. forces are not assisting even with air cover so a private extradition flight could land for a rescue, the sources said.
Benghazi 2.0.
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Posted on 6/13/14 at 3:17 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Not exactly the same but...
Washington Post June 12 at 7:45 PM
Seems at least very likely some shite's going down with contractors and ISIS
quote:
“On Thursday, the electronics giant Siemens was working to get about 50 employees out of Baiji, Cruz said. It was not clear exactly what their operation there entails, but the company announced in February that it had signed a deal to provide service and maintenance to a large gas power plant there. The oil refinery city is some 130 miles north of Baghdad.
“Cruz said that her firm has recommended using teams of U.S. and Kurdish private security firms to evacuate the contractors because the semi-autonomous Kurdish government in Iraq’s north had sent its security forces known as pesh merga to take control of the city of Kirkuk after Iraqi security forces abandoned their bases and equipment and fled. The Kurdish forces now control roads in the region.
“Negotiations were ongoing to secure the safety of foreign personnel in Baiji and to get them out of harm’s way. U.S. security contractors involved reported that they engaged in gunfire to get through the region, Cruz said.”
Washington Post June 12 at 7:45 PM
Seems at least very likely some shite's going down with contractors and ISIS
Posted on 6/13/14 at 3:18 pm to volmaverick
"Biggs said 300 in total have been evacuated from Balad and another 100 are still awaiting airlift. He said the Iraqi Air Force is trying to evacuate everyone by midnight local time.
WND previously reported Friday that private contractors who have recently returned to the U.S. from Iraq said their former colleagues effectively had been abandoned by the U.S. military and were fighting for their lives against an army of jihadists surrounding the base who belong to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS"
Sounds like they are all getting out safely.
WND previously reported Friday that private contractors who have recently returned to the U.S. from Iraq said their former colleagues effectively had been abandoned by the U.S. military and were fighting for their lives against an army of jihadists surrounding the base who belong to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS"
Sounds like they are all getting out safely.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 3:26 pm to ShortyRob
quote:Are you saying that the US, not the Iraqi government, contracted the private security force?
Nah. I was commenting in relation to not reacting to protect our own folks that we contracted to have there in the first place.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 3:46 pm to mmcgrath
Who fricking cares, we have to get the contractors out! They are working on our facility, correct?
Posted on 6/13/14 at 6:41 pm to GeeOH
Posted on 6/13/14 at 7:23 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:
People really need to start realizing that these contractors are essentially military personnel.
God bless them. And 99.99% are former military. But they make 5 times what the E-4-E-8s that they replace make. They are not essentially military and we should have better limited their role.
I hope they make it out okay. They tend to be very, very effective as operatives.
This post was edited on 6/13/14 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 6/13/14 at 7:34 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
quote:
What the frick has happened to us as a nation?
quote:Bush
Obama
Neo-Cons
A citizenry who worships violence and war
A country that has it economic survival tied to waging war
Relativism
Nihilism
Posted on 6/13/14 at 7:36 pm to JazzyJeff
quote:BOOM
Bush
Neo-Cons
A citizenry who worships violence and war
A country that has it economic survival tied to waging war
Relativism
Nihilism
Posted on 6/13/14 at 7:37 pm to TT9
quote:
BOOM
Your so military minded its sickening.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 7:39 pm to goatmilker
ISWYDT 
Posted on 6/13/14 at 9:38 pm to volmaverick
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This post was edited on 1/11/21 at 1:22 am
Posted on 6/13/14 at 9:54 pm to The Baker
It seems there is an "all or nothing" mentality with the Presidents speech today and maybe I'm not understanding the technical part but....
With contractors, our embassy, and hundreds of other Anericans there. Why can't we send a destroyer over. Go in and get our people and kick anyone's arse who gets in the way. Once our folks are out just throw our hands up and say "Ok, now y'all sort out your issues" ?
With contractors, our embassy, and hundreds of other Anericans there. Why can't we send a destroyer over. Go in and get our people and kick anyone's arse who gets in the way. Once our folks are out just throw our hands up and say "Ok, now y'all sort out your issues" ?
Posted on 6/13/14 at 10:44 pm to ShortyRob
quote:
What the frick has happened to us as a nation?
The Jesse Pinkmans of the world put Obama in charge. Twice. That's what.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 10:50 pm to Godfather1
Those guys may be fricked. For real.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 11:58 pm to ShortyRob
quote:
What the frick has happened to us as a nation?
Not a damn thing, because it won't be reported.
Posted on 6/14/14 at 8:28 am to JazzyJeff
quote:
A country that has it economic survival tied to waging war
You cannot be serious. If that was true, then our economy over the last ten+ years would have been off the charts.
FAIL.
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