As fucking predicted: Pentagon Officials Say Islamic State Fight May Need U.S. Combat Forces

[morningfog]

Top Pentagon officials said Thursday that the U.S. military strategy in Iraq and Syria remains an “Iraq-first” approach aimed at stabilizing that country and doesn't include current plans for U.S. combat troops, but that conditions on the ground could change U.S. calculations.

In testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, began outlining scenarios that could prompt a review of the U.S. strategy against the militant group Islamic State.

As Iraqi security forces prepare to go on the offensive and mount an effort to retake control of the country’s second-largest city of Mosul from Islamic State and to re-establish the border between Iraq and Syria, Gen. Dempsey said, these more complicated efforts could require ground assistance from U.S. forces.

“I’m not predicting at this point that those forces would need to be accompanied by U.S. forces,” he said, while adding that he is “certainly considering it.”

http://online.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-officials-say-islamic-state-fight-may-need-u-s-combat-forces-1415897808?tesla=y&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12500107165731264652704580274732467464128.html

Dempsey is Obama's chief military adviser. Everything Dempsey says, Obama follows within weeks.

[arcane1]

2. This isn't Free Republic, and stupid shit posts like that have no place here.

"Nuke the region into glass" indeed.

[notrightatall]

4. sarcasm is not your cup-o-tea?

Oh well. carry on.

[arcane1]

6. Only when done well n/t

[notrightatall]

8. And you are the arbitor of this?

[arcane1]

9. I am indeed, and everyone else agrees

[Sissyk]

11. FYI

On Thu Nov 13, 2014, 02:05 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

I am indeed, and everyone else agrees
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5812010

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

No need to call out a fellow DUer like this. This should be hidden.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu Nov 13, 2014, 02:20 PM, and the Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: It's okay to call out what a poster SAYS.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: This is a fairly tame answer to a sarcastic question. And
alerting in order to get a "hide" is a cowardly way to win an argument IMO.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I don't understand what the call out was here???? Was arcane1 being smug about getting notrightatall's post hidden? Yep. But unfortunately there's nothing in tos about not being smug and snotty.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Poster is being a jackass. But being a jackass isn't in and of itself reason to hide a post. Not compounding the first jury's error in hiding the post that kicked off this exchange with another one.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Wha? I hope this is 7-0 so alerter can't alert for a bit.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: sheeesh, I can't even figure out what the post is about let alone what is so bad about the reply.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Whoever advocates nuclear obliteration of millions of people deserves a lot more than this comment.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[arcane1]

12. LOL See? I said everyone agreed

And for the record: I didn't alert on the hidden post

[La Lioness Priyanka]

7. your statement is not in sarcasm, at best its hyperbolic.

and yes, i do know the difference.

[hrmjustin]

3. Uh no!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. asking to nuke a region full of brown people is straight up racist

[liberal N proud]

10. They (the Pentagon) are only doing what they are told

By the defense contractors and the war mongers in Congress, Lindsey and McCain.