Endless War: Obama calls U.S. troop boost in Iraq 'new phase

[grahamhgreen]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said his decision to double the number of U.S. military advisers in Iraq marked a new phase in the campaign against Islamic State and was not an indication his strategy in the region had failed.

Obama, in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation" broadcast on Sunday, said the first phase was getting an Iraqi government in place that was inclusive and credible.

He said sending in 1,500 additional American troops also signified a shift from a defensive strategy to an offensive one. The decision was announced on Friday.

"The air strikes have been very effective in degrading ISIL's capabilities and slowing the advance that they were making," Obama said, according to a CBS transcript. "Now what we need is ground troops, Iraqi ground troops, that can start pushing them back."

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-calls-u-troop-boost-iraq-phase-cbs-153507197.html

Does anyone think that Obama's not escalating the Iraq war now????

You know, Iraq will forever be remembered now as Obama's war. Bush's war was a success, they will claim (are claiming), and O messed it up. What a legacy.

When do we stop?

Who pays for his war?

[pscot]

1. Can we call this the boost phase?

[grahamhgreen]

2. Yes! 'Surge' is so last decade;)

[JEB]

3. Purge phase.

Purging the anti war folks from the Democratic Party.

[grahamhgreen]

4. They likely call it the 'splurge' phase;)

[JEB]

5. Ah yes, a bit of spending to stimulate the economy.

The blood economy.

[840high]

7. Perhaps we should call it "boot" phase.

[Rex]

6. Well they already claim it is Obama's war, so more RW bleating won't do much imo.

And whoever inherits this unbelievable fucking war crime in 2016 will get it put on their shoulders to deal with. However it will NEVER change the fact - there can be no doubt the Iraq War(s) will be remembered as the Bush family wars until people stop reading or going to school or the world blows up. Truth has a liberal slant.

The BFEE made their bed and history will force them to sleep in it, what are they going to do? Come back and haunt future book publishers?

[Baclava]

8. How long are we waving this magic wand that the Iraqi "army" can be made to fight for our purposes?

It's obvious they don't give a shit. What are we going to do - pay them to fight as our merc army like the South Vietnamese?

How did that turn out?

[Old Nick]

9. Yeah

The Dark Side.