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Obama sends Iraq 300 advisers


By Justin Sink and Kristina Wong - 06/19/14 01:48 PM EDT


President Obama is sending 300 military advisers to Iraq to bolster government security forces and help establish joint operations centers to combat Sunni extremists.

“American forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq, but we will help Iraqis as they take the fight to terrorists,” Obama said.
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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/209921-obama-sends-iraq-300-advisers#ixzz358v1FLUs


Andy Borowitz

Based on the repeated promises of no boots on the ground, we can only assume that the 300 military advisors will either not be wearing boots or not touching the ground.


Since old whitewater is dribbling his water over the fact that I haven't opposed Obama on something-- well-- I do on this and think Obama is an idiot to make this move....

If you remember history-- in 1961 Kennedy sent 400 Green Beret "special advisors' to Vietnam to train the ARVN soldiers too... And by the time the politicians got us ran out of there in 1975 over 58,000 American troops were dead and over 300,000 had been wounded ... Uselessly wasted as cannon fodder for the whims of a bunch of old grey haired politicians ...
 

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