Obama Bombs Iraq 'In Order to Save It'

Jon Queally @ Common Dreams - U.S. warplanes fired missiles on ground targets in northern Iraq Friday, the Pentagon confirmed midday. On Thursday night (see below), President Obama announced his authorization for such strikes as he justified them on humanitarian grounds that would save Iraqis caught up in current violence in the country from a "genocide."

According to the official statement by Pentagon spokesperson Rear Admiral John Kirby:  Read more.