We were discussing Putin which automatically refers to Syria not Iraq. And again isis gains in Syria were not checked until the Russians stepped in, much to the chagrin of the Obama adm.baileyn45, post: 16281009I did get the date wrong this was in Aug 2014.
You also failed to mention that Obama was specifically talking about Syria.
Your CNN report tells you this.
The fighting comes nearly two weeks after thousands of Peshmerga and Iraqi commandos ousted ISIS forces for control of the dam, a crucial facility that provides electricity for millions of people in Iraq.
Kurdish officials have credited U.S. airstrikes against ISIS with helping Peshmerga forces push back against the extremists, whose breathtaking gains and brutal tactics captured the attention of world leaders.
You do notice there is no credit to Putin's air strikes who has not lifted a finger to destroy ISIS.
That's fine - we never needed him, But Trumputopians are fauning all over Putin as god's gift to destroying ISIS when he has in reality done very little.
Proof we don't need Putin or Trump to liberate Mosul. The planning training and Iraqi military advance has taken at least half of the city.
By the way I'm not a Trump supporter, didn't vote for him. I'm just greatly disturbed by this adm apparent willingness to watch isis slaughter their way across Syria in the hopes it would bring down Assad. This Adm seems to see the Assad regime as the worst actor in Syria. I disagree, even the "moderates" want all non sunnis gone. .