We’ll update this post as more information becomes available.
Update:
It appears the Pentagon’s announcement was made via Twitter.
https://twitter.com/BrettLoGiurato/status/497726255928967168
How does the media plan to cover airstrikes in Iraq, by RT’ing the Pentagon?
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) August 8, 2014
We are seeing unconfirmed reports that the airstrikes were launched from the USS George H. W. Bush.
https://twitter.com/AdamBlickstein/status/497729719232888832
Breaking: Obama launches airstrikes from USS George H. W. Bush against ISIS so he can blame Bush if it all goes wrong pic.twitter.com/mtxVLhGTvR
— Walter Cronkite (@CronkiteSays) August 8, 2014
This Twitter user has priorities:
Damn, Martha Radits interrupts my Family feud for a, "Special Report" act like Igaf if we are bombing Iraq bioch it's @IAmSteveHarvey
— ~ Donny ~ (@DonovanCreamer1) August 8, 2014