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candelista

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16. From the article: 1,600 troops deployed to Iraq

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2014, 09:08 PM

Sep 2014

1600?

Well, the last number I read was 1100. That plus the new 475 is about 1600. But that's already a lot of boots on the ground. And the number keeps going up, but this is the largest increment yet.

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Top Obama Officials Disagree Over Whether U.S. At War With ISIS [View all] Purveyor Sep 2014 OP

How the F can you be at war with something that isn't a country? KamaAina Sep 2014 #1

We are at war with drugs aren't we? hehehe n/t cosmicone Sep 2014 #4

they are much more like a nation than al qaeda. unblock Sep 2014 #6

What's their capital? KamaAina Sep 2014 #10

i didn't say they were a stable, well-established nation! unblock Sep 2014 #11

They are no more a nation than the Aryan Nation Hugabear Sep 2014 #12

i don't think aryan nation has actually captured any towns unblock Sep 2014 #13

We declared war on the noun "terror" arcane1 Sep 2014 #9

Side note: Just after posting this OP, ABC Radio news made this their lead at Purveyor Sep 2014 #2

The term "war" has been overloaded JoePhilly Sep 2014 #3

Hey, it's only a COOASO, not a WAR ... 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #5

indeed. long-term massive killing and destruction involving the military. nothing at all like a war! unblock Sep 2014 #8

Does this mean the War On Terror is over? arcane1 Sep 2014 #7

"A wise man points at the moon; a fool looks at his finger." Psephos Sep 2014 #14

per capita GDP of I.S. higher than that of the Eurozone ...nt quadrature Sep 2014 #15

From the article: 1,600 troops deployed to Iraq candelista Sep 2014 #16