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4. Something that has me worried, and perhaps you could ease my mind, but

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 04:50 AM

Jun 2014

Why did the White House notify Congress? Notifying Congress is required under the War Powers Act if deploying troops, but not for sending troops to our own embassy. I'm not sure I understand why this was done.

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Troops to Iraq to protect the diplomats and other American embassy personnel is a reasonable move [View all] bigtree Jun 2014 OP

That's pretty much how I figured it, too, bigtree Hekate Jun 2014 #1

Yes, it is quite "reasonable" especially when you consider Cha Jun 2014 #2

Obama knows what he's doing mwrguy Jun 2014 #3

Something that has me worried, and perhaps you could ease my mind, but Quackers Jun 2014 #4

apparently they thought the notice was necessary to move troops into Iraq bigtree Jun 2014 #5