BBC News: Reports " Iraq has launched a military operation to recapture Tikrit, the hometown of former leader Saddam Hussein, from Islamic State (IS) and its allies. "
Lets Get Real:
If the new Iraqi Army can push IS out of Tikrit it will be a tactical victory for the West, on Strategy that is another matter, as the article notes the Iraqi Army is being helped by forces from Iran, thus when it comes to IS the US and Iran are on the same page. This raises problems for the Oval Office, while the US and Iran are fighting IS in the Middle East they are having talks about the future of Iran's nuclear ambitions, how far can the Oval push Iran, when it needs Iran to buck up the new Iraqi Government, and what will the Allies of the US think that the US and Iran are in bed together in the MIddle East. The politics of the Middle East are always murky, never more that NOW, lets see what the Iraqi Army can do in Tikrit, next it will be Mosul, and the Iraqi Army will need the support of the US in the air and on the ground.
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