Will Commander in Chief Obama decide not to adequately protect and evacuate Americans from Iraq? Will Obama abandon Americans in Baghdad just as he abandoned Americans in Benghazi?
There are apparently still thousands of Americans in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. These Americans are apparently frightened, with many wanting to be evacuated out of Iraq. This is not happening.
The Obama Administration fears that evacuating the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad might make Obama appear to be weak. Fox News reported on the dire situation and Obama’s decision to gamble with the lives of Americans for possible political gain,
A senior U.S. defense official said Friday U.S. officials were seeing signs that Iranian fighters were engaged in Iraq, a development the source described as "concerning."But it was not immediately clear how many troops were involved.The defense official told Fox News the United States had been watching the swift gains made by the Sunni group known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) for months, adding "this didn't just happen.""This is bad," the official said, adding that "there is not much we can do (militarily). We are way behind the curve."The official said people in the U.S. Embassy feel threatened, but it's too "politically sensitive" to evacuate them right now.
In addition, as many as 600 American contractors were stranded at an Iraqi Air Force base. Obama apparently had U.S. military personnel evacuated but did not evacuate the American contractors. The Iraqi Air Force has been evacuating the Americans, but as many as 200 might still remain. Obama has refused to provide military cover for the evacuation.
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