IRAQI ARMY RUNS FOR ITS LIFE

It has learnt discretion is the better of valour

Doing their duty has not paid in the past, look at the casualties they took in our invasion of Iraq, the Gulf War, the war against Iran
I am surprised anybody wants the job, unless they are conscripts

The Sunnis are hardly going to fight the jihadists, The Shias don't like the odds, and they  ain't going
to be interested in defending Sunni areas are they....democracy is a farce, nobody believes in it, it was forced on them

These people will only fight for their own tribes or religion
they are no longer interested in defending a country created by us

Where's Saddam when you need him?

Well they were trained by the Italians.

Too much Opera? more than one way to skin a cat.

Invite Al and the Qaeda`s to a performance of La Triviatta performed by the Iraqi Army and offer them canape(non swine of course) spiked with cyanide.

Job done.

you run too if you not know who real enemies is

keeping the oil flowing to foreigners is not worth losing your life over

Especially when the troops find out that the van drivers for Halliburton are getting paid 10 fold.

The army has been joined by Shia and Kurdish militias
and are started to hold up

ISIS still hold a couple of key cities
Obabama may give air support I would have thought maybe?
but I think he is being cautious, he really does not want the US being dragged in too far here, in my opinion

I see Blair still refuses to take any responsibility I see
still I think he lost contact with truth years ago, appalling man

Marr gave him an easy ride. Waste of time.

Marr isnt fit for purpose these days

Amazingly Blair is still arguing for more intervention in the Middle East
that man should give it up....and retire from public view

If Iraq drives out ISIS out without any intervention...that is good
it shows that at least democracy in Iraq has some strength
If they have to keep calling for the US Cavalry every 10 minutes, then they don't have much

I cant think ISIS is going to do anybody any good, they are extreme even by extremist standards
they need to be gone

Blair is actually an extremist, a democracy extremists of all things, extremists of all persuasions
are bad in my opinion......moderates are always best, again of any persuasion

they fled leaving a long trail of brown stuff behind them.

mind you, you can't blame them - would you fancy someone making a football using the skin off YOUR head?

1700 Iraqi soldiers executed yesterday

this is bad if true

Jesus, that is horrific if that is true.

more people are being slaughtered ,made destitute and a total humanitarian disaster , dont think we really know whats going on and who is behind what .Disgraceful spouting off and tasteless smilies ,give it a rest ebul .

I am sorry I offended you breadnbutter

but I don't think pretending none of it happened is going to help personally

That figure was claimed by those doing the killing

http://time.com/2878718/isis-claims-massacre-of-1700-iraqis/

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=641_1402789384

It has not been confirmed that this happened for certain
but I think the message is there, ISIS are trying to incite civil war in Iraq with these atrocities

If civil war does start then what is Obama going to do?
These guys need to be defeated sooner than later...to stop it escalating to civil war

I believe in getting my £2's worth on here
Seriously people should question things and put forward their own ideas,
otherwise we are left with having to believe any old lies or guff the government or media tell us.
Frankly I do not trust them

These forums are one of the few places ordinary people can express a voice, where else is there?
We can write to newspapers...but they choose what they print.

yes my humour is sadly tasteless

I am aware of some of the appalling brutality and atrocities taking place in Syria
I see hints..

But there is a need for transparency here, if there is to be any hope of peace

There can only be peace if one side wins, until then this is what happens
efforts at a truce have failed...although it is desperately needed
The quicker Assad wins in Syria the better, on humanitarian grounds, in my opinion
you wont get our government saying that, will you????

you dont have a clue whats going on in Syria do you ?

its not as simple as  one side against another its a lot more complicated than that ,do some research please ffs

not being rude but you dont half dribble on m8 .

you dont have a clue whats going on in Syria do you ?

...and I suppose YOU do!

Two different lots of muslims killing each other.
Sounds like multiculturalism doesn't work that well ower there.

But hey, the luvvies will welcome you all to the UK, so why  don't you all come here to live.

Starting with Blackpool, Blackburn, Bradford, east London, Wembley, Luton, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol, Peterborough, etc, and just leave the nice countryside villages alone. 

Pardon?

Oh, you already have!!

Good show, carry on.

yes I do dribble on a bit

but perhaps you may enlighten us with your views please breadnbutter?

I did look up a bit on Syria
I am aware the civil war came out of Arab Spring and Assad's rather brutal response to it

We could discuss various details and sub plots if you want breadnbutter

At the moment, it appears Russia are not going to stop arming Assad, so I don't see how he can lose
in which case it is better he wins
the worst scenario is what we have now...civil war

just my opinion
argue your case breadbutter

watching the fork tongued weasel blair  waving his arms about as he talks like a  double glazing salesmen gives me the boak .

no doubt you will pontificate and try and justify things but i cant have any of it .

I'm guessing breadnbutter hails from north o' the border.

the lives of ordinary people to be better not worse is paramount  ,your saying fck the man in the street let and  tyranny prevail if it stops conflict , cant have that Gerry .

ballot box the way forward .

aye braw bonny scotland

war crime,situation very bad

breadnbutter  • June 16, 2014 2:25 AM BST
the lives of ordinary people to be better not worse is paramount

yes..I am saying that

ok ebulgGery ,we agree

We agree on something at last

I see today Isis have captured another city

We have banned Isis in the UK, that should stop them

it is every British muslims duty to go to Iraq and fight alongside their brothers

Don't you mean "against" their brothers rather than "alongside"?

No, hold on, I think both work in this context.

as long as they're fighting I'm not really bothered

Do people realise that it just isn't 500 british fighting for ISIS
there are already a lot more and they are supported in the uk and fund raising goes on.
They are already boasting about what they are going to do with machine guns when they return!!
Can you imagine anyone letting them back here!!??

500!!!!! is that all

yes that is a disappointment BB

I was hoping a lot more had gone

We did a very bad thing to Iraq
not sure we can do much now
although I would be quite happy to hand Tony Blair over to them