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Iraq Accidentally Drops Food, Ammo on ISIS Fighters
Posted on 10/1/14 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 1:57 pm
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Washington Times Link
I don't know if I should or
Either way
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Iraqi military supply helicopters were supposed to be taking shipments of food, water, and ammunition to besieged troops in the Shaqlawah base in Anbar Province late last week, where they’ve been out of the normal supply lines for a week. The supplies were dropped, just not where you’d want them.
Instead of dropping the shipments of food, water, and ammunition on the besieged base, many of the pilots mistakenly dropped the supplies on the ISIS fighters themselves.
Which is great for ISIS, who after all is using the same US-made weaponry Iraq’s own military is, largely looted from Iraqi military bases, and might’ve had a hard time finding spare ammunition otherwise.
The bungled airdrops were reported by Iraqi MP Hakim al-Zamill, from the Security and Defense Committee. He said the mistakes were because of “lack of experience of the pilots.”
NBC quoted an unnamed Iraqi brigadier general as confirming the incidents had happened, and Zamill insisted that there will be an investigation into the commanders organizing the mission.
Washington Times Link
I don't know if I should or
Either way
Posted on 10/1/14 at 2:09 pm to carbola
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I don't know if I should or
It would make me if it didn't make me
Posted on 10/1/14 at 2:10 pm to trackfan
Wait so they need help fighting them but now dropping food to kill ISIS.. Iraq like we don't need bombs just send us food we kill them with it.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 2:12 pm to trackfan
Feed and water your enemies!
Posted on 10/1/14 at 2:13 pm to carbola
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Instead of dropping the shipments of food, water, and ammunition on the besieged base, many of the pilots mistakenly dropped the supplies on the ISIS fighters themselves.
Brilliant
Posted on 10/1/14 at 2:15 pm to MSCoastTigerGirl
poisoned food?
nah they wouldn't be that clever would they?
Posted on 10/1/14 at 2:16 pm to Jagd Tiger
Rifle rounds guaranteed to jam?
Posted on 10/1/14 at 2:16 pm to stormy
quote:
Feed and water your enemies!
It's the Christian thing to do.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:31 pm to carbola
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He said the mistakes were because of “lack of experience of the pilots.”
Or pilots sympathetic toward ISIS
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:57 pm to carbola
Meh. Anyone can make that mistake. We accidentally dropped supplies on the Germans during World War II on several different occasions.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:03 pm to carbola
Who's arse will be in a sling this time tomorrow?
:crickets:
:crickets:
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:04 pm to carbola
I sure hope it was Ham Sandwiches
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:16 pm to carbola
And we're suppose to be over there "training" these people how to fight? We have their back but who in the hell has ours you reckon?
Idiots.
Idiots.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:22 pm to Homesick Tiger
It's not their fault. From the sky all towelheads look alike.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:24 pm to Vegas Bengal
quote:Not just from the sky.
It's not their fault. From the sky all towelheads look alike.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:29 pm to carbola
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He said the mistakes were because of “lack of experience of the pilots.”
What a lame excuse. You tell them to drop it at X and they drop it at Y. How can you mix that up?
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