Pentagon: 600 More Troops Heading To Iraq

[nhboy]

" The Department of Defense is dispatching 600 more U.S. troops to Iraq to help government forces oust ISIS from the city of Mosul, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. The soldiers will provide logistics support for the Iraqi forces and not spearhead the attack, spokesman Peter Cook told reporters. The troops, who will deploy in the coming weeks, will be logistics support, enablers and advisers. Currently there are 4,647 U.S. soldiers in Iraq.

In April, more than 200 troops, including additional special operations forces, were sent to Iraq to train and advise government forces readying for the Mosul assault. The Iraqis also got Apache attack helicopters and a HIMARS rocket system. Another $415 million was sent to the Kurdish Peshmerga fighters. "

More here: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/iraq-turmoil/600-more-troops-heading-iraq-n656006?cid=sm_tw

 

[Gilligan]

Barry's withdrawal from Iraq seems to be progressing quite well.

 

[Lurk]

The soldiers will provide logistics support for the Iraqi forces and not spearhead the attack, spokesman Peter Cook told reporters.

TRANSLATION: 'The Americans will drive supply trucks, will not be authorized to fire their weapons, will be required to remain in clearly labeled tents on the periphery of any encampment.'

 

[Hijinx]

TRANSLATION: 'The Americans will drive supply trucks, will not be authorized to fire their weapons, will be required to remain in clearly labeled tents on the periphery of any encampment.'

Cannot help but wonder , how many will be killed by the "friendly" Iraqui troops they train.

 

[Millburn]

Cannot help but wonder , how many will be killed by the "friendly" Iraqui troops they train.

Most likely none, we are not at war with Iraqui .I say let Dick Cheney do it with Halliburton.