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U.S. allies pledge 1,500 troops in fight against ISIS
2014-12-09
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] U.S. allies will deploy almost 1,500 troops to Iraq where they will train and advise Iraqi and Kurdish soldiers in their fight against the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) murderous Moslem group, a top U.S. commander announced on Monday.

The forces would add to about 3,100 U.S. troops President Barack Obama
I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody...
had authorized be deployed to Iraq, Lieutenant General James Terry, who commands all coalition efforts against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, said, according to Rooters news agency.

The allies' commitments were made during a conference among coalition members on Dec. 2-3.

"When you start now to balance the different capabilities out across the coalition, I think we're doing pretty well in terms of boots on the ground," Terry told news hounds in Kuwait during a visit along with outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

Terry declined to say which countries were contributing but said the troops would represent a broad mix from a coalition that, on the military side, now included nearly 40 countries.
Posted by:Fred

#1  think we're doing pretty well in terms of boots on the ground," Terry told news hounds in Kuwait during a visit along with outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

He said the Magic Woids!

Posted by: Shipman   2014-12-09 07:20  

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