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Charlie Brown

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Thu Sep 22, 2016, 11:50 AM Sep 2016

US Military Seeks More Troops For Iraq

Source: Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON—The U.S. military is requesting authority to send up to 500 new troops to Iraq ahead of a much-anticipated campaign to take back Mosul from Islamic State, according to U.S. officials, adding to an expanding American presence in the country.

The new deployment, if approved by the White House, would assist Iraqi and coalition forces in preparing for the battle to capture the northern city, the extremist group’s last major stronghold in Iraq. That fight is expected to begin as early as mid-October, U.S. officials have said.

Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-seeks-more-troops-for-iraq-1474502709



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US Military Seeks More Troops For Iraq (Original Post) Charlie Brown Sep 2016 OP
Let the Saudi government pay mercs or Iraq create their own boots on the ground. Sunlei Sep 2016 #1
great send every officer above the rank of colonel nt msongs Sep 2016 #2

Sunlei

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1. Let the Saudi government pay mercs or Iraq create their own boots on the ground.
Thu Sep 22, 2016, 12:53 PM
Sep 2016

Obama finally got the Saudis to step up with their own jets..Saudis need to start a ground military with their own sons and use their own countries money.

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