U.S. will begin ‘direct action on the ground’ in Iraq, Syria

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“His explanation for sending in troops is total baloney since we haven’t been fighting ISIS at all, see here and here . The real reason is to counter Russian action in Syria. I don’t see anything good coming out of this.”  Admin

American ground troops Obama pulled out of Iraq in 2011 are going back – and this time some will deploy to Syria.

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter confirmed on Tuesday a decision by Obama to begin “direct action on the ground” as the U.S.-led coalition continues battling the Islamic State group known as ISIS or ISIL.

“We won’t hold back from supporting capable partners in opportunistic attacks against ISIL, or conducting such missions directly whether by strikes from the air or direct action on the ground,” Carter said in testimony before the Senate Armed Services committee, NBC News reported.

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