Posted on 10/29/2015 11:51:02 AM PDT by McGruff
The Pentagon conceded Wednesday that U.S. troops are in combat in Iraq after days of dancing around the characterization following the first death of U.S. service member in the campaign against ISIS.
"We're in combat," Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters Wednesday. "I mean, of course, this is a combat zone. There's a war going on in Iraq, if folks haven't noticed. And we're here and it's all around us."
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“The comments came after Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler was killed last week in a raid to free hostages held by ISIS. They are in stark contrast to President Barack Obama’s insistence last summer that “American forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq” while announcing the decision to assist Iraqis fighting ISIS.”
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter also acknowledged later Wednesday that “there are American troops in combat every day” in Iraq, but he hedged his statement by saying that the overall U.S. role in Iraq is not to carry out a combat mission. Rather, he said, the U.S. mission to train and support local forces that does involve a combat aspect.
Teamobama going to re-arm isis it seems. Yet again. 4th time if so.
What is teamobama really doing?
They can’t be wearing combat boots, because Obama claims we have no combat boots on the ground in Iraq, right?
Combat sneakers, maybe?
They hover using Area 51 UFO tech.
in stark contrast to President Barack Obama’s insistence last summer that “American forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq”
Obama lied, again. If this was Bush the press would be all over him. Demanding congressional investigations. Special councils...
I am more and more interetsed in the REAL reasons for the prisoner snatch by Delta the other day.
I think ISIS had one of our guys who knew too much about soMething and under torture could have made revelation embarrassing to US powerholders.
We used DELTA to stop executions of some Kurds, something that happens almost DAILY..??
Thats clearly a lie.
“Obama claims we have no combat boots on the ground in Iraq, right?”
He’s sure going to be surprised when he finds out about this reading the newspaper tomorrow morning.
And it turned out there were no Kurds to be rescued. Just Iraqis.
I agree there seems to be more than what we’re being told to this. I said that from the beginning.
You can bet any troop sent over to Iraq at this time is on 0dungo’s ‘most hated’ list. Beware of the commercial grade Chinook’s carrying too many SEALs.
Compared to Russia which broadcasts the fact proudly....
Imo this was publicized only because there was a US casualty. We have the assets over there and they have been engaged for months. There’s no reporting because no journalist is willing to venture forth because ISIS won’t protect them, the Iraqi government won’t protect them and the US forces can arrest them as spies -and will hand them over to the Iraqis -hahahaha. So yeah, no reporting = no activity -and everyone’s fine with that.
Correction:
We're in combat," soon to be former Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters Wednesday
>>What is teamobama really doing?
Being flexible.
WTF?!
;)
Obama just can’t keep a secret , unless he’s trying make himself look Macho . Now ISIS will be looking for American’s ,way to go Barry
So many restrictions will be placed on our troops that soon we will see them beheaded and burned alive. Everything the present “administration” undertakes is fouled up beyond all belief and thus are often fatal.
What is teamobama really doing?
Fundementally transforming.....
Buy ammo.
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