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Showing Original Post only (View all)NYT: U.S. to Send 1,500 More Troops to Iraq [View all]
WASHINGTON President Obama has authorized the deployment of an additional 1,500 American troops to Iraq in the coming months, the Defense Department said on Friday, a move that will double the number of those sent to advise and assist Iraqi and Kurdish forces in the battle against the Islamic State.
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In addition, the White House Budget Office said it would ask Congress for $5.6 billion for overseas contingency operations, including $1.6 billion to train and equip Iraqi troops.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/world/middleeast/us-to-send-1500-more-troops-to-iraq.html?_r=2
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In addition, the White House Budget Office said it would ask Congress for $5.6 billion for overseas contingency operations, including $1.6 billion to train and equip Iraqi troops.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/world/middleeast/us-to-send-1500-more-troops-to-iraq.html?_r=2
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Those who said we wouldn't escalate, please retract now.
Remember, we just had to cut 8.6 billion from starving children in this country just last February.
And some wonder why we lost the election... and what the agenda will be.... In a word, neo-con.
The war in the Middle East has been raging for 1400 years. We can't win.
The war is draining our treasury and a detriment to our troops.
Call your Rep's to get us out of this quagmire.
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He could have been a contender, instead he threw the fight for a fistfull of F you's from the powers
grahamhgreen
Nov 2014
#7
$700,000 for 1 speech in Nigeria! What do people earn there... $300/mo.???
grahamhgreen
Nov 2014
#24
Sure, wait until after midterms to blow more billion$ in another country. Thanks "liberal" prez!
RiverLover
Nov 2014
#15
War Hawks seem to enjoy sending troops into danger, yet are too chicken to defend the policy from
grahamhgreen
Nov 2014
#23