Posted on 10/02/2016 5:09:10 AM PDT by rktman
As U.S. and Iraqi forces prepare to launch an offensive to retake Mosul, we found out this week that 615 more troops will be deployed to assist in intelligence gathering for the Iraqi government forces that will be spearheading the attack. The number of U.S personnel already in Iraq is estimated between 4,900-6,400 men (via NBC News):
The Department of Defense is preparing to dispatch 615 more U.S. troops to Iraq to help government forces oust ISIS from the city of Mosul, the White House announced Wednesday.
The soldiers will provide logistics support for the Iraqi forces and not spearhead the attack, White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters on Wednesday. The troops, who will deploy in the coming weeks, will have a supporting role, helping with logistics and providing advice.
Last week, the U.S. military said they needed 500 more troops, which came around the time a shell containing mustard gas was launched at U.S. and Iraqi forces. Blessedly, no one was killed and the shell was described as poorly weaponized and ineffective.
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Are the troops all muslims or of racial minority extraction?
Something stinks here.
Aren’t we glad that Obama got us out of Iraq?
I sure as hell wouldn’t want to sacrifice my son’s or my grand childrens’ lives on Obama’s BS during this last futile tyranny of his. Screw him. We don’t need to be there.
The Nobel Peace Prize President...
These now have the same value as undergraduate degrees; in the hands of a preferred minority, no value at all.
This is crazy to send so few troops, they are in danger!
How come we don’t know the number of American troops involved?
Having survived Vietnam and having watched the drip, drip, drip of out involvement buildup there all I can say is ,”AMERICA...LOOK OUT you are doing it again!!!!”
out=our
Whether we have R’s or D’s in the White House, the Corporatist “World Order” must be maintained.
The Left speeches and Right speeches made by Democrats and Republicans mask their actions, which are dictated by the big money from big banks and big business.
October surprise. They are getting ready to retake Mosul in the middle of October. The fighting could be a distraction from the election and something that Obama/Clinton can point to in their success in taking down ISIS.
Is it just me, or is this about the 25th time that U.S. and/or Iraqi troops “retake Mosul?”
“the shell was described as poorly weaponized and ineffective”
That’s the reason?
Yes, but it won't be a surprise to other than the low information American voters. The Iraqi government has even announced a date for the attack to begin - October 17th IIRC.
Don't worry..., the One has assured us that their boots will not be on the ground time and again. I'm surprised that they no longer describe our forces as merely advisers and instructors
Since this is the Won, however...
What’s the EXIT STRATEGY????
Patton once said never take the same real estate twice. Or similar words. We will lose men. No question about it if we re-take Mosul. Large area and all. Tunnels. Barricades. IEDs. Hostages. What a mess. Then again, it’s the Middle East.
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