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Obama caught lying again...The U.S. military has a lot more people in Iraq than it has been saying
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Leroy N. Soetoro
Mar 23, 2016, 2:16:48 PM3/23/16
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military-has-a-lot-more-people-in-iraq-than-it-has-been-
saying/?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_daily202
The U.S. military has around 5,000 service members in Iraq, officials said
on Monday, far more than previously reported, as the Obama administration
quietly expands ground operations against the Islamic State.
The number of American forces in Iraq has come under increased scrutiny
following the death over the weekend of a Marine staff sergeant, the
second combat casualty in renewed U.S. operations in Iraq. He was killed
when militants launched rockets at a small U.S. base around the city of
Makhmour. The existence of the Marine detachment had not been known prior
to Staff Sgt. Louis F. Cardin’s death.
Officials at the Pentagon have declined to specify how Marines are serving
at the outpost in northern Iraq, which they described as a satellite base
positioned to protect American trainers at a nearby, larger base. Their
presence in Iraq highlights the use of forces from Navy ships already in
the Middle East.
The Defense Department has also reversed an earlier position and are now
declining to confirm how many forces are presently in Iraq, saying only
that the number of officially assigned forces is below the current cap of
3,870.
“People come through on a temporary basis and go above and below the force
cap all the time, but we remain under our force cap,” Col. Steve Warren, a
U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, told reporters on Monday.
But officials privately acknowledge that the total troop number, while it
varies from day to day, now stands around 5,000. The more than 1,000
personnel above the official cap include the Marines in northern Iraq
along with military officials handling foreign military sales and other
defense cooperation matters.
Having the ability to add additional personnel, whose deployments are seen
as more temporary than the force of 3,870, “gives the theater commander
the ability to move forces around,” a U.S. military official said,
speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel issues. The 3,870
troops include American trainers and advisers arrayed around the country.
If the Obama administration were to classify the Marines and other
additional personnel as permanent, it would be required to increase that
official force level reported in its monthly “boots on the ground”
notification to Congress.
The White House, mindful of Obama’s pledge to end the ground wars
initiated by his predecessor, has sought to minimize the combat role of
American forces in Iraq. But officials have recognized the need for
enhanced support to Iraqi forces, which are only slowly making progress is
dislodging militants from major urban areas.
The United States has already taken steps in recent months to augment its
campaign, including establishing a new Special Operations task force.
Senior officials are expected to consider additional steps when the Iraqi
government launches an offensive to reclaim the city of Mosul.
The number of U.S. troops is a sensitive topic for Iraqis following the
2003-2011 war that saw over 150,000 U.S. troops on Iraqi soil at its peak.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, already grappling with a fiscal crisis, is
facing intensifying pressure over widespread corruption.
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Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $19 trillion in the six
years he has been in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
Barack Obama, reelected by the dumbest voters in the history of the United
States of America. The only American president to deliberately import a
lethal infectious disease from Africa, Ebola.
Loretta Fuddy, killed after she "verified" Obama's phony birth
certificate.
Nancy Pelosi, Democrat criminal, accessory before and after the fact to
improper vetting of Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama, a confirmed
felon using SSAN 042-68-4425, belonging to a dead man.
Obama ignored the brutal killing of an American diplomat in Benghazi, then
relieved American military officers who attempted to prevent said murder
in order to cover up his own ineptitude.
Obama continues his muslim goal of disarming America while ObamaCare
increases insurance premiums 300% and leaves millions without health care.
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The U.S. military has around 5,000 service members in Iraq, officials said
on Monday, far more than previously reported, as the Obama administration
quietly expands ground operations against the Islamic State.
The number of American forces in Iraq has come under increased scrutiny
following the death over the weekend of a Marine staff sergeant, the
second combat casualty in renewed U.S. operations in Iraq. He was killed
when militants launched rockets at a small U.S. base around the city of
Makhmour. The existence of the Marine detachment had not been known prior
to Staff Sgt. Louis F. Cardin’s death.
Officials at the Pentagon have declined to specify how Marines are serving
at the outpost in northern Iraq, which they described as a satellite base
positioned to protect American trainers at a nearby, larger base. Their
presence in Iraq highlights the use of forces from Navy ships already in
the Middle East.
The Defense Department has also reversed an earlier position and are now
declining to confirm how many forces are presently in Iraq, saying only
that the number of officially assigned forces is below the current cap of
3,870.
“People come through on a temporary basis and go above and below the force
cap all the time, but we remain under our force cap,” Col. Steve Warren, a
U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, told reporters on Monday.
But officials privately acknowledge that the total troop number, while it
varies from day to day, now stands around 5,000. The more than 1,000
personnel above the official cap include the Marines in northern Iraq
along with military officials handling foreign military sales and other
defense cooperation matters.
Having the ability to add additional personnel, whose deployments are seen
as more temporary than the force of 3,870, “gives the theater commander
the ability to move forces around,” a U.S. military official said,
speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel issues. The 3,870
troops include American trainers and advisers arrayed around the country.
If the Obama administration were to classify the Marines and other
additional personnel as permanent, it would be required to increase that
official force level reported in its monthly “boots on the ground”
notification to Congress.
The White House, mindful of Obama’s pledge to end the ground wars
initiated by his predecessor, has sought to minimize the combat role of
American forces in Iraq. But officials have recognized the need for
enhanced support to Iraqi forces, which are only slowly making progress is
dislodging militants from major urban areas.
The United States has already taken steps in recent months to augment its
campaign, including establishing a new Special Operations task force.
Senior officials are expected to consider additional steps when the Iraqi
government launches an offensive to reclaim the city of Mosul.
The number of U.S. troops is a sensitive topic for Iraqis following the
2003-2011 war that saw over 150,000 U.S. troops on Iraqi soil at its peak.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, already grappling with a fiscal crisis, is
facing intensifying pressure over widespread corruption.
--
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $19 trillion in the six
years he has been in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
Barack Obama, reelected by the dumbest voters in the history of the United
States of America. The only American president to deliberately import a
lethal infectious disease from Africa, Ebola.
Loretta Fuddy, killed after she "verified" Obama's phony birth
certificate.
Nancy Pelosi, Democrat criminal, accessory before and after the fact to
improper vetting of Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama, a confirmed
felon using SSAN 042-68-4425, belonging to a dead man.
Obama ignored the brutal killing of an American diplomat in Benghazi, then
relieved American military officers who attempted to prevent said murder
in order to cover up his own ineptitude.
Obama continues his muslim goal of disarming America while ObamaCare
increases insurance premiums 300% and leaves millions without health care.
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