{"id":54947,"date":"2014-09-03T10:47:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T14:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=54947"},"modified":"2014-09-03T10:47:48","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T14:47:48","slug":"350-more-troops-to-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=54947","title":{"rendered":"350 more troops to Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ex-PH2 and Pinto Nag send us a link from MSN<\/a> reporting that the President has authorized the Pentagon to send 350 more troops to Iraq (that’s 700 more boots on the ground) bringing the total to about 820 (1640 boots);<\/p>\n

Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby added that the move would bring the total number of U.S. military personnel responsible for bolstering diplomatic security in Iraq up to about 820.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Funny how this stuff kind of gets away from you, ain’t it?<\/p>\n

Andy sends us a link from Reuters<\/a> which reports that the President promises that the Islamic State will no longer be a force after he gets done with them;<\/p>\n

The United States plans to fight Islamic State until it is no longer a force in the Middle East and will seek justice for the killing of American journalist Steven Sotloff, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ll believe that when I see it. <\/p>\n

Of course, he adds that it will be difficult because President Bush did such a good job training al Qaeda;<\/p>\n

He added destroying the militant group will take time because of the power vacuum in Syria, the abundance of battle hardened fighters that grew out of al-Qaeda in the Iraqi war, and the need to build coalitions, including with local Sunni communities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m pretty sure that Bush is responsible for more al Qaeda deaths than “battle hardened fighters”, but, hey, whatever floats your boat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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