More troops headed to Iraq November 7, 2014 By Katie. Is this another step toward putting boots on the ground? The White House announced Friday that it plans to double the number of troops advising Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting the ISIS. The troops will be closer to the front lines, but not close enough to be engaged in combat: “The president also authorized U.S. personnel to conduct these integral missions at Iraqi military facilities located outside Baghdad and Erbil,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. “U.S. troops will not be in combat, but they will be better positioned to support Iraqi security forces as they take the fight to [the Islamic State] - See more at: americanlibertypac/…/more-troops-headed-to-iraq/…
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 21:55:17 +0000
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