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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama insists: No U.S. ground combat troops in Iraq = More US Troops Going to Iraq
The Iraqi army wants to launch a counteroffensive to retake Mosul, the largest city in northern Iraq, and the U.S. likely would help. While there have been some concerns that Iraq's military may not be ready yet for such an ambitious operation, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said last week that the U.S. is working with senior Iraqi leaders on preparations
The top U.S. commander for the mission in Iraq and Syria said Thursday the next wave of American troops will begin moving into Iraq in a couple of weeks, and cautioned that it will take at least three years to build the capabilities of the Iraqi military
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-troops-iraq-couple-weeks-27692046
Wed September 17, 2014
Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. is not returning combat troops to Iraq, President Barack Obama insisted again Wednesday, despite the suggestion by his top general that option is something the Pentagon could consider.
Speaking at U.S. Central Command in Florida, Obama said again that U.S. troops "do not and will not have a combat mission" in Iraq against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/17/politics/obama-isis/
blm
(114,644 posts)Sen. Paul Would Declare War, Send Ground Troops Against ISIS
Written by Jack Kenny
Sen. Paul Would Declare War, Send Ground Troops Against ISIS
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is planning to introduce a resolution in Congress formally declaring war on the Islamic State and authorizing "limited" use of ground forces against the Islamic State terrorists the United States is now fighting with air strikes in Iraq and Syria, the Daily Beast reported.
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Sure is a good thing you came here to DU last month to 'help' us see all the awful things you want us to see about Obama . and his wife.
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helpmetohelpyou (401 posts)
Really Michelle ? you need to get over yourself [View all]
The first lady also described being mistreated at a Target store in suburban Washington, during a shopping trip she took in 2011.
"Even as the first lady," she told the magazine, "during the wonderfully publicized trip I took to Target, not highly disguised, the only person who came up to me in the store was a woman who asked me to help her take something off a shelf
How is this being mistreated ?
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helpmetohelpyou
(589 posts)blm
(114,644 posts)find a way to attack Obama and his wife.
Why waste your time here when no one believes your tales of concern?
BTW - You prefer a Republican president who would NEVER change course even with new information or new circumstances on the ground, eh? You prefer full-blown invasions instead of targeted operations, eh?
helpmetohelpyou
(589 posts)I'm a liberal
I'm not a Democrat in name only .
blm
(114,644 posts)Your entire act has smelled from day one - starting with the obsequious name you bestowed upon yourself.
I live in a blue state , vote for all Democrats in my local elections even though some vote like republicans sometimes.
I don't think Obama is a Democrat anymore, he probably was as a senator or when he
was a younger man, not anymore
blm
(114,644 posts)Try selling your BS to someone obtuse enough to buy it - you won't find too many here.
Liberal Dems would NOT have posted this about Ferguson as you did - really, this is ALL you could find to post? Black Panthers? Really?
http://abcnews.go.com/US/missouri-charged-lying-forms-buy-guns-ahead-grand/story?id=27096024
Olajuwon Davis and Brandon Baldwin only faced those charges as of late Friday, but sources told ABC News that authorities were looking into whether they tried to acquire ready-made explosives and other weapons ahead of the decision, which is expected soon
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/pair-suspected-trying-acquire-bombs-ferguson-protests-n254021
Federal law enforcement officials say two men arrested Friday, now held on gun charges, are suspected of trying to acquire pipe bombs with the intent of using them during protests in Ferguson, Missouri.
Two officials say the men claimed to have affiliations with the New Black Panther Party and were trying to acquire guns and explosives. When investigators heard about their plans, they placed the men under surveillance. "We wanted to see where this might go," one official said
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helpmetohelpyou
(589 posts)blm
(114,644 posts)Always full of 'concern' that happens to parrot RW talking points as you take shots at Obama.