Iraqi soldiers train with members of the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, at Camp Taji, Iraq, in this U.S. Army photo released June 2, 2015. U.S. Army/Sgt. Cody Quinn/Handout/Reuters
Micah Zenko, Newsweek: Will Deepening the U.S. Military Commitment in Iraq Be Effective?
On June 10, the White House announced the deployment of “450 additional U.S. military personnel to train, advise, and assist Iraqi Security Forces at Taqaddum military base in eastern Anbar province.”
It is easy to conceive of this latest limited addition of U.S. troops to Iraq, and nearby countries, in isolation, and as the logical and necessary next-step in the expanding campaign against ISIS. However, the White House has been announcing troop deployments, with varying justifications and objectives, for over a year now.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 12, 2015
White House: No Immediate Plans for More Bases in Iraq -- VOA
U.S. could expand Iraq footprint further in fight with Islamic State -- Washington Post
Pentagon Planning for Potential Iraq Expansion -- Defense News
Islamic State Tactics Hinder US Air Force Attacks - Officers -- Sputnik
French army chief blasts Isis bombing tactics -- The Local/AFP
Poll: Many in NATO Nations Reluctant to Give Military Aid to Ukraine -- VOA
Russia Threatens 'Consequences' If US Deploys Missiles -- AFP
Three Russia Aircraft Crash in Past Week, Two Fleets Grounded -- Defense Tech
Russia rumbles forward with ambitious military modernization drive but at what cost? -- FOX News/AP
Russia Developing Advanced Version Of Oka Tactical Ballistic Missile Scrapped Under INF Treaty -- IBTimes
Russian Navy to get large landing ship Pyotr Morgunov in 2018 -- ITAR-TASS
Two dozen Russian, Chinese ships to take part in second phase of Joint Sea exercise -- ITAR-TASS
US Combat Jets for Lebanon Useless Against Terror - Former Lebanese Gen. -- Sputnik
North Korea Violating UN Sanctions By Providing Military Support To Angola: Report -- IBTimes
Airbus can restart A400M test flights in Spain after crash: Defense Ministry -- Reuters
£3.2bn British military pilot training scheme falls six years behind schedule -- The Guardian
Egypt's Conventional Military Thinking -- Stratfor
This $160 million 'mini-Pentagon' is the new symbol of the costly Afghan war -- AP
China Conducts Fourth Test of Wu-14 Strike Vehicle -- Washington Free Beacon
China Conducts Fourth Test of Strategic Nuclear Delivery Vehicle -- Sputnik
Four ways China can counter US X-47B UCAV: Sina Military -- Want China Times
US plan P-3 Orion 'chain' to contain China in S. China Sea -- Want China Times
Top Chinese Officer Meets With SecDef Carter -- AFP
US to hold major military exercise again in Thailand -- AP
American Army Wants Partners to ‘Play Away Games’ - General -- Sputnik
Poland says Washington stonewalling CIA jail investigation -- Reuters
Sub Funding Effort Fends Off Challenge -- Defense News
Delaying Shock Tests on Costliest Ship Opposed in Pentagon -- Bloomberg
US Weapons Costs Soar in Engineering Stage of Acquisition Process -- Sputnik
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