Obama to send hundreds more advisers to Iraq

The Hill ^ | June 9, 2015 | Kristina Wong

[jazusamo]

The Obama administration is planning to send as many as 400 additional trainers to Iraq to train Iraqi forces against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, according to the New York Times .

The decision comes after an embarrassing defeat of Iraqi forces at Ramadi last month to the terrorist group, prompting the administration to reconsider its training and equipping program for Iraqi forces.

Sunni tribal fighters in Ramadi had complained of not receiving any training or equipment from the central government.

After the defeat, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he had asked a team of top military officials to put together options for enhancing the train and equip program, a key part of the administration's strategy in Iraq.

The U.S. will also establish a new military base in Anbar Province, at Taqaddum, an Iraqi base in Anbar Province, known as the Sunni heartland.

The decision comes after months of debate about the strategy, the Times reported, which was settled by the fall of Ramadi. Anbar will become the focus of a long campaign that will seek to regain Mosul, which ISIS seized last June, the paper said.

[jazusamo]

On again off again, BamBam.

[nickcarraway]

Financial advisors?

[familyop]

How much are they paying for giving advice?

;-)

[doc1019]

Vietnam déjà vu

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Trainers? There are already more trainers in Iraq than trainees.

I thought Obama read newspapers like the rest of us for our daily briefing.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Zero lies, people die.

[uncitizen]

Oh this oughta really finish the thing off now

[Cicero]

What could go wrong?

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Well you know, he only needs to make sure that they all wear cross-trainers while they’re over there.

That way he keeps “no more boots on the ground” promise.

[Jim Robinson]

If you’re not going in to win (with whatever it takes to win) stay the hell out. Vietnam.

[Organic Panic]

Send community organizers and job recruiters.

[17th Miss Regt]

But no boots on the ground, huh?

[ansel12]

Vietnam did fine for many years with advisers, it was when JFK sent in 16,000 troops that he created the Vietnam War for us.

This is not like Vietnam at all.

[jazusamo]

Absolutely, and 0bama ain’t gonna do it.

[maggief]

I have an idea!

[doc1019]

Ooooookay.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

MoBro advisors, more like.

[caww]

Ol’ ISIS has been claiming they're soon to take Baghdad.....lots of explosions there today.

Advisors are there for more than advising...and I wouldn't necessarily call them that.

[george76]

Just words.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I hate those damned bow ties like some frikkin’ radical uniform.