Professional Soldiers ® - View Single Post - Iraqi PM: US Aid Needed to Battle al-Qaida

**Pete** · 11-02-2013, 15:33

In reversal, Obama says he will boost US military support in Iraq

http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-e...-iraq-1.250643

"WASHINGTON — Facing a deadly resurgence of al-Qaida in Iraq, President Barack Obama signaled Friday that he will begin increasing U.S. military support for Baghdad after five years of reducing it.

The new U.S. plan represents a remarkable shift for Obama, whose administration trumpeted the 2011 withdrawal of the last U.S. troops from Iraq as a major achievement and has since shifted its attention to other regional challenges, such as Syria, Egypt and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict......"

The first message must not have gone over well with his masters.

11-02-2013, 15:33	#12
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	Latest Aid message In reversal, Obama says he will boost US military support in Iraq http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-e...-iraq-1.250643 "WASHINGTON — Facing a deadly resurgence of al-Qaida in Iraq, President Barack Obama signaled Friday that he will begin increasing U.S. military support for Baghdad after five years of reducing it. The new U.S. plan represents a remarkable shift for Obama, whose administration trumpeted the 2011 withdrawal of the last U.S. troops from Iraq as a major achievement and has since shifted its attention to other regional challenges, such as Syria, Egypt and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict......" The first message must not have gone over well with his masters.
Pete is offline