No one will be able to say that Obama got us into another Middle East war no sir.
Posted on 09/02/2014 7:01:26 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
These troops are being sent to protect the American embassy and the airport in Baghdad, and allow a contingent of troops already there to exit safely. They will “not serve in a combat role,” according to the White House.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday authorized a request for an additional 350 troops to be sent to Iraq to protect American diplomatic facilities and personnel in Baghdad, according to a statement released by the White House. “The request he approved today will allow some previously deployed military personnel to depart Iraq, while at the same time providing a more robust, sustainable security force for our personnel and facilities in Baghdad,” the statement said.
Here’s the full statement on the move from Press Secretary Josh Earnest:
Today, the President authorized the Department of Defense to fulfill a Department of State request for approximately 350 additional U.S. military personnel to protect our diplomatic facilities and personnel in Baghdad, Iraq. This action was taken at the recommendation of the Department of Defense after an extensive interagency review, and is part of the President’s commitment to protect our personnel and facilities in Iraq as we continue to support the Government of Iraq in its fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). These additional forces will not serve in a combat role.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
In other news, Obama announced a plan to rehydrate the desert in Iraq. He is sending 350 teaspoons of water.
350! It should be 35,000 at least.
Only 350?
Incoming targets.
:-(
No one will be able to say that Obama got us into another Middle East war no sir.
Managing a war from the White House , just like Johnson in the Viet Nam war.
Would he give his Nobel Peace Prize back?
If these troops where sandals will that still be considered “boots” on the ground?
Must suck for the 150 who are having to go over there to be fodder for the situation he (Obama) created...
No wonder the retention rates for first enlistments is extremely low...
Oops, I meant 350...typo...
If you like your withdrawl, you can keep your withsdrawl. PERIOD
350...that’s targets. A FORCE needs to be sent in or nothing.
Send the looters and rioters from Ferguson. They seem pretty tough.
Notice how he always, purposely, lets the enemy know exactly how many of everything we do, including troop counts?
Excellent points.
And Obama’s actions beg the question: “What level of ‘Force Protection’ will these Marines be given whilst executing their mission?”
It’s a rotation. It’s in the article.
Obama ALWAYS traitorously reveals deployment numbers so that his peacenik, anti-American base knows he's doing next to nothing to save Baghdad and all within it from annihilation, including our own expendable handful of troops.
I wish his father would’ve taken that statement to heart!
ba-doom psssh...
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