{"id":62522,"date":"2015-10-29T08:52:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T12:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=62522"},"modified":"2015-10-29T09:04:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T13:04:04","slug":"inherent-resolve-wounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=62522","title":{"rendered":"Inherent Resolve wounded"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Inherent<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

The Daily Beast<\/a> points out that there are 5 wounded military personnel who were involved in Inherent Resolve, the war against ISIS. <\/p>\n

According to U.S. Central Command, which oversees military action in the region, the details of the wounded are not available, despite repeated requests for such basic information. The only specifics available are from a Washington Post story, which reported the first service member was wounded in March, just south of Baghdad, while in a guard tower. He was struck in the face by bullet fragments, according to the report, while coming under enemy fire.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m not surprised. This administration hasn’t been able to tell the public the truth about anything, but, you know, if this was the McCain Administration or the Romney Administration, Code Pink and VoteVets would be tearing down the fence around the White House.<\/p>\n

The administration is a little bit careful what they call the mission in Iraq. From the Washington Post<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Briefing reporters hours after the raid took place, Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said that \u201cU.S. forces are not in a combat role in Iraq.\u201d He said a team of elite U.S. soldiers had provided transport and support for the Iraqi Kurdish commandos. But the Americans were not intending to take part in the raid itself, he said. That changed when a firefight erupted and Wheeler jumped in to help. Later that day, Cook said that Wheeler\u2019s death was the first combat casualty there since 2011.<\/p>\n

On Monday, asked about operations in Iraq, White House press secretary Josh Earnest declined to characterize the operations there as combat. He said the \u201ctrain, advise and assist\u201d mission differed from \u201cthe long-term, sustained ground combat operations\u201d that took place after the 2003 invasion. Over 160,000 U.S. troops were stationed in Iraq at the peak of that war.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The folks in Baghdad are little more blunt about their mission;<\/p>\n

…Wednesday, Col. Steve Warren, a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, described the mission in blunt terms. \u201cWe\u2019re in combat,\u201d he said, speaking via video feed to reporters at the Pentagon. \u201cThat\u2019s why we all carry guns. That\u2019s why we all get combat patches when we leave here. That\u2019s why we all receive imminent danger pay. So, of course it\u2019s combat.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maybe Media Benjamin and Jon Soltz could get a straight answer.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Chief Tango for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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