Posted on 05/29/2015 10:17:33 PM PDT by Steelfish
Odierno Opens Door To U.S. Troops Embedding With Iraqi Security Forces
By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Friday, May 29, 2015 Gen. Raymond Odierno, the U.S. Army chief of staff, introduced the possibility of U.S. military personnel embedding with Iraqi security forces during battle.
Embedded advisers, with increased risk to our soldiers, probably would make this more effective, the general said Thursday, Defense One reported. You have to weigh the risk versus the outcome.
Iraqi security forces were dealt an embarrassing defeat May 17 when the Islamic State group took control of Ramadi. A series of coordinated suicide bombings prompted the Iraqis to flee, leaving U.S.-supplied equipment behind.
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So we haven’t already been doing this since 2010? It
s almost too late now. There is much less to be embedded.
Active Duty ping.
the man is a military genius./S
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Maybe we should give more arms to the Iraqi army. So that they can abandon a lot of those arms for the jihad monkeys, when they turn tail and run. The rest or the arms will go to the Iranian nutjobs who are fighting with the iraqis.
U.S. troops embed with Iraq security forces to fight ISII embedded with U.S. weapons.
Say Ray have you consulted with John McCain and Hillary Clinton?
AFP is FUBAR under POSOTUS.
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