Zam-Zam
Senator
In case you missed it: This stuff may not make headlines but it is important, and indicates the direction we might be heading in:
The Obama administration has quietly moved an additional 62 advisers to Iraq over the past three weeks, according to defense officials.
The additions bring the total number of advisers in the country to 242, still short of the 300 advisers that President Obama authorized for Iraq last month.
The uptick of the additional advisers on the ground was not publicized by the administration. The last update on the advisers came on July 1st, when the Pentagon said 180 had been sent to Iraq.
Obama shipped over the advisers to be the eyes and ears of the administration as it tries to chart a policy response to the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which has taken over towns in Western Iraq.
The advisers' initial assessment was delivered to Pentagon officials last week, and will form the basis of recommendations to Obama about further U.S. military assistance.
Pentagon officials said on July 15 it was "possible" that more authorized advisers could flow into Iraq before those recommendations are made, and also said there had been an increase in staffing at the Joint Operations Centers.
Complete Text: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/213409-obama-quietly-sends-more-advisers-to-iraq
The Obama administration has quietly moved an additional 62 advisers to Iraq over the past three weeks, according to defense officials.
The additions bring the total number of advisers in the country to 242, still short of the 300 advisers that President Obama authorized for Iraq last month.
The uptick of the additional advisers on the ground was not publicized by the administration. The last update on the advisers came on July 1st, when the Pentagon said 180 had been sent to Iraq.
Obama shipped over the advisers to be the eyes and ears of the administration as it tries to chart a policy response to the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which has taken over towns in Western Iraq.
The advisers' initial assessment was delivered to Pentagon officials last week, and will form the basis of recommendations to Obama about further U.S. military assistance.
Pentagon officials said on July 15 it was "possible" that more authorized advisers could flow into Iraq before those recommendations are made, and also said there had been an increase in staffing at the Joint Operations Centers.
Complete Text: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/213409-obama-quietly-sends-more-advisers-to-iraq
