Conditions In Which U.S. Combat Forces Will Return To Iraq

TRACER TRAINING
U.S. Army soldiers fire .50-caliber machine gun rounds at the base of a training target to indicate to nearby helicopters where to fire their rockets during partnered aerial-ground integration training between U.S. and Iraqi forces on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, May 21, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 558th Military Police Company. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

US Troops 'Would Only Return To Iraq Because Of Complete Failure Of Security' -- The Telegraph

A “complete failure” of the Iraqi security forces would be the only situation where the US would resume combat operations there, according to the top American commander in Iraq.

Gen Ray Odierno's comments came as an American soldier was killed in a rocket attack in southern Iraq, marking the first American fatality since the last combat unit pulled out of the country.

The Iraqi security forces have been doing “so well for so long now that we really believe we’re beyond that point,” Gen Odierno said.

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My Comment: I can see it now .... Iraq falls into sectarian conflict, the government collapses, the Kurds declare independence, Shiites murdering Sunnis and Sunnis murdering Shiites .... and the U.S. .... under President Obama .... decides to intervene.

Hmmmm .... it is not going to happen.

Update: Officials: We could still lose Iraq -- Politico