Obama Authorizes Plan To Double Number Of Troops In Iraq

If you like your boots-on-the-ground, you can keep them… and have some more. Whether a strawman or not, Reuters reports that according to US officials, the U. S. military has drawn up plans to significantly increase the number of American forces in Iraq, which now total around 1,400, as Washington seeks to bolster Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State.
*OBAMA AUTHORIZES 1,500 MORE U. S. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR IRAQ *OBAMA REQUESTING $5.6 BILLION MORE TO FIGHT ISLAMIC STATE *WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY SAYS TROOPS WON’T BE IN COMBAT ROLE *PENTAGON TO SET UP NEW OPERATIONS, TRAINING CENTER IN IRAQ

This post was published at Zero Hedge on 11/07/2014.