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(6,896 posts) Wed Jul 2, 2014, 09:39 AM Jul 2014

Pentagon denies 'mission creep' in Iraq as new U.S. troop presence reaches 650 [View all]

Source: McClatchy Washington Bureau

"The Pentagon insisted Tuesday that there is "no mission creep” in Iraq despite the rising number of U.S. troops in the embattled country with more on the way.

Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, confirmed that 650 American troops were on the ground in Iraq, all of them dispatched by President Barack Obama since June 16.

Two hundred U.S. troops sent Monday, including 100 previously staged in Kuwait, were accompanied by Army Apache attack helicopters to be based at the Baghdad airport."

Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/07/01/4006174/pentagon-denies-mission-creep.html

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Pentagon denies 'mission creep' in Iraq as new U.S. troop presence reaches 650 [View all] reddread Jul 2014 OP

They denied the same 50 years ago too. hobbit709 Jul 2014 #1

The more things change, old guy Jul 2014 #2

I understand the threat from Isis gwheezie Jul 2014 #3

Intel Lrobby99 Jul 2014 #6

laughable reddread Jul 2014 #7

Welcome to the DU Lrobby99!! CountAllVotes Jul 2014 #8

I don't SamKnause Jul 2014 #4

I don't believe ANYONE in ballyhoo Jul 2014 #5

Simple enough to test. Igel Jul 2014 #9

They say it will be 750 men. BobbyBoring Jul 2014 #10

hey, where's all the "not a shot fired," "no boots on the ground," "what Surge?" "what SOFA?" types? MisterP Jul 2014 #11

How can Obama be so fucking stupid? lark Jul 2014 #12

Well, it'd be pretty stupid to allow our embassy to be surrounded and TwilightGardener Jul 2014 #13

800 troops aren't needed to protect one embassy lark Jul 2014 #14

Not all of them are there to protect the embassy. Some are gathering intel. TwilightGardener Jul 2014 #17

TwilightGardener lark Jul 2014 #28

You alreadyknow what's going to happen, ballyhoo Jul 2014 #23

So you're up for sending as many troops as necessary to ballyhoo Jul 2014 #15

At some point you have to trust the President nt hack89 Jul 2014 #18

Sorry, I lost too many good friends in Iraq to ballyhoo Jul 2014 #19

Well, would another Benghazi incident be helpful? TwilightGardener Jul 2014 #24

Of course not. The Democrats are hoping and praying he does not; the ballyhoo Jul 2014 #25

300, 500, 650, 1000, 1500, 2500, 3000, 3500, 4500, 5000, ... They're hoping we won't notice!!! blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #16

Exactly. But we will notice. Even when it isn't ballyhoo Jul 2014 #20

Three words: Nobel Peace Prize. n/t Psephos Jul 2014 #21

Every pro-war/boondoggler should have to do one thing, as many times as necessary reddread Jul 2014 #22

Same old same old....nothing but complaining bradla Jul 2014 #26

Welcome to DU! reddread Jul 2014 #27