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When American "advisers" in Iraq are attacked and/or killed, what do you think will happen? (Original Post) EEO Jun 2014 OP
Naturally, the media and right wing will blame Obama bradla Jun 2014 #1
Yes they will. EEO Jun 2014 #6
And the media and the rw will all scream for blood. jwirr Jun 2014 #2
I'm glad you stated that as "WHEN" not "IF" dballance Jun 2014 #3
Without the backup of alsame Jun 2014 #4
Yes. Yes they are. EEO Jun 2014 #5
The thing is jrandom421 Jun 2014 #7
Well, Obama will be criticized no matter what he does but this decision was one of the worst... EEO Jun 2014 #8
 

dballance

(5,756 posts)
3. I'm glad you stated that as "WHEN" not "IF"
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 12:37 PM
Jun 2014

It's going to happen. I have no doubt. All we're doing is putting more people on the ground as targets.

EEO

(1,620 posts)
5. Yes. Yes they are.
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 09:52 PM
Jun 2014

All of the apologists for Obama on this issue need to wake up and recognize the extreme risk we are taking.

jrandom421

(999 posts)
7. The thing is
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 01:23 PM
Jun 2014

is that these guys know all about it. The SF guys who went in for Desert Shield, joked about being "Saddam's Riyadh Speed Bumps".

It's all part of the risk that those who volunteer for Special Ops know, understand, and accept. Doesn't make it any easier, but it has been traditional since the first Special Forces group was established in 1952.

"Since their establishment in 1952, Special Forces soldiers have operated in Vietnam, El Salvador, Panama, Haiti, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines, and, in an FID role, Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa, which was transferred to United States Africa Command in 2008"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Forces_(United_States_Army)

All nasty, ugly, war-torn places where the lifespan of a "military adviser" is short. So what else is new?

EEO

(1,620 posts)
8. Well, Obama will be criticized no matter what he does but this decision was one of the worst...
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 05:18 PM
Jun 2014

... on the table. He basically opened the door to the possibility of American troops dying and the pressure following such deaths to send in more troops to die will be fierce.

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