re: #367 sattv4u2

It seems US airstrikes are off the table for the moment and I’m not sure if the Iranians can get there in time. The Iraqis on their own haven’t done so well thus far.

Syrian Warplanes Strike in Western Iraq

online.wsj.com

AND

Iran Secretly Sending Drones and Supplies into Iraq

nytimes.com

Iran has sent .50cal rifles which are actually good weapons against ISIS, given that terror groups use of of machine gun-armed pickup trucks (often called ‘technicals’, a Somali term that has since gone global). A couple of .50cal hits to the engine will stop one of those trucks cold.