With already 1,000 troops sent back to Iraq by Obama, another 475 are on the way there tonight, after Obama’s campaign speech in which he said no American boots would be on the ground. The AP/ABC gives a small mention of the latest troop deployment by Obama:
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| Oh BTW, Obama just sent another 475 troops to Iraq |
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President Barack Obama is sending 475 more U.S. troops into Iraq to supplement an existing American military presence that is helping Iraqi security forces battle Islamic State militants and secure diplomatic facilities.
Obama was announcing the additional forces Wednesday as part of an expanded offensive against the Islamic State group in Iraq and in Syria.