Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shares a light moment with Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before they testify before the House Armed Services Committee on the administration's strategy and military campaign against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., Nov. 13, 2014. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
Dempsey Again Cites Possibility Of Sending U.S. Troops Into Iraq Combat -- McClatchy News
WASHINGTON — Less than a week after the Obama administration announced that it would double the U.S. troop presence in Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress Thursday that U.S. troops might eventually accompany Iraqi troops to the front lines in their battle to reclaim ground from the Islamic State.
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey’s comments, made during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, further fueled fears that the U.S. mission in Iraq is creeping toward a combat role for American troops, a prospect President Barack Obama repeatedly has ruled out.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 14, 2014
Hagel: ISIL Degraded But Remains Dangerous -- US Department of Defense
Dempsey Urges ‘Strategic Patience’ in Anti-ISIL Campaign -- US Department of Defense
Two Ways the War in Syria, Iraq Could Grow, According to Hagel, Dempsey -- Tim Starks, Roll Call
Iraq force authorization reopens U.S. debate on war -- Stars and Stripes
Moderate Syrian rebels say US airstrikes helped extremists seize province -- Stars and Stripes/McClatchy news
Turkey, US Hold Final Talks on Training Syrian Opposition: Reports -- Sputnik
Moscow Gives Paris End of November Deadline to Deliver Mistral -- Sputnik
Moscow to seek damages if Mistral ship not delivered by end Nov - source -- RT
Serbia Hosts Russian Forces For Military Drills -- Radio Free Europe
NATO Chief Says Alliance Already Increased Presence Near Russian Border -- Sputnik
Russia ready to supply Su-35 jet fighters of standard version to China — official -- ITAR-TASS
China-Pakistan Fighter Jet Nears First Foreign Deal -- Bloomberg
How Well Does China Control Its Military? -- Johannes Feige, The Diplomat
A ‘New Type of Military Relations’ for China and the US -- Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat
Mexican military complains as troops face civilian trials -- AFP
India's Suspended Sukhoi Su-30 Jets May Return to Service Next Week -- Sputnik
Japan plans to load sensor on satellite to better detect N. Korean missiles -- Asahi Shimbun
‘Anyone with a pulse’: British Army to recruit over 50s as reserves dwindle -- RT
Hagel: Top-to-bottom changes needed in nuke force -- AP
Littoral combat ship readies for Pacific deployment, the Navy’s longest in decades -- Stars and Stripes
Fort Worth First LCS to Deploy with Drone Aircraft -- FOX News/Military.com
Ford carrier is 'biggest challenge' for Newport News Shipbuilding's parent company Huntington Ingalls -- Daily Press
Navy says it learned from USS Miami fire; senator wants to hold congressional hearing -- AP
U.S. planes spy on American phones: report -- CNN
Pentagon moves to wearable technology -- Azdailysun.com
Pentagon making changes in program that provides surplus equipment to law enforcement -- FOX News/AP
Military begins first quarantine-like monitoring in U.S. for Ebola mission troops -- Washington Post
Military to curtail use of live animals in medical training -- Boston Globe
Military Working Dogs to Receive Free Specialty Health Care -- Military.com
Meet the Navy’s ‘seals:’ Defenders against mines, enemy swimmers -- Stars and Stripes
Sikh student sues U.S. Army, says ROTC enlistment blocked because of his faith -- CNN
Military punishing officer who halted lesbian 'make-out' -- WND
Does Our Military Know Something We Don't About Global Warming? -- James Conca, Forbes
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Iraq retakes strategic oil town of Baiji from jihadists
http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-forces-retake-strategic-town-baiji-005650364.html
IMO this a big win for Iran not so much for the U.S.
The U.S. spent money assisted the Iraqi government, the Kurds, the Yazidis and yet Iran will come out the winner.
The Iranians have seen an opening and they took it. Since 20011 in Syria and especially in the last 4 months in Iraq they have been reshaping the Iraqi military in their own image.
We can train several or all the Iraqi division. Meanwhile the Iranians are also training them, influencing the leaders and training the militias.
The militias are IMO in some ways the equivalent of the SS and that is where the power lies.
The US lost and Iran won.
We should make sure Kobane does not fall and assist the Kurds.
Whether we keep bombing the Khorasan group or not they will come to us. We should prepare for that.
Save $$$, stop most bombing, and stop paving the way for the Iranians.
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