Top U.S. General Recommends Sending U.S. Combat Troops Back To Iraq

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel listens as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey testifies during the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 13, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Larry Downing

US Military Considers Sending Combat Troops Back To Iraq -- The Guardian

General Martin Dempsey tells House committee that he would consider abandoning Obama’s pledge and send troops to fight Isis in Iraq

The top-ranking officer in the American military said on Thursday that the US is actively considering the use of American troops directly in the toughest upcoming fights against the Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq, less than a week after Barack Obama doubled troop levels there.

General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, indicated to the House of Representatives armed services committee that the strength of Isis relative to the Iraqi army may be such that he would recommend abandoning Obama’s oft-repeated pledge against returning US ground troops to combat in Iraq.

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Top U.S. General Says He’s Open to Using Ground Troops to Take Mosul -- New York Times
Dempsey: US troops could fight alongside Iraqi forces in war against ISIS -- FOX News
Pentagon Officials Say Islamic State Fight May Need U.S. Combat Forces -- WSJ
U.S. Would Consider 'Modest' Force For Complex Iraq Operations -- NPR
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My Comment: If President Obama agrees to this .... it will be an admission that his Middle East policy has failed.