Top U.S. Army General Is Open To The Idea Of Embedding US Troops With Iraqi Forces

Gen.Ray Odierno

Defense One: US Army Chief Opens Door To Embedding US Troops With Iraqi Forces

After the fall of Ramadi, the Iraqi Security Forces need military and political leadership, Gen. Raymond Odierno says.

The U.S. military should continue training and advising Iraqi Security Forces to fight Islamic State militants, but American combat troops should not be deployed, Gen. Raymond Odierno, the U.S. Army chief of staff said Thursday.

Odierno, speaking at a Defense Writers Group breakfast, said he is okay with more Army trainers deploying to Iraq, and even to accompany Iraqi forces onto the battlefield. “Embedded advisors, with increased risk to our soldiers, probably would make this more effective,” Odierno said.

Update: Odierno ‘Fine’ With Embedding Advisers, Opposed to U.S. Ground Combat Troops in Iraq -- Seapower

WNU Editor: General Odierno admits the obvious .... Odierno on Iraq: 'It's incredibly disappointing to me' (Army Times). He also states the obvious .... Odierno: Iraqi Army Faces Leadership Issues (National Defense). But embedding U.S. forces with Iraqi units .... if this is not mission creep .... I do not know what is.