More US Troops Likely to Be Sent to Iraq: Gen. Votel (July 21)

[think]

Yes. This would be in addition to the 560 just sent on July 11th. There are about 4,100 U.S. troops authorized to deploy to Iraq..

More US Troops Likely to Be Sent to Iraq: Gen. Votel

Jul 21, 2016 | by Richard Sisk

The U.S. will likely commit more troops to Iraq to bolster local forces against “specific objectives” in the campaign to retake the last ISIS main stronghold at Mosul, Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, said Wednesday.

“We will look to add additional capabilities that are necessary to accomplish our objectives,” Votel said. The extra troops would be in addition to the 560 recently authorized by President Obama to bring the Force Management Level to 4,657. “What we have tried to do is link our request for additional capabilities to specific objectives we’re trying to achieve,” he said.

Votel said the 560 troops authorized last week would be slated for deployment to the airfield called Quyara West about 40 miles southeast of Mosul, which was recently retaken by the Iraqis. The 560 troops have not begun to deploy to the airfield in any significant numbers, but Votel said he expected that to happen shortly.

Votel spoke with Defense Secretary Ashton Carter at a joint news conference following the opening session of a meeting of defense ministers of more than 30 nations in the anti-ISIS coalition at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on boosting their contributions to the campaign.

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http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/07/21/more-us-troops-likely-to-be-sent-to-iraq-gen-votel.html

[Skittles]

1. WELL ISN'T THAT SPECIAL

[think]

3. Caught me by surprise. Did not know we've been ramping up for a battle in Mosel.

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[Purveyor]

2. They are gathering in Kuwait as I type... nt

[think]

4. It's like business as usual it seems....

[KG]

5. u.s. foreign policy for last 50 yrs, dem. or rep. - drop enough bombs on the right people and

it will all work out for the best.

[think]

6. The only sources i'm finding mentioning these deployments are military. That's kind of scary

if you think about it...

[nationalize the fed]

7. $200 MILLION DOLLARS PER DAY

$200 million today

$200 million tomorrow

$200 million the next day

and so forth.

$200 million dollars a day chasing a bunch of bearded rebels around sand dunes 8,000 miles away. They have no marines, no navy, no airforce, no army. But the US is dropping $200 MILLION DOLLARS A DAY on this MIC Welfare project.

It's the biggest ripoff in history and there aren't even any protests. What a total, complete disgrace.

Source of numbers: http://costofwar.com

Edit to add: Does anyone reading this know anyone that is benefiting from this outrageous ripoff? Take from the many and give to the few. That's the New American Century.

[think]

9. Thank you for the eye opening numbers. I knew we were spending a fair amount but not that much.

[JEB]

8. Drip, drip, drip the life blood of our nation. nt