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Obama tells Congress U.S. deploying up to 275 troops to Iraq
Reuters ^
| 6-16-2014
| Reuters
Posted on 06/16/2014 3:46:39 PM PDT by tcrlaf
President Barack Obama told Congress on Monday the United States was deploying up to 275 military personnel to provide support and security for U.S. personnel and the country's embassy in Baghdad after militants seized control of the north of the country.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: baghdad; declarationofwar; deployment; europeanunion; fail; iran; iraq; iraqcrisis; isis; israel; jordan; kurdistan; lebanon; nato; obama; rulesofengagement; russia; syria; troops; turkey; usembassy; warauthorization; waronterror; warpowersact
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To: tcrlaf
101
posted on
06/16/2014 8:01:17 PM PDT
by
Envisioning
(It's the Jihad, stupid......)
To: Envisioning
No more American blood for Iraq! NONE!
Somebody get rid of this POS before I have a stroke!
102
posted on
06/16/2014 8:03:04 PM PDT
by
Envisioning
(It's the Jihad, stupid......)
To: waterhill; ixtl
103
posted on
06/16/2014 8:04:01 PM PDT
by
Envisioning
(It's the Jihad, stupid......)
To: Tammy8
You are probably right. More likely to parade them in a video and then behead them.
To: Irish Eyes
Even if he could the obvious question would be who would do it.
105
posted on
06/16/2014 8:28:41 PM PDT
by
MaxMax
(Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
To: MaxMax
Even if he could the obvious question would be who would do it. The military might get angry enough. obama is using them like toy soldiers on a playground field.
To: tcrlaf; xzins
275 potential hostages with rules of engagement of “do not engage.”
107
posted on
06/16/2014 8:42:03 PM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
To: tcrlaf
How many of his sons is he sending, seeing as how he already decided to cut and run?
108
posted on
06/16/2014 9:04:00 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: Sacajaweau
But wait...Less than 24 hours ago, he said no boots on the ground. Exactly ... Just another "0" LIE
109
posted on
06/16/2014 9:57:24 PM PDT
by
thegrump
(It is who we are. It is what we do. Live for nothing or die for something !)
To: Sacajaweau
Less than 24 hours ago, he said no boots on the ground.
He's sending the 69th Transsexual division. They'll be wearing ballet slippers.
110
posted on
06/16/2014 10:37:07 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Conservatism is the political disposition of grown-ups.)
To: Sacajaweau
Still true.
They’ll be deployed wearing flip flops.
To: a fool in paradise
Dear God, into the meat grinder. I don’t know who is more of a coward, BO or Bush for not speaking up about this! I think I’m going to stroke out. Damn them all to H_LL! Pray hard for our guys!
To: tcrlaf
Let’s see. 4,000 ISIS troops routed 200,000 Iraqi government troops. 275 US special forces against 4,000 jihadists? Just might work.
To: tcrlaf
I am sorry to be so cynical and jaded in my comments.
I think they are being sent there to die. I had that feeling when I saw an article yesterday, I think, about the very few Marines being shipped in.
114
posted on
06/17/2014 1:38:02 AM PDT
by
KJC1
(When you are dealing with the devil, the only answer is God.)
To: tcrlaf
275 military personnel to provide support and security for U.S. personnel and the country's embassy in Baghdad These are EMBASSY REINFORCEMENTS, probably very well practiced in evacuation procedures.
To: ConservativeInPA
276 would just be too damn many!
116
posted on
06/17/2014 5:18:00 AM PDT
by
skams19
To: plain talk
...and/or 275 casualties.
117
posted on
06/17/2014 5:42:22 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: P-Marlowe; tcrlaf
Good point. We really should know their rules of engagement. I have no doubt that they’re written in a way that will hamper their mission.
118
posted on
06/17/2014 5:47:13 AM PDT
by
xzins
( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
To: tcrlaf
Obama should go to Iraq and actually wave a White flag as ALL Americans are flown out of the country. He should then resign.
To: 1Old Pro
Only as many troops necessary to pull out of that hellhole and then NO MORE. They had their chance!!
We need our troops HERE, to protect us in the event the border just absolutely breaks like a dam.
...someone needs to get on it and give this feckless moron in the White House the HOOK!!
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