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U.S. military mulls sending about 300 more troops to Iraq as airstrikes continue
Daily Breeze ^
Posted on 08/20/2014 11:59:36 AM PDT by sunmars
WASHINGTON U.S. officials say military planners are weighing the possibility of sending more American forces to Iraq mainly to provide additional security around Baghdad.
A senior U.S. official says the number of troops currently under discussion would be fewer than 300, but there has been no final decision yet by Pentagon leaders.
The talks come as American fighter jets and drones conducted nearly a dozen airstrikes in Iraq since Tuesday when Islamic State militants threatened to kill a second American captive in retribution for any continued attacks.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iraq; isil; isis; obamateur
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That number of troops going back keeps growing doesn't it.......I have heard its not under consideration but just announced on Twitter, apparently State Dept requested it.
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posted on
08/20/2014 11:59:36 AM PDT
by
sunmars
To: sunmars
This cannot be..John Fing Kerry said so..............
To: sunmars
But those pink slips are still going out to the O4s and below.
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:01:31 PM PDT
by
AU72
To: sunmars
I thought Obammy changed the world....Nobel Pieces Prize....
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:01:49 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
To: Col Frank Slade
John McCain just called for ‘dramatic increase’ in US air strikes on Iraq.
They are determined to crawl back in there, aren’t they?
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:02:29 PM PDT
by
sunmars
To: sunmars
U.S. military mulls sending about 300 more troops to Iraq as airstrikes continue We're laying off our military and the geniuses in charge want another "surge". I'd rather send politicians - they're expendable, and no one will miss them!
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:02:35 PM PDT
by
The Sons of Liberty
(I want a Speaker who'll stick that pen and phone where no one but Reggie Love can find it!)
To: sunmars
So how many troops have be sent before we have “boots on the ground”? One thousand? Five thousand? Or since this is Obama, will the liberal media just parrot the line that they are only “peacekeepers” or “advisors” (like that makes a difference to ISIL)...
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:03:27 PM PDT
by
apillar
To: sunmars
Do this about 1,000 times and you will be close to settling this thing.
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:03:47 PM PDT
by
Vermont Lt
(Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
To: sunmars
“They are determined to crawl back in there, arent they?”
It would not have been necessary if Obama had not screwed up the “peace”.
To: Vermont Lt
B. Hussein Obama, COMMANDER IN CHIEF of all US Military Forces, will continue to lead his Generals and Admirals to continued defeat, thus helping to fulfill Obamas pledge to Fundamentally transform the United States of America.
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:05:12 PM PDT
by
Graewoulf
(Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
To: sunmars
To: sunmars
” military planners are weighing the possibility of sending more American forces to Iraq”
Isn’t this interesting, “military planners” not Obama are supposedly doing this.
Dumb’O does not want to be associated with re-sending boots on the ground to Iraq... and the complicit media is more than ready to oblige.
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:12:48 PM PDT
by
aquila48
To: aquila48
“- - - military planners - - - “
Read: Valerie Jarrett, and Susan Rice.
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:14:56 PM PDT
by
Graewoulf
(Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
To: sunmars
So much for that peace prize, bombing people and now more boots on the ground.
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:15:12 PM PDT
by
matt04
To: sunmars
Hell no! Not under the current ROE.. This is going to far.
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:18:40 PM PDT
by
MaxMax
(Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
To: aquila48
It would tarnish his shiny Nobel Peace Prize.
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:18:58 PM PDT
by
SpinnerWebb
(IN-SAPORIBVS-SICVT-PVLLVM)
To: All
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:21:01 PM PDT
by
Hotlanta Mike
(‘You can avoid reality, but you can’t avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.’)
To: MaxMax
“Hell no! Not under the current ROE.. This is going to far.”
I agree-—they would just be targets.
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:21:58 PM PDT
by
Mears
To: All
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:22:16 PM PDT
by
Hotlanta Mike
(‘You can avoid reality, but you can’t avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.’)
To: sunmars
U.S. military mulls sending about 300 more troops to Iraq as airstrikes continueAnd ISIS, ISIL, The State, or the New Caliphate ...is terrified.
It's almost inhuman in its massive threat. < /sarc >
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posted on
08/20/2014 12:27:22 PM PDT
by
publius911
( Politicians come and go... but the (union) bureaucracy lives and grows forever.)
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