Top U.S. General Admits That U.S. Troops Could Be Fighting On The Ground In Iraq (Again)

Joint Chiefs Would ‘Recommend’ Ground Troops in ISIS Fight If Current Plan Fails -- Time

Top military leader concedes circumstances under which U.S. troops could come within close range of the battlefield.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testified before a Congressional panel on Tuesday that he would recommend a deployment of ground troops in the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) should the current strategy involving airstrikes and logistical support fail to wrest the organization’s control over strategic assets in Iraq.

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said in a Tuesday hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committees that the current goal was to degrade ISIS’ forces by sending American advisors to help Iraqi troops on the ground. Dempsey added the involvement of those advisers could extend into the battlefield under particularly complex missions, such as the re-taking of a densely populated city like Mosul.

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