It's too late to send troops back. More lives will be lost for that futile effort.
Like I said before, one of the worst decisions Obama made was sending the troops back too early before stabilizing the Iraqi government.
The best option now is to send high-powered artillery and if possible armored vehicles to the Kurds.
Just when you think ISIS couldn't get any lower they have gone and burned one of their prisoners (a Jordanian pilot) alive and finished him off by dumping tons of sand and concrete on him.
I would post a link but everytime I try it is never clickable for some reason. Still can't figure out what I'm doing wrong when I try it. Anyway, you can read about it on AOL news.
Originally posted by AsbestosFlaygon
***WARNING! EXTREMELY GRAPHIC! Not for the faint of heart***Full video from Fox News:
Spoiler:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4030583977001/warning-extremely-graphic-video-isis-burns-hostage-alive/?#sp=show-clipsSkip to 17:00 for the burning scene.
Originally posted by Omega Vision
My brother works in Media and Broadcasting for the Air Force's Armed Forces Tokyo. He said that the ISIS videos' production values are "too slick," and thinks that they must have the backing of some government.
Originally posted by AsbestosFlaygon
They do.
They have multiple umbrella organizations (ie. Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, MILF, Muslim Brotherhood, etc.)
Al-Qaeda and ISIS are rivals. Globally, they're competing for recruits and presitge, while in Syria they're in open armed conflict vis-a-vis Al-Nusra Front.
As for Boko Haram, they've identified themselves as ideological brothers, but their alliance is like the alliance between Japan and Germany during WW2--mostly theoretical and for propaganda purposes. The Muslim Brotherhood is at odds with ISIS because the MB believes that civil action and democracy are the way to create a true Islamic State. The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria is aligned with the "Moderate" Rebels who are ISIS's prime enemy.
These are certainly not "umbrella groups" of ISIS. In fact, ISIS started out as an Al-Qaeda umbrella group that split off and became more powerful and effective than Al-Qaeda could ever have dreamed of being.