Iraq GETS its requested air support

No, not from Barry as promised but not delivered. They picked up some used Sukhois from Vlad.

http://yalibnan.com/2014/06/27/maliki-counting-second-hand-russian-jets-defeat-rebels/

He said that the process of buying US jets had been "long-winded" and that the militants' advance could have been avoided if air cover had been in place.

Isis and its Sunni Muslim allies seized large parts of Iraq this month.

Mr Maliki was speaking to the BBC's Arabic service in his first interview for an international broadcaster since Isis - the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - began its major offensive.

"I'll be frank and say that we were deluded when we signed the contract [with the US]," Mr Maliki said.

"We should have sought to buy other jet fighters like British, French and Russian to secure the air cover for our forces; if we had air cover we would have averted what had happened," he went on.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28042302

More kind words for the American government. Like so many have said, all the makings of Vietnam 2.0

This speaks volumes, they beg barry and the US for years and receive only empty promises.

I'm by no means saying vlads a 'good guy', but it took them a handful of days to deliver.

"The first ten Russian Sukhoi (Su-24) fighter jets arrived in Iraq on Saturday, the country’s Defense Ministry said. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is hoping the jets will make a key difference in the fight against ISIS."

http://rt.com/news/169144-iraq-russian-jets-arrive/

"Iraqi government forces are continuing an offensive to retake the northern city of Tikrit from Sunni rebels."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28077425