ISIS/ISIL make major gains in Iraq

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1. Maybe it's not as small as y'all think.

2. I could take Washington D.C. with 1000 men too if I faced no resistance. Just drive around from military base to military base taking sh**t and picking up recruits.

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Erdogan seems to be in a strong position. What better time than now to throw up their hands and just invade? Reclaim the Ottoman Empire. Syria, Iraq, the works.

Alternatively, the Iranians could send tank columns to "help" Iraq, vis-a-vis Napoleon-in-Spain. The Iranian army could push north all the way up into Syria and link up with Assad/Hezbollah. The glory days of the Persian Empire await...

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The ISIL isn't going to take all of Iraq. A Shiite rump state will remain.

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So apparently Bashar Assad is pounding ISIL in coordination with the Iraqi government. Who is our friend again? Who is our enemy?

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How likely is it that Obsma can steal Iran from Putin's orbit?

That's pretty much my dream scenario. An epic U.S. realignment towards the Shiite bloc while the Saudis pound sand. It would be the biggest coup since Nixon '72.