Even Former Commandos Call Iraq ‘an Impossible Mission’ -- Jacob Siegel, Daily Beast
Special operations forces are the elite troops of the U.S. military. But sending them to Iraq without a clear purpose won’t lead to a good outcome.
As Iraq devolves into a multi-party civil war, President Obama has moved one step closer to sending military forces back into the country. Yet the White House has not clearly explained what the proposed contingent of 300 special operations troops would actually do, other than some vague talk about advising their Iraqi counterparts. Veterans of the special operations community spoke with The Daily Beast about what the operation would likely entail and expressed their skepticism about how much it could accomplish.
Asked if he believed sending the small military force into Iraq was a good thing, a special operations veteran and former CIA officer said, “It’s not a good thing or a bad thing, it’s a no thing. These guys are being given an impossible mission. What are they going to do? Host a dinner party? It’s 300 guys to stop ISIS from taking over Baghdad.”
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Update #1: US special forces face complex challenge in Iraq -- Washington Times
Update #2: U.S. special forces face complex challenge in Iraq -- Army Times
Update #3: US Military Advisers Ready to Start Helping Iraq -- VOA
My Comment: As I said before .... the idea that 300 US advisers will be able to change this situation completely around .... words escape me.
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