U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks as Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel listens before the start of a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, November 7, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Larry Downing
Obama Approves Doubling U.S. Forces In Iraq -- Bloomberg Businessweek
President Barack Obama has approved doubling the U.S. military force in Iraq and allowing troops to venture beyond headquarters already established in Baghdad and Erbil.
He also is asking Congress to approve $5.6 billion in added Pentagon and State Department spending to fight Islamic State extremists.
The extra 1,500 personnel are in addition to the 1,600 already authorized, 1,400 of whom are in Iraq today protecting U.S. facilities and assisting the Iraqi military. Troops that have been confined to Baghdad, the capital, and Erbil in Kurdish northern Iraq will train and advise Iraqi forces at a number of Iraqi military facilities, according to a White House statement.
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2 comments:
Obama has the possibility of a positive legacy, the defeat of radical Islam, here.
He needs a positive legacy, because as of now he does not have one.
WNU,
I wonder what that card is in front of Hagel, on the table. Is it a seating indicator? That would be rich. Or is it a business card Hagel just got from someone wanting him to interview for a new job?
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