Islamic Militants Aim To Take Baghdad Airport -- Washington Times
Jordan also at top of Islamic State’s hit list
The al Qaeda-inspired terrorist army in Iraq ultimately wants to capture Baghdad International Airport and begin a campaign to destabilize neighboring Jordan, an important U.S. ally, analysts say.
The Islamic State organization — formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant — is attempting to move within striking distance as Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Wednesday reported discovering the bodies of 50 men in a possible sectarian massacre.
Seizing Baghdad’s commercial transportation hub would be a giant step toward isolating the Shiite majority government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. It also would advance its goal of taking the capital itself, thereby endangering thousands of Americans who might need a quick evacuation.
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My Comment: ISIS is only 5 miles away from Baghdad airport .... so attacking it is not in the realm of the impossible. As for Jordan .... an ISIS assault has been on their radar since June .... the only question that everyone is asking is ..... will this be the red line that will force the U.S./Israel/Saudi Arabia/etc. to act with military force against ISIS.
