US launches aistrikes in Tirkrit,Gulf states bomb Yemen

[Tragic KingdomII]

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeas ... 38956.html

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east ... s/1.648660

The Saudi Arabia - Iran proxy war is reaching its peak, with the US somewhat caught in the middle. This is an awkward set of alliances if I've seen one. Shiite militias backed by Iran are at the gates of Tikrit, and US airstrikes will almost surely ensure its liberation (if you want to call it that). This was an otherwise stalled battle, with ISIS inflicting heavy casualties and holding the city for the most part.

In Yemen, Saudi Arabia in consultation with the US (and likely support) is targeting advancing Houthis backed by Iran....the world has gone mad. I don't know what the end game is from America's perspective. You don't need to have boots on the ground to develop some sort of exit strategy, and the US simply doesn't have one. We have ourselves what looks to be a perpetual conflict with sectarian overtones, and things are slowly deteriorating.

[The Comrade]

our end game is clearly helping out the suadis and the iranians so long as it doesn't ever directly impact the other.

[Tragic KingdomII]

[micfranklin]

Of course Iraq can't handle this on their own. Didn't their army retreat one time when ISIS launched an attack against them?

[eynon81]

[eynon81]

[Saz]

[Kane]

[Tragic KingdomII]

[Saz]