U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with soldiers in Iraq on Nov. 15. The top U.S. military officer, General Dempsey, arrived on Saturday in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet U.S. commanders preparing to increase American assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish forces battling ISIS militants. NBC
Top U.S. General Arrives In Iraq As Military Campaign Expands -- Euronews/Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer, General Martin Dempsey, arrived on Saturday in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet U.S. commanders preparing to increase American assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish forces battling Sunni Islamic State (IS) militants.
It was Dempsey’s first trip to Iraq since President Barack Obama, alarmed by Islamic State advances, ordered non-combatant American forces back into the country this summer, less than three years after withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. U.S. air strikes began in August.
“I want to get a sense from our side about how our contribution is going,” Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Reuters shortly before landing in Baghdad.
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My Comment: The NBC Video report on the Islamic State now intensifying their military campaign is a must see .... the link is here.
Update: Dempsey says battle with Islamic State starting to turn -- Reuters
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