More US Troops to Iraq - Iraq Crisis

Mail on Sunday: Reports " A 27-year-old has been identified as the U.S. Marine killed in an ISIS rocket attack in Iraq as the Pentagon announced they would be sending in more troops on the ground.  "

Lets Get Real:

The US needs at least between ten to twenty thousand troops on the ground to take on Daesh in Iraq and Syria, the fight for big cities is going to be costly, one doubts that the present Iraqi Army has the history to fight Street to Street fights and house to house combat. This is one mistake that President Obama can correct, the US needs either troops or special forces on the ground, this blog does not care what the White House calls them as long as the troops are sent to combat daesh.  IF and after Daesh is defeated the US must keep a few thousand troops in Iraq, the cost of not having them has been seen, time for steady nerves at the White House before the fight really starts in Iraq and before the Presidential election in November. 

Obama in Cuba - Obama's Legacy Tour

BBC News: Reports " President Barack Obama has arrived in Cuba for a historic visit to the island and talks with its communist leader. "

Lets Get Real:

This visit by Obama is an attempt to cover up his failed Presidency, in the eight years of Obama the allies of the US have been let down by a Presidency who thinks he knows it ALL and does not.    Thus Obama left Iraq in 2011, this allowed for the birth of Daesh, in Iraq and Syria.   The President failed to enforce his red lines with Assad 's Syria, thus showing that Obama treated the enemies of the US better than its allies, in this case moderates in Syria.   The secular rebellion turned religious and allowed Daesh to take controls of large parts of Syria.   In East Europe Obama allowed Russia to take over the Crimea and did not defend East Ukraine.    No one will ask this former President for advice on foreign policy when he leaves office in 2017.

The Republican Delegate Count - Election 2016

Telegraph: Reports that Donald Trump has 621 delegates, while Senator Cruz has 396 and finally Governor Kasich has 138.

Lets Get Real:

There has been discussion on the news networks that you could see joint ticket between Cruz and Kasich or even a Cruz and Rubio with the Rubio delegates supporting Cruz at the Republican Convention.   It looks like that Trump will not be able to reach a majority of the delegates and his recent remarks that there could be riots is troubling.   The question is what will the Republican Establishment do, if they have any power, if this blog recalls the delegates have to vote for the candidate who won their State in the first round, if no candidate has a majority then the delegates are free to vote for someone else.   One can see the lawyers coming in to this, fun if a political nightmare for the Republicans and fun for the Democrats. 

Trump says there could be riots if he is not the Republican Nominee - Election 2016

Guardian - US Politics Live: Reports the following comments by Donald Trump should he be denied the Republican nomination in its 4.18pm post, " If we’re 20 votes short or if we’re you know 100 votes, and we’re at 1,100 and somebody else is at 500 or 400, cause we’re way ahead – I don’t think you can say we don’t get it automatically, I think you’d have riots,” Trump said...“I’m representing a tremendous, many many millions of people... If you disenfranchise those people, I think you would have problems like you’ve never seen before. I think bad things would happen. I wouldn’t lead it – but I think bad things would happen.” 

Lets Get Real:

IF one was a cynic one could say the above is a threat to repeat what what happened to the Democrats in 1968.  It is these kind of remarks that make this blogger want to buy a second hand nuclear bunker, one sometimes get the feeling that Trump would get the West in to a WAR within six months, while it would only take Cruz six weeks.   As stated in previous post the general election phase is on, thus given the choice this blog will try to spin for HRC, its hard, she is not a great candidate. The Trump Campaign has moved to the general election phase with an advert that has HRC barking, yes she did park at one event, that is why its hard to spin for her, at least she will not cause a WAR with a six months, a scandal of some short yes, but that is the Clintons. 

Super Tuesday Result - Election 2016

BBC News: Reports " Trump advances despite Ohio loss, Clinton extends lead "

Lets Get Real:

The fights for the Republican and Democratic nomination is OVER, on the Republican side it will be Donald Trump, on the Democratic side it will be Hillary Clinton.   Although the Donald might not get the actually number delegates needed any idea of a backroom deal that would try to replace him would destroy the Republican Party and hand the Oval Office to HRC.  Both candidates have moved to the general, as the Hill reports the Trump has aired an attack advert on Hillary Clinton, the advert shows how Putin's Russia would be happy with HRC in the Oval as Putin is a stronger leader.  Thus a new phase of the election starts today. 

RIP Dafydd G Thomas

Clinton Email Scandal - Update

Fox News: Reports " Former Hillary Clinton IT specialist Bryan Pagliano, a key witness in the email probe who struck an immunity deal with the Justice Department, has told the FBI a range of details about how her personal email system was set up, according to an intelligence source close to the case who called him a “devastating witness.” "

Lets Get Real:

This is the ONE scandal that the Clintons can not seem to lose, of course an understanding of US politics one knows that the FBI or the Obama DoJ will not really go after Clinton, its for show, who in the FBI or Obama's Department of Justince has the backbone to go after the Clintons.  They will get away with this scandal, just because their name is CLINTON.