The Commander In Chief, standing on the sidelines with a 60% disapproval rating within the military, might have no choice but to return to Iraq, militarily. Here is why.

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As Commander-in-Chief, I will not allow the United States to be dragged into fighting another war in Iraq. American combat troops will not be returning to fight in Iraq, because there’s no American military solution to the larger crisis there  ~ Barack Obama, August 9, 2014.

Update:  a mere 6 hours after posting this review,  we have the news of the escape of the those thousands,  trapped in the mountains near Mosul,  and, Obama's stated long-term commitment to air support within Iraq.  

Editor’s notes:  Maybe Obama has been too busy planning his extended vacation or playing golf,   or partying to understand just what kind of mess he has created in Iraq.  Besides pretending that he won the war on terror,  he imported special forces into Iraq,  when this latest crisis manifested itself,  and has a total of some 700 troops in that country,  despite reports of 300 to 400.  The absolute worst thing that can happen to the political future of this feckless Administration would be the deaths of any of these 700.  

No doubt ISIS knows they are in Iraq, and,  while they are not close to over-running Baghdad,  if they flood the capital with water from the damn up in Mosul,  and,  retake the Baghdad airport,  they could trap our forces,  or,  so goes my fantasy scenario.  I think I can safely say,  that,  as regards Iraq and ISIS,  anything is possible.  For certain,  our troops are in grave danger.    Obama simply cannot allow any negative reality with regards to these men.  As things stand at this moment,  he has no choice but to get “dragged back into Iraq” if our troops become potential victims of the terrorist state.  

More than this,  he has no plan for action in Iraq. Time and time again,  during the past week,  his minions have been unable to articulate anything that vaguely resembles a plan of action,  when asked by members of the press.  And THAT is why our men are in harms way  -  they are in Iraq without a comprehensive plan that has been embraced by their Commander.  Of course,  our military people know what must be done,  but will Obama accept their opinion(s) and act with haste, should this become necessary?  He is a know-nothing when it comes to waging war,  but that has not stopped him from denying qualified, military advice,   in the past.  

We are left with a hope and prayer for our men. 
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After Notes and the division within the Democrat Party.

Headlines taken from Memeorandum.com: 

CNN:
Obama: No timetable for Iraq airstrikes   Find

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Martin Matishak / The Hill:
Feinstein: ‘It takes an army to defeat an army’   Find

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Tom Williams / Roll Call:
Feinstein Warns of Risk of ISIL Attack on America, Says Must Be Confronted   Find

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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Left frets over Iraq mission creep   Find

A comprehensive status report on Iraq, the ISIS invasion, and the collapse of Obama's Middle East theory/policy.

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<<<  The New Reconstituted Iraq but with Baghdad a part of the "Shias" region.  Most observers do not believe Baghdad will fall.  Neither do they believe Iraq will ever be the same.  The Kurds, seeking independence for more than 100 years, now have Kirkuk and their own region of the world.  They will not want to return to the earlier Iraq.  Mosul, Tikrit,  Ramadi (40 miles from the capitol) and 12 other Sunni populated cities are in the hands of ISIS.   The Shiite population represents 60% of Iraqi's.  They have Baghdad and the oil fields in Southern Iraq.  

Update:  ISIS has captured more than 100 tanks,  700 military Humvee's, hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammo,  and hundreds of ground to air, Stinger missiles.  Much of this weaponry is being sent (by ISIS) back into Syria to give aid to the Sunni rebels waging war against the Syrian government  . . . .  one band of pathological murderers warring against another band of pathological murderers.   When ISIS left NW Syria,  this army was worth around 35 million. Three months later,  it's worth is closer to 3 billion dollars or more.  (Updated note:  this last number has been revised down to less than 1 billion making ISIS [still]  the best financed terror army in the world.  If we count in newly acquired property and equipment,  we can safely add another billion dollars to their overall worth).   

Today,  June 18,  ISIS stands 40 miles from Baghdad, with 10,000 to 12,000 forces,  having taken over the Sunni population of Iraq,  15  Iraqi cities in total.  There is doubt that the capitol can be taken by this Radicalized Sunni army,  but it appears that Iraq is  forever (or for a time well into the future),  changed,  ISIS having taken over a third of the country, all of norther Syria and continues to aid the fighting in southern Syria.  

While ISIS has been wildly successful in taking Sunni populated cities out of the hands of Iraqi control,  it faces virtually all of the remaining Iraqi military in the one city of Baghdad.  The word is out,  if you are a Shiite Muslim and ISIS takes your city,  you are dead. 

There is no where to run,  if Baghdad falls.   The Iraqi,  Shiite populated Military,  out numbers ISIS 100 to 1,  with the Shiite populated Iranian army moving into Iraq to help stop the advances of this band of degenerate murderers.  (Iran is responsible for the deaths of more than 1500 Americans in Iraq,  a third of the death count in the 5 year war).  

 President Nuri al-Maliki with Biden.

 Numbers do not tell the whole story,  however.  You should know that Iraq's military has an overwhelming morale problem,  with many Shiites no longer trusting its government and its president,  Nuri al-Maliki.  When Bush left the presidency,  he left behind a free Iraq,  complete with a new constitution,  a voting population,  and a balanced government with Kurds,  Sunni and Shiites all represented.  So strong, in fact,  that Obama decided to take credit for the success of the Iraqi effort, just 12 months into his presidency.   Maliki has been a terrible president,  failing in as comprehensive a manner as our own "president."  

While the Left argues that Obama tried to reach a "Status of Forces" agreement,  with Iraq,  you should know that he was no more in favor of leaving a substantive residual force in Iraq than he is in Afghanistan.  His military generals,  especially General Austin,  wanted a Status force of 23,000 to protect the gains made by the Bush Administration.  Obama could not care less for the sacrifices of the nearly 4500 soldiers who died in the five year war,  or, in the security of the region.  His actions prove the point.  

As a result,  he refused General Austin,  and in subsequent decisions,  reduced the suggested Status force to a ridiculous 3,000 unit force,  which would  remain in Iraq for two years   . . . . .  none of this in line with what one could call a "Status of Forces" treatise requirement.   Smoke and mirrors from Obama.   The world is watching his Middle East policies go up in smoke while he stands in front of a mirror,  somewhere,  plotting his next White House party or funding raising night on the town.  

10 times the size of any other embassy in the world,  this $700 million
facility was designed to be an intelligence center for terror activity in
the region.  Since Obama does not believe that a war on terror is being
waged,  he has abandoned this critical tool effort.  We are seeing the end
game to his irrational behavior as president.  

Finally,  Obama has sent in 100 troops to advise the Iraq military,  and another 275 soldiers to protect the US Embassy in Baghdad.  4,000 Americans remain in that compound,  the size of 80 football fields,  costing $700 to 1 billion dollars,  designed to be the anti-terror, intelligence hub for the US. in that region.    Obama has abandoned this critical strategy,  as he over-sees a complete reversal of all that the US accomplished in Iraq.  

Have the 375 soldiers been sent on a suicide mission,  into the heart of Iraq?  Certainly,  Obama did does not have this as his plan,  but,  then,  again,  he is a very stupid man.  

God help our people,  civilian and military,  remaining in Iraq.  
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You might be interested in this WaPost article,  as well: 

 Obama's Iraq disaster - The Washington Post

www.washingtonpost.com/...iraq.../2014/.../715139...

The Washington Post

2 days ago - This is a mess of the president's own making. ... Now in 2014, as Iraqdescends into chaos, Democrats are trying to blame the fiasco on — you ...

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Wall Street Journal:

The Collapsing Obama Doctrine  —  Rarely has a U.S. president been so wrong about so much at the expense of so many.  —  As the terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) threaten Baghdad, thousands of slaughtered Iraqis in their wake, it is worth recalling a few