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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: 1010RD
Plus those Brewster’s guns won’t be loaded and enough fuel to go one way.
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:25:55 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.q)
To: COBOL2Java
Will they be wearing blue helmets? Probably not, but with essentially no support of any kind, they will probably be "wearing" enemy bullets. I despise these rat bastards. Sorry, I don't usually talk like that as a Christian, but sometimes even I can't hold it back.
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:28:10 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Vet 70-71 Msgt US Air Force, retired)
To: Sacajaweau
I believe that these troops will be wearing tap shoes...
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:28:51 PM PDT
by
Delta Dawn
(Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
To: MaxMax
He should send his Sec of State and his national security Advisor...Kerry and Rice should go, and take Biden along.
After all, this administration is so big on “negotiations”.
Besides Kerry is a War hero( did you know he was wounded in Vietnam???!!)
Let Kerry do a Paris Peace Treaty redux in Baghdad.
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:30:41 PM PDT
by
Recovering Ex-hippie
(Bush won the War in Iraq, Obozo lost the peace..and gave Iraq back to the Terrorists!)
To: Recovering Ex-hippie
So are the people in the opposition party that allowed all of this without a peep.
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:36:32 PM PDT
by
Norm Lenhart
(How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
What are their rules of engagement?That's the most important question...
Probably they will be sitting ducks...
The fact he sent 275 soldiers to guard American soil (US Embassy) is not surprising at all..
I actually think it's a low number, considering the situation on the ground
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:37:31 PM PDT
by
Popman
("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
To: tcrlaf
Obama tells Congress U.S. deploying up to 275 troops to Iraq They will arrive at gate B-14 at Baghdad airport tomorrow at noon. Baggage claim will be carousel 3.
But don't tell anyone... it's supposed to be a surprise.
-PJ
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:39:03 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
To: Popman
It IS a low number, this is what the Brits call
a forlorn hope.
Brave men going in harms way with no commander in chief.
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:41:41 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tcrlaf
But he’s not sending anyone to our southern border.
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:44:54 PM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
To: tcrlaf
Is this a joke? A whole 275 troops?
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:45:27 PM PDT
by
formosa
To: tet68
The UN is removing its international staff from Baghdad. The Turkish gov has called on Turkish citizens to leave Iraq.
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:47:41 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(Q)
To: Popman
He’s trying to make sure there are no Benghazi comparisons.
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:48:46 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
To: Diogenesis
yes but he has a homosexual fund raiser tonight. why let a few American lives interfere with that?
73
posted on
06/16/2014 4:49:29 PM PDT
by
bravo whiskey
(quatre bras AND ligny)
To: tcrlaf
How many women, gay, black, hispanic, handicapped, immigrant, etc., etc? They must “look like America”!
74
posted on
06/16/2014 4:55:01 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(Can Juan Williams possibly be that stupid?)
To: Mark17
I assume the ROE will be personally written by our CIC...
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:58:17 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: tcrlaf
What happened to “No blood for oil”?
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posted on
06/16/2014 4:59:18 PM PDT
by
teacherwoes
(Alethephobia-fear of hearing the truth)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Hes trying to make sure there are no Benghazi comparisons.Well, I'd be...he can actually learn on the job / S
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posted on
06/16/2014 5:01:04 PM PDT
by
Popman
("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
To: tcrlaf
Treasonous bassturd...1. telling that they’re sending them, and 2. letting them know how many bullets they need, just 275.
Evil seed he is.
To: COBOL2Java
I assume the ROE will be personally written by our CIC...I assume so. They will most likely not have weapons. They will wave rainbow colored flags at the terrorists. That'll learn em alright. That dip stick is light years away from being worthy to lick Patton's boot.
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posted on
06/16/2014 5:07:20 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Vet 70-71 Msgt US Air Force, retired)
To: tcrlaf
this will fix everything.
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posted on
06/16/2014 5:15:08 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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