Drip, drip, drip. 475 MORE troops on the ground in Iraq, CREEEEEP into Syria.

[morningfog]

Two references to 9/11 and open-ended military campaign.

http://foxct.com/2014/09/10/full-transcript-of-pres-obamas-isis-speech/

No more wars of choice.

[grahamhgreen]

1. What is that 1,500 now???

[stevenleser]

2. Except, we just did that a few weeks ago and then pulled them out. So, no. nt

[morningfog]

3. So yes Steve. Over 1000 are in Iraq now.

[stevenleser]

4. So no, we pulled those folks out. Do keep up. nt

[neverforget]

5. No, they are still there

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is sending 475 more U.S. troops into Iraq to supplement an existing American military presence that is helping Iraqi security forces battle Islamic State militants and secure diplomatic facilities.

Obama was announcing the additional forces Wednesday as part of an expanded offensive against the Islamic State group in Iraq and in Syria.

The new troops would join more than 1,000 U.S. military personnel in Iraq and would be embedded with Iraqi security forces and help identify targets for U.S. military airstrikes against the extremist group.

Read more here: http://www.modbee.com/2014/09/10/3531802/obama-to-send-475-additional-troops.html#storylink=cpy

[stevenleser]

7. No they are not. Read further in your own link. These are not the folks sent a few weeks ago

The new troops would join more than 1,000 U.S. military personnel in Iraq and would be embedded with Iraqi security forces and help identify targets for U.S. military airstrikes against the extremist group.

The U.S. already has more than 750 U.S. military personnel supporting diplomatic security at facilities in Baghdad and nearly 300 at joint operating centers in Baghdad and Irbil (ur-BEEL').

Read more here: http://www.modbee.com/2014/09/10/3531802_obama-to-send-475-additional-troops.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy

[neverforget]

9. They are in Iraq. They have not left.

I don't know where you get that.

[morningfog]

10. You shouldn't insult someone when you are wrong.

475 more to the 1000 still there. There was a separate contingent who landed and left from the mountain. Do keep up indeed.

[neverforget]

15. I'd like to know where he got the idea that they left?

Strange

[morningfog]

16. I think he was referring to the group sent to assess

The escape from the mountain. They were only there briefly. But, none of the others have left.

[sabrina 1]

20. How many Mercenaries are there also? Wait, we don't call them Mercs, Bush called them 'security

contractors'. We need troops there in order to justify the mercs according to the law. They are supposed to be 'support' for the troops. But I haven't found out how many mercs are allowed to the number of troops.

Will have to do a little research on that.

[woo me with science]

22. Excellent point.

[elehhhhna]

8. Don't forget God bless our military

as if

[Shivering Jemmy]

11. Add another E

It will really underscore your point.

[morningfog]

14. I think that would be excessive.

I just want to remind everyone this started with a humanitarian rescue from a mountain.

[roamer65]

12. Is anyone else getting sick of cleaning up Riyadh's mistakes? N/t

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

17. I wouldn't call it a mistake. What those sack of shit flaccid sociopaths

do, seems quite intentional. The get to send out into the world a bunch of deranged jaggoffs who are even crazier than they are so they don't have to deal with them at home.

[Boreal]

18. We are in a state perpetual war now n/t

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

19. We've been. nt

[woo me with science]

21. kick. Here we go again.