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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Mon Oct 13, 2014, 06:58 PM Oct 2014

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So ISIS is eight miles from the Baghdad Airport

Good gawd, the Iraqi armed forces are a joke...

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So ISIS is eight miles from the Baghdad Airport (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2014 OP

They have poor morale and poor leadership. I feel bad for the ones who TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #1

Not much esprit de corps/NT DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2014 #2

hmm.. GummyBearz Oct 2014 #3

Will Iran step in to save Baghdad? n/t moondust Oct 2014 #4

Before ISIS went homicidal some thought they could be a bulwark against Iran./NT DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2014 #5

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

1. They have poor morale and poor leadership. I feel bad for the ones who

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Oct 13, 2014, 07:14 PM

Oct 2014

want to be brave and fight--there are certainly some of those in the ranks.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

2. Not much esprit de corps/NT

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 13, 2014, 07:21 PM

Oct 2014

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)

3. hmm..

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Oct 13, 2014, 07:23 PM

Oct 2014

I wonder if that's closer than Obama is to the nearest golf course?

moondust

(19,976 posts)

4. Will Iran step in to save Baghdad? n/t

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Oct 13, 2014, 07:25 PM

Oct 2014

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

5. Before ISIS went homicidal some thought they could be a bulwark against Iran./NT

Reply to moondust (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 13, 2014, 07:27 PM

Oct 2014

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