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Or they might wilt again and retreat haphazardly leaving their equipment behind towards the Peshmerga line because the Peshmergas has the best forces that could tackle Daesh at this time.
Commented Mar 5, 2015 on "How to Retake Mosul from the Islamic State" WINEP at Sic Semper Tyrannis
"How to Retake Mosul from the Islamic State" WINEP
"According to the Feb. 19 Central Command briefing, the assault force might include five Iraqi Army brigades, with three smaller Peshmerga and Iraqi brigades in support. Other reporting suggests that a follow-on gendarmerie force of Mosul policemen would be inserted into cleared areas as a st...
What is wrong if Bibi speaks before Congress? Think you are just making a mountain out of a molehill here, Col. Lang. Even Iran has not said anything about Bibi's speech to Congress.
Commented Mar 3, 2015 on Write to your members of Congress! Stop Bibi! at Sic Semper Tyrannis
Write to your members of Congress! Stop Bibi!
This man is in the United States for the specific purpose of wrenching control of US foreign policy from the hands of our elected president and the Executive Branch of the federal government. He does not shrink from saying that this attempt is all about his country and what he imagines are i...
And yet, those Kurds are the most effective fighting force in combatting ISIS. The Iraqis would not be ready and, in my opinion, would never be ready because they have a tendency to wilt when they became the recipient of an ISIS attack.
When they (Iraqis) attack Mosul, think they will do the same tactic (retreat in a disorganized fashion thus leaving their equipment behind) again towards the Kurdish lines and let the Kurds face the brunt of the attack. My 2 cents worth of opinion, really. Hopefully, that scenario will not become reality.
Commented Feb 3, 2015 on "Is U.S. coalition winning war vs. ISIS?" CNN at Sic Semper Tyrannis
"Is U.S. coalition winning war vs. ISIS?" CNN
"... ISIS's influence keeps growing around the Muslim world. In the past six months, ISIS has drawn into its fold some dozen militant groups from Algeria to Pakistan. These affiliates aren't wasting any time in carrying out attacks in the name of ISIS. On January 27, gunmen claiming to be affi...
The liberals (or left wing)were the ones who was angered when "American Snipers" became a block buster in the movies. They could not understand the reason why.
Chris Kyle has been embraced by the conservatives and in my opinion, maybe they could not fathom why a movie that portrays a conservative backed character and directed by Clint Eastwood (a conservative director) would become a blockbuster
when, to their way of thinking, it should have sank.
"In just 10 days of wide release, director Clint Eastwood’s masterpiece has already grossed $200 million. Box Office Mojo now predicts “Sniper” will easily pass the $350 million mark and could possibly gross $400 million."
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2015/01/26/math-american-sniper-to-out-gross-all-18-anti-war-on-terror-films-combined/
Here is a nice piece on why the American left hates "American Sniper."
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2015/01/23/american-sniper-witness-intolerance-burns-inside-the-left-like-a-poison/
Hopefully, this will clear whatever fogginess are on your head and others, too...
Commented Jan 27, 2015 on I would rather see "Paddington." at Sic Semper Tyrannis
I would rather see "Paddington."
I don't get it. I don't get the whole "American Sniper" thing. Shooting people with a rifle at extended ranges is something I am familiar with. There is nothing particularly noble about shooting people with a rifle at several hundred yards. It is merely necessary in war. I was not a snip...
"And why is the American public so mad for this film?..."
Welcome to what 'liberalism' has become, Col. Lang. Even we Conservatives were at a loss.
One of the reason might be the libs were not expecting the film to be a HUGE blockbuster at the tills...
Commented Jan 26, 2015 on I would rather see "Paddington." at Sic Semper Tyrannis
I would rather see "Paddington."
I don't get it. I don't get the whole "American Sniper" thing. Shooting people with a rifle at extended ranges is something I am familiar with. There is nothing particularly noble about shooting people with a rifle at several hundred yards. It is merely necessary in war. I was not a snip...
At least, the Kurds has the courage to fight. Read somewhere that a unit of Iraqi troops (pls. correct the info if wrong) retreated haphazardly when confronted by the Daesh attack. If not for the Kurdish special forces in Gwer (w/c subsequently were reinforced by Peshmergas)Gwer might be in Daesh hand again.
Commented Jan 14, 2015 on The battle for Gwer at Sic Semper Tyrannis
The battle for Gwer
"Islamic State group fighters attempting to retake a town in northern Iraqheld by Kurdish peshmerga forces have killed at least 30 Kurds, an Iraqi military spokesman said Sunday. The battle for the town of Gwer demonstrates the Islamic State group's ability to still launch offensives in Iraq,...
The Syrian Kurds under Abdullah Öcalan and the Iraqi Kurds under President Masoud Barzani.
Commented Jan 2, 2015 on New War Game Prep - 29 December 2014 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
New War Game Prep - 29 December 2014
I will start a second world wide war game involving the Salafist jihadi community vs the rest of us. This time I want to do this by teams with me acting (perhaps with others) as control and "all others." I want to have a number of player teams: Turkey (I have two Turkish volunteers) Israel Syr...
"makosog said...
Col., How about the 2 factions of Kurdistan..."
What I meant were the 2 main factions...
Commented Jan 2, 2015 on New War Game Prep - 29 December 2014 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
New War Game Prep - 29 December 2014
I will start a second world wide war game involving the Salafist jihadi community vs the rest of us. This time I want to do this by teams with me acting (perhaps with others) as control and "all others." I want to have a number of player teams: Turkey (I have two Turkish volunteers) Israel Syr...
Col., How about the 2 factions of Kurdistan, the Iraqi Kurds and the Syrian Kurds? They have been carrying the brunt of the fighting...
Commented Dec 31, 2014 on New War Game Prep - 29 December 2014 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
New War Game Prep - 29 December 2014
I will start a second world wide war game involving the Salafist jihadi community vs the rest of us. This time I want to do this by teams with me acting (perhaps with others) as control and "all others." I want to have a number of player teams: Turkey (I have two Turkish volunteers) Israel Syr...
They should have just upgraded their existing aircraft, just as the former Soviet Union and the present Russia is doing. (Pls. correct if info is wrong.)
Commented Dec 5, 2014 on The F-35 and its woes. at Sic Semper Tyrannis
The F-35 and its woes.
"the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 — which can avoid sensor detection thanks to its special shape and coating — simply doesn’t work very well. The Pentagon has had to temporarily ground F-35s no fewer than 13 times since 2007, mostly due to problems with the plane’s Pratt & Whitney-made F135 engine...
That is why my previous observation still stands:
Think they (the Obama Admin.) might be looking for a Def. Secretary w/c they could control and mold from within. If that happens, then we will be in for 2 years of indecisiveness w/c has been the hallmark of the Obama Admin.
I cringe where ISIS will be after 2 years of this...
Commented Nov 26, 2014 on Islamic State COIN operations at Sic Semper Tyrannis
Islamic State COIN operations
"A recent Islamic State offensive in Iraq’s Anbar province suggests that the extremist organization is changing tactics, relying less on local Sunni Muslim tribes for support and carrying out what one coalition strategist called a “counterinsurgency campaign” intended to undercut any U.S.-le...
And we still have 2 more long years of Obama's policies...wonder where ISIS will be in those 2 years...
Commented Nov 25, 2014 on Hagel out - Flournoy maybe? at Sic Semper Tyrannis
Hagel out - Flournoy maybe?
So, Hagel is out. He is evidently the loser in a struggle between the military leadership and the Children's Crusaders at the White House and State Department. The military want more clearly defined goals across the Islamic culture continent and "the kids" want to run foreign affairs on the...
She has no military background? Think we will be in for 2 long years of Obama indecisiveness w/c has been the hallmark of his Admin. I cringe where ISIS will be in those 2 years...
Commented Nov 25, 2014 on Hagel out - Flournoy maybe? at Sic Semper Tyrannis
Hagel out - Flournoy maybe?
So, Hagel is out. He is evidently the loser in a struggle between the military leadership and the Children's Crusaders at the White House and State Department. The military want more clearly defined goals across the Islamic culture continent and "the kids" want to run foreign affairs on the...
Think they (the Obama Admin.) might be looking for a Def. Secretary w/c they could control and mold from within. If that happens, then we will be in for 2 years of indecisiveness w/c has been the hallmark of the Obama Admin.
I cringe where ISIS will be after 2 years of this...
Commented Nov 25, 2014 on Middle East Diary - 24 November 2014 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
Middle East Diary - 24 November 2014
What we see in these articles is a profound mistrust of the Iraqi Army. If we provide them significant weaponry will they lose it again to IS? Will their rotten, grafting leaders continue to steal the troops' pay? Will the two towns on the road to Iran stay in friendly hands? Will the Syr...
update on the simmering division of ISIS against Al Queda...
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/11/al_qaeda_in_the_arab_1.php
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), an official branch of al Qaeda, has released a video rejecting the Islamic State's announced caliphate and chastising the group for sowing discord among jihadists.
Commented Nov 23, 2014 on Yup, kings in Kaffiristan. at Sic Semper Tyrannis
Yup, kings in Kaffiristan.
"Mr. Obama’s decision largely extends much of the current American military role for another year. Mr. Obama and his aides were forced to make a decision because the 13-year old mission, Operation Enduring Freedom, is set to end on Dec. 31. The matter of the military’s role in Afghanistan in 2...
Israel has never signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, w/c has been in force since 1970.
Commented Nov 21, 2014 on Is DoD illegally protecting Israel's "clandestine nuclear weapons program?" IrMep at Sic Semper Tyrannis
Is DoD illegally protecting Israel's "clandestine nuclear weapons program?" IrMep
"A quarter century ago the Department of Defense clearly documented that Israel had a clandestine nuclear weapons program. Under the Symington and Glenn Amendments to the US Foreign Aid Act, at that very moment the United States was obligated by law to cut off all foreign aid to Israel.Instea...
Col. Lang, could the Yemeni model be replicated on the other Arab states? If so, it could lead on the stabilization of the Mid east.
Commented Nov 16, 2014 on Yemen as exemplar - Re-published 7 June 2018 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
Yemen as exemplar - Re-published 7 June 2018
"Yemeni Shi'ite Muslim Houthi fighters backed by government forces drove the local wing of al Qaeda from one of its last strongholds in central Yemen on Friday in intense fighting that killed at least 35 people, tribal sources said. The Houthis' Ansarullah movement has become the main politic...
an update on the so called alliance of ISIS and Al-Nusra...
http://syriahr.com/en/2014/11/negotiations-failed-between-the-is-jabhat-al-nusra-and-islamic-battalions/
Commented Nov 15, 2014 on IS/Nusra Alliance Against the FSA - Crack of Doom? at Sic Semper Tyrannis
IS/Nusra Alliance Against the FSA - Crack of Doom?
"The two most brutal terror groups in Syria reportedly have struck an alliance, in a deal that poses serious problems for the Obama administration’s efforts to prop up “moderate” rebel factions in the country. The Associated Press reported Thursday that militant leaders from the Islamic State...
Think the alliance that has been allegedly forged is just on the tactical level, not on a strategic level.
Commented Nov 14, 2014 on IS/Nusra Alliance Against the FSA - Crack of Doom? at Sic Semper Tyrannis
IS/Nusra Alliance Against the FSA - Crack of Doom?
"The two most brutal terror groups in Syria reportedly have struck an alliance, in a deal that poses serious problems for the Obama administration’s efforts to prop up “moderate” rebel factions in the country. The Associated Press reported Thursday that militant leaders from the Islamic State...
And we still have 2 more years to contend w/ Obama's policies...wonder where Daesh will be in 2 years...double sigh...
Commented Nov 14, 2014 on Toward an AUMF for the forever war. at Sic Semper Tyrannis
Toward an AUMF for the forever war.
"If Congress declines to formally authorize US strikes against the Islamic State, one key senator predicts some members will try to end the military operations. Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat who has introduced one of a handful of authorizations pending in both chambers, pressed hard dur...
Think I read somewhere that those in the Sunni area were Sunni dominated?
Commented Nov 14, 2014 on It is past time to start helping the Iraqi tribes. at Sic Semper Tyrannis
It is past time to start helping the Iraqi tribes.
"... mass killings of Sunni tribesmen battling the Islamic State have added urgency to Iraqi government efforts to support pockets of resistance against the militants. But distrust, a lack of financing and corruption threaten the process, tribesmen and officials say. In a flurry of meetings in...
Why could they not put a Shiite-Sunni combination as an army? The camaraderie that that would engender would be enough to unify them.
Commented Nov 13, 2014 on It is past time to start helping the Iraqi tribes. at Sic Semper Tyrannis
It is past time to start helping the Iraqi tribes.
"... mass killings of Sunni tribesmen battling the Islamic State have added urgency to Iraqi government efforts to support pockets of resistance against the militants. But distrust, a lack of financing and corruption threaten the process, tribesmen and officials say. In a flurry of meetings in...
There is an ongoing peace negotiation between Ocalan, the head of the Syrian Kurdistan Party and Turkey now. Maybe an autonomous Kurdistan is the answer.
Commented Nov 13, 2014 on It is past time to start helping the Iraqi tribes. at Sic Semper Tyrannis
It is past time to start helping the Iraqi tribes.
"... mass killings of Sunni tribesmen battling the Islamic State have added urgency to Iraqi government efforts to support pockets of resistance against the militants. But distrust, a lack of financing and corruption threaten the process, tribesmen and officials say. In a flurry of meetings in...
To me, by letting the Kurds, Shiites, Sunnis and the tribes do the fighting, this will give rise to camaraderie among them and thus engender unity amongst them.
And also this would mean a piecemeal destruction of ISIS, in w/c it would find it hard to recover.
Of course, we have to give them help in whatever form they request from us.
Commented Nov 13, 2014 on It is past time to start helping the Iraqi tribes. at Sic Semper Tyrannis
It is past time to start helping the Iraqi tribes.
"... mass killings of Sunni tribesmen battling the Islamic State have added urgency to Iraqi government efforts to support pockets of resistance against the militants. But distrust, a lack of financing and corruption threaten the process, tribesmen and officials say. In a flurry of meetings in...
What the Col. must mean are if the ISIS is successful in establishing their Caliphate, they will then have a base in w/c to plan a major attack in the U.S. and then those ISIS jihadists who are American citizens will then come home establishing terrorist cells here.
Commented Nov 13, 2014 on It is past time to start helping the Iraqi tribes. at Sic Semper Tyrannis
It is past time to start helping the Iraqi tribes.
"... mass killings of Sunni tribesmen battling the Islamic State have added urgency to Iraqi government efforts to support pockets of resistance against the militants. But distrust, a lack of financing and corruption threaten the process, tribesmen and officials say. In a flurry of meetings in...
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