With some 1,500 additional US ground troops heading to Iraq, the first advance team of US forces has gone to the Anbar Province, the restive southwestern province held almost entirely by ISIS.
The US team, made up of about 50 troops, is scouting facilities from the 2003-2011 occupation to see which can be used to house US troops during the new war.
Though the Pentagon denied any plans to send the troops into combat, they insisted they are “prepared to defend themselves,” and sending them to the front lines makes this virtually inevitable.
It isn’t clear how welcome the US troops will be in Anbar either, as it was the site of some of their bloodiest operations during the last occupation, and there is considerable resentment, particularly in some cities like Fallujah, which are going to be key battlegrounds in the new war.
Who will be the first to die for a mistake?
I hope they took AMPLE BODY BAGS !
I wonder how long before the first green-on-blue incident occurs. I also wonder if TPTB will even report any such incident for consumption back home – bad press, you know. Can't have the folks back home to waking up before things get into full swing.
Our hired killers, hired by the Iraq corporate rich to keep their working-class terrorized and enslaved, surely all of humanity is locked in a dead creed if the abused people of Iraq do not vomit them out in a quick hurry.
This reminds me of the early days of Vietnam, (yes I am that old). I fear history is repeating itself.
Meet the new war, same as the old war.
3rd time is the Iraqi charm?
Can the whole "thank a vet" thing be applicable only if one of these phony corporate wars of aggression are won? Because the last time I checked, we haven't won a war for quite some time.
Maybe you just don't understand that maintaining US control over the ME is winning. It could be because there is no benefit to the American people? In any case, the next war to fear is the one the US is promoting in the Ukraine.
great the first thing they think of is to get Bechel to make a new Crusader castle.
Barbara Bush is salivating.