The existing ROE in Iraq are more permissive then when we pulled out. It’s mostly because the targets, ISIS, are majority-Sunni whereas the Iraqi government is majority-Shia.
General Odierno visited the US/Iraq Joint Operations Center last Nov. He was given a presentation on current Ops and he gave a brief speech. He is bigger in person then pictures. He was in Army fatigues and my impression of him was akin to a FOB commander out of BFU highlands, Afghanistan. He was lean, stern, focused, intelligent and curt. Very to the point. IMO a soldier first and foremost.
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