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Friday, 20 June 2014

U.S. Special Forces Deploying to Iraq

Cryptogon

Arm al-Qaeda. Train al-Qaeda. Fight al-Qaeda.

Arm ISUS. Train ISIS. Fight ISIS. Bonus points for multiple countries (Syria and Iraq) descending into chaos and potentially touching off a regional conflict.

Via: Bloomberg:

President Barack Obama said he’s sending as many as 300 U.S. military advisers to assist the Iraqi army battle an insurgency and is prepared to take additional “targeted” action if necessary.

The advisers will work with the Iraqi army to set up joint operations centers to coordinate intelligence and planning with the Iraqis without engaging in the fighting, he said.
“American forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq,” Obama said after meeting with his national security team at the White House.

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