US General: Not Time To Send American Troops Back To Iraq -- NBC
A U.S. Army general who led the war in Iraq until late 2010 said Tuesday that this is not the time to send American troops back there even as the government is struggling to regain control of some cities.
Gen. Ray Odierno said the U.S. trained the Iraqi security forces and they should be the first line of defense against Islamic militants who have taken over the center of Fallujah and part of Ramadi, once battlegrounds for American soldiers.
Asked whether he thinks the U.S. can stop al Qaeda from gaining more ground without boots on the ground, Odierno said, "Well, we have to wait and see.
"I would say this is certainly not the time to put American troops on the ground," he added at a National Press Club event Tuesday.
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