Yesterday, reports began emerging that the Pentagon was intending to send more combat troops into western Mosul, the latest in a long line of escalations of US military involvement in the battle over Mosul, with an eye toward getting Iraq’s stalled offensive back on track.
Today, the Military Times finally got the specifics of the deployment, with officials saying that two infantry companies and a route-clearance platoon will be sent to Mosul, paratroopers numbers somewhere around 300 fighters, which will officially be labeled an “advise and assist” operation.
And a “temporary” deployment. Officials have labeled thousands of the ground troops in Iraq as “temporary” to avoid putting them in the official count of how many US troops are deployed to Iraq, even though in this case, as in so many others, there is no specific deadline for ending the deployment.
Officially, there are 5,262 US troops in Iraq, and that number won’t change, no matter how many more troops are sent. The real figure is well over 6,000 already, and not well documented, as the “temporary” troops are excluded from any official counts.
It’s likely that these wars could not be waged without lying to congress and the American people. In a way, this is war on democracy itself.
What are the lies you are suggesting? In truth the American people are quite supportive of fighting those wars.
Trump: Bomb the Sh-t Out of Them!
His audience: Yaaaahhhhhh! USA!, USA!, USA!, USA!
Trump: Only I can win the wars quickly and make Amlerica great again.
His audience: Yaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! USA!, USA!, USA!, USA!, USA! YAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH…………………!!
Raimondo: he likes russia……
How many US troops are there. What their mission is. Coverage of the truth on these points may well force a debate on whether or not to declare war, on who, why, and what the exit strategy is.
All quite consistent with Trump’s plans to win the wars. Maybe the question we should be asking Trump’s supporters is, do you stand with Trump on this slaughter? As posted on the homepage: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/03/27/the-innocent-lives-lost-amid-trumps-war-on-terror/?utm_term=.57b04e0110f6
Bianca? Raimondo? Does this make you happy to hear that your Trump is doing what he promised?