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On the ground obviously, in tikrit, where isf is being successful but keep in mind fred that what the iraqi forces have alongside them right now, are shia militia and they are very and qods force and the iraqi core without getting into all these players. you have iranian influence in iraq that is significant and tactically available and making itself very, very successful in terms of these tactical engagements against isis. this is a big deal for tehran. they are exercising some very significant influence in this battle in tikrit. tactically that s good. the united states and tehran, very ironically share the same interests here in that we want isis to be destroyed. the challenge going forward strategically, obviously iran has the upper hand in terms of influencing activities on the ground. our advisors the united states ....
Anti-american ideology. they are asking to kill american soldiers. so we are creating an enormous mess. this battle in tikrit there wasn t a single u.s. warplane bombing isis. we had not a single u.s. equipped team nor that location. an iranian master spy, a terrorist, described by david petraeus as a truly evil figure is running the ground war in iraq. this is an enemy in the united states. howard dean, how do you sort this snout it s very difficult now. we ll see what happens when they take over tikrit completely. these are shia, and historically they ve killed as many sunni as they can. the reason was isis was successful is we created this power vacuum by going into iraq. and two, the sunnis figured they were not as bad as the shia government, which may or may not ....
and this curtails with assad s regime from day one. the u.s. and the zionists and the saudis are responsible for the rise of al qaeda. so listen to the rhetoric. these shia militia groups, the ideology that is funding them, fouling them, this is an anti-american ideology. they are asking to kill american soldiers. so we are creating an enormous mess. this battle in tikrit, there wasn t a single u.s. warplane bombing isis. we had not a single u.s. equipped team nor that location. an iranian master spy, a terrorist, described by david petraeus as a truly evil figure, is running the ground war in iraq. this is an enemy in the united states. howard dean, how do you sort this snout it s very difficult now. we ll see what happens when they take over tikrit completely. these are shia, and ....
There s real concerns this could drive sunnis across iraq further into the hands of isis. after all, the reason isis was able to rise up in the first place in iraq is because many sunnis hated the shia government in baghdad more than they hated isis or were willing to give isis support. concern this could drive sunnis into isis hands across iraq and complicate the battle toll retake mosul and anbar province. to that point, colonel, what does this say about u.s. involvement in taking on isis here? the u.s. is not involved in the battle in tikrit. they are making progress which john and paul are pointing out largely shia militia. what does it say about u.s. involvement going forward? this is a key point here. we ve been very marginalized here. iranians have done a good job of moving us out of the limelight. the iraqis are now relying on ....
Air strikes on isis targets in iran and syria. the united states obviously very focused on an eventual offensive to drive isis out of mosul. the second largest city in iraq. a place where its expected there will be a lot of resistance from isis when that operation eventually happens. at the moment all eyes in iraq are on the battle in tikrit. it has been going on for a week. what we have seen is the iraqi army appears to be playing a supporting role for a variety of predominately shi a militias. yesterday, we were up at the front. we saw within three days they advanced 50 miles just to the edge of tikrit. we saw rocket launchers, mortars and heavy artillery lined up and ready to go. we watched as they went in for a midday attack on a town just to the east of tikrit. ....