Posted on 09/16/2014 9:26:00 AM PDT by Kaslin
Testifying on Capitol Hill Tuesday in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said that although "we're not there yet," the United States may eventually need to deploy U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS if a coalition and airstrikes fail to get the job done against the terror army.
My view at this point is that this coalition is the appropriate way forward. I believe that will prove true but if it fails to be true and if there are threats to the United States then I of course would go back to the President and make a recommendation that we include the use of U.S. military ground forces. To be clear, if we reach the point where I believe our advisers should accompany Iraqi troops on attacks against specific ISIL targets, I will recommend that to the president," Dempsey said.
Gen. Martin Dempsey: US May Send in Ground Troops to Fight ISIS
President Obama has been adamant about keeping U.S. combat troops from re-engaging in conflict in Iraq. Currently 1600 U.S. troops and military personnel are stationed in Iraq as advisors to local forces. Last week in a speech to the nation, Obama said he was sending nearly 500 more advisors to the region.
Thanks to Jim Hoft for the video.
Oh yes indeed, he has been warned and warned but as i said, Obama had polls and elections coming up so needed his “headlines” to make him look good, screw the mission, screw the pooch.
Actions have consequences......
I’m surprised that liberal bitch Dempsey took time out from diversity training and approving gender reassignment surgeries at taxpayer expense to actually think about warfighting.
That boat has already left the dock.
“Im not sure Id believe anything this guy has to say. Personally, I think hes a weasel.”
How about Obama’s lead Fairy Prince Weasel?
Good questions.
However, the sober and thinking heads of Europe are not all that calm.
They know that they will probably be among the first ISIS targets, when ISIS goes international with their terrorism.
“It’s like Ike & Bradley saying we could take Normandy with gliders only.”
Very true! We have so very few real leaders today, both political and military. We desperately need another Reagan and a Patton (or an Ike). The sad fact of the matter we haven’t fought and won a war since WWII. We’ve simply sacrificed a lot of our young men and women needlessly along with enough money to pay off our national debt, and yet we have virtually nothing to show for it.
I knew I had seen this cartoon before, but couldn’t find it. Thanks for posting it. It will come in handy
You got it
Several were, because they went on the floor with their signs and started screaming. Medea Benjamin was the first one that I saw to be escorted out by the capitol police
The congress should ban those who have been ousted from previous hearings.
“...running around with our hair on fire...”
That IS American foreign policy, in the “O” administration!
It’s the default plan.
It was sent to me today..have fun using it..
I can forgive those who voted for that arrogant pos in 2008. But I will never forgive those who voted in to reelect him in 2012.
No thank you. If Iraq isn’t willing to fight then why should we fight for them?
Designed to fail ever before it was made public to serve as the straw man for the really stupid stuff they planned to do.
2012 was in effect dragging "Bernie" around from party to party even though decay had begun, while calling it a temporary "skin condition". The voters bought it.
Are you going to say this too, when they come here? Many of them have US Passports in case you haven’t paid any attention
Yeah, I heerd the report about that
Yeah, those same idiot dems probably laughed when it was Bush people in the same position.
Although this time I kind of agree with them in a way because Obama in charge of any military operation makes me sick to my stomach. He will get our guys killed by detrimental ROE to save his own skin.
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