Iraq Signals Openness to U.S. Airstrikes Against al Qaeda, U.S. Officials Say
Source: The Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—Iraq has privately signaled to the Obama administration that it would allow the U.S. to conduct airstrikes with drones or manned aircraft against al Qaeda militant targets on Iraqi territory, senior U.S. officials said Wednesday.
The Obama administration is considering a number of options, including the possibility of providing "kinetic support" for the Iraqi military fighting al Qaeda rebels who seized two major cities north of Baghdad this week, according to a senior U.S. official who added that no decisions have been made.
Officials declined to say whether the U.S. would consider conducting airstrikes with drones or manned aircraft.
Iraq has long asked the U.S. to provide it with drones that could be used in such strikes, but Washington has balked at supplying them, officials said.
Read more: http://online.wsj.com/articles/iraq-signals-openness-to-u-s-airstrikes-against-al-qaeda-u-s-officials-say-1402526823
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4.487 US Troops dead wasn't ENOUGH?!
I fucking HATE Bush! That fucking idiot wrought a path of tears, pain, death and destruction everywhere he went. I wonder how many parents would still have their children, how many children would have their moms and dads, how many spouses would still be able to have each other, how many sisters would have their brothers, how many friends would still have each other if that vile excuse for a human being had never been "elected".
Almost 5,000 American servicemen and women dead. FOR NOTHING!!!!
Is this bastard in jail? Does he feel even a MOLECULE or regret or remorse? NO! He sits in his mansion and paints crappy pictures of dogs and his BFF Putin.
FUCK!!!!
Sorry for the rant, thinking about this just INFURIATES me!!
