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If You Like Your "Boots On The Ground", Here's Even More - Obama To Send 350 Troops To Iraq

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Just hours after the beheading of a 2nd American journalist, The White House has issued a statement:

  • *U.S. TO SEND ABOUT 350 MILITARY PERSONNEL TO IRAQ: WHITE HOUSE
  • *WHITE HOUSE SAYS ADDITIONAL FORCES WON'T SERVE IN A COMBAT ROLE

With American non-combat, humanitarian, advisers now being dispersed to the four corners of the world for non-combat, humanitarian, advisory roles; one wonders how long it will be before someone asks President Obama just what these peace-keeping non-combat personnel will be doing in their role "to protect diplomatic facilities and personnel in Baghdad."

 

 

As Politico reports,

President Barack Obama has authorized the Pentagon to send about 350 more troops to Iraq, the White House announced this evening.

 

The Defense Department had been considering a request from the State Department for the additional forces to protect “diplomatic facilities and personnel” in Iraq, the White House said. “These additional forces will not serve in a combat role.”

 

Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said the new detachment would increase the total number of U.S. troops “augmenting diplomatic security in Iraq” to about 820. The new force includes a headquarters element, medical personnel, helicopters and “an air liaison team,” Kirby said. About 55 troops who have been in Baghdad since June will “redeploy” elsewhere in Central Command as part of the move.

 

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Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:06 | 5173832 ACP
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Where's the "It's on like Donkey Kong" jpg?

First are the observers, then the advisors, then the bombs, then the protectors, then the tanks, APCs and 30,000 infantry.

Mission creep, indeed.

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:17 | 5173885 AlaricBalth
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Weren't they called "assessors" just a few weeks ago?
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=122911

I guess the assessment went something like this....SEND MORE HELP NOW!!!

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 00:28 | 5174396 Hysterai
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additional forces to protect “diplomatic facilities and personnel” in Iraq, the White House said. “These additional forces will not serve in a combat role.”

W.T.F? So they are going to protect in a non-combat sort of way?

"Hey you - nasty looking dude with the knife - please go away now or we shall throw a water bottle at you"

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:18 | 5173889 junction
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The New World Order wants war.  Kissinger had an article in the Wall Street Journal last week, a prelude to the coming violence. 

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 22:30 | 5174079 LetThemEatRand
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True.  And one of the wealthiest (or perhaps the wealthiest, http://www.businessinsider.com/is-vladmir-putin-secretly-the-richest-per...) people in the world, Vladmir Putin, is playing his part in the plan.  Any tool here who thinks he's an outsider is delusional or just likes centaurs.  You don't gain wealth like that by being an outsider to the NWO.  Rather, you become that wealthy advancing the NWO.

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 23:14 | 5174200 Chupacabra-322
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At the very highest levels of the Criminal Elite it is highly Compartmentalized. At the end of the day it's all Geo Political Theater and, they're "all in on it."

Rest assured, you can take that to the bank. Literally.

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 00:09 | 5174355 GrandPaFred
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R

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 04:08 | 5174634 sessinpo
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LetThemEatRand   True.  And one of the wealthiest (or perhaps the wealthiest, http://www.businessinsider.com/is-vladmir-putin-secretly-the-richest-per...) people in the world, Vladmir Putin, is playing his part in the plan.  Any tool here who thinks he's an outsider is delusional or just likes centaurs.  You don't gain wealth like that by being an outsider to the NWO.  Rather, you become that wealthy advancing the NWO.

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Just like the other empires that grew and fell? Was Hitler a part of the NWO of the time?

Government is the problem. Wars and conquering people has been with humanity since the beginning as the smallest of governments formed (tribes), no NWO necessary.

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 04:03 | 5174630 sessinpo
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junction    The New World Order wants war.  Kissinger had an article in the Wall Street Journal last week, a prelude to the coming violence.

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Geez. If there were no NWO, there would still be war. Governments want war regardless of world orders.

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 23:50 | 5174293 GrandPaFred
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Have no fear - them '350 boots on the ground' are to help with the evacuation

 

remember it's O'golfer running this skit

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 23:56 | 5174322 jez
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There will be 700 boots, assuming two feet per person.

Although when they are all marching in step, you're right, there will be only 350 boots on the ground at any moment.

And if they were all to start running in step, then on multiple occasions every single minute there would be no boots on the ground at all.

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:03 | 5173838 CCanuck
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FUCK YOU MIC!

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:04 | 5173840 blu
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Uh ... did he mention which side they are fighting on?

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 00:50 | 5174433 space junk
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O. probably just wants some more marines to use to hold umbrellas for photo opps. 

Which sides anyway are we talking about....since our foreign policy is just to alienate allies and empower former enemies.  Peace through international weakness!  Turdus Maximus will save us!  Woo hoo! 

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:04 | 5173843 Majestic12
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"Team America" the sequel....

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 09:06 | 5175007 Farmer Joe in B...
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Coming again to save the motherfucking day yeah!!!

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:05 | 5173844 Bastiat
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Did he offer to exchange himself for anyone captured and sentenced to beheading?

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:11 | 5173849 old_turk
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Go ahead.

Make my day.

I mean, what difference, at this time, does it make?

Just to quote a few.

I would mention Mission Accomplished, but apparently not.

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:09 | 5173855 e_goldstein
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Hey Tyler,

Where are the carriers? Thanks.

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:12 | 5173868 Seasmoke
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It's too bad all the tanks are spread across cities in the USA.

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:52 | 5173990 Implied Violins
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...and the keys are in the ignitions, just waiting for the ISIS jihadists that already crossed over the border.

I wish I was trying to be funny.

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:13 | 5173869 phoolish
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Peace Prize POTUS really getting busy.  Hey, how about more drones in Pakistan and blow some militants up in Somalia too.  Ha Ha ... already on that earlier today.  Good Job PP potus.

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:13 | 5173871 Chupacabra-322
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Islamist militias in Libya took control of nearly a dozen commercial jetliners last month, and western intelligence agencies recently issued a warning that the jets could be used in terrorist attacks across North Africa.

Intelligence reports of the stolen jetliners were distributed within the U.S. government over the past two weeks and included a warning that one or more of the aircraft could be used in an attack later this month on the date marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against New York and Washington, said U.S. officials familiar with the reports.

“There are a number of commercial airliners in Libya that are missing,” said one official. “We found out on September 11 what can happen with hijacked planes.”

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/missing-libyan-jetliners-raise-f...

-Doesn't this Criminal CIA False Flag, False Narrative, PsyOp get obvious after a while? The Criminal Pure Evil, Psycopathic CIA has lost its creativity with False Narratives. Perhaps they should put a classified ad for some fresh new Script Writers.

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 00:00 | 5174332 GrandPaFred
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Jeez, 12 more - at this rate I doubt Malasian Airlines got any aircraft left

 

Then again, good news for Boeing [we got jobs again boys]

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 00:39 | 5174417 Creepy A. Cracker
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"...could be used in terrorist attacks across North Africa."

Flying them into sand/dirt (North Africa) won't terrorize many.

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:13 | 5173873 Dr. Engali
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I wonder if this next phase of the war will be a made for teevee series or will it be a big budget movie production. Who am I kidding? When it comes to the empire's wars, budgets are out the window.

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:20 | 5173893 SillySalesmanQu...
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Is Obowellma sending in the boots on the ground, oooops, I mean the trooops, 350 at a time, hoping no one will notice...? Except...maybe for Tyler.

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:36 | 5173941 Rootin' for Putin
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Are they rescue swimmers for when the dam breaks?

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:38 | 5173957 Bay of Pigs
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That beheading video was a joke. It looked staged and didn't show anyone getting killed. Yet the masses lap it up.

At this point, who can believe any of this shit?

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 01:22 | 5174470 space junk
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No one should believe it. EVER. 

To me it almost doesn't matter what it is anymore - the border, foreign policy, Bergdahl swap, Malaysia airlines crap, Ukraine/Russia, Ferguson MO, Iraq, now beheading videos, you name it --- just full of static.  Horrible signal to noise ratio...    

 

 

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 21:53 | 5173993 Cman5000
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My Military friends are getting readiness orders. They could be going anywhere they said ?

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 22:21 | 5173994 darteaus
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I remember being a USMC humanitarian.

I delivered relief, .30 cal at a time as an 0331 on the M-60. 

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 22:52 | 5174129 fireant
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boots on the ground

boots on the ground,

lookin like a fool with your boots on the ground

with the gold not in the vault

with your hat on sideways

lookin like a fool with your boots on the ground

 

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 22:53 | 5174130 fireant
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nm

Tue, 09/02/2014 - 23:58 | 5174327 Ckierst1
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Just in time inventory.  They were running low on journalists and Erdogan made a deal for the Turks so they are likely out of the loop.

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 00:23 | 5174386 Tom Green Swedish
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350 to Iraq and 1000 to Ukraine.  Makes no sense but that's DC for ya.

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 00:36 | 5174408 Creepy A. Cracker
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If all 350 fled to Canada would Dear Leader Obama have Holder prosecute them?  Dilemma...

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 00:55 | 5174448 space junk
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Probably only the white ones. 

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 01:48 | 5174492 starman
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I feel like I am reading the fall of Roman Empire allover again?

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 03:45 | 5174615 Paracelsus
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Anybody besides me noticing that no Banker suicides lately? Strange..... Was almost one a day there for a while.

Also,speaking of Ghaddafi,whatever happened to that East German nurse of his? Wet T-shirt globetrotter?

And who got the gold reserves of Libya and the Ukraine and Iraq?   Hmmmm...Enquiring minds want to know.

Five bucks says there's something up on 9/11.Just a gut but take it FWIW... 

 

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 06:48 | 5174731 kenezen
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I just heard that a number of large commericial aircraft were stolen from the Libyan airport. Breitbart had it. No one else! Can we rectify this oversight?

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 07:24 | 5174783 Lostinfortwalton
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Life in the Green Zone must be getting very antsy.

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