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Title: Pentagon proposes U.S. special forces for Iraq
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URL Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/19/politics/us-iraq/
Published: Jun 19, 2014
Author: CNN
Post Date: 2014-06-19 12:20:20 by Jethro Tull
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Watch President Obama's statement on Iraq on CNN and CNN.com at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. Washington (CNN) -- Up to 100 U.S. special forces -- probably Green Berets, Army Rangers and Navy SEALs -- would go to Iraq to advise its military and collect intelligence under a Pentagon plan offered to President Barack Obama, according to several U.S. officials. An announcement on the plan could come Thursday, though the officials made clear that Obama will decide whether to accept it and when to announce it. The White House said Obama would make a statement on the situation in Iraq at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, after he meets with his national security team. Obama is under pressure to help the embattled Iraqi government stave off a lightning advance toward Baghdad by Sunni fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. U.S. officials familiar with the plan, who spoke to CNN on condition of not being identified, said the deployment would begin with several small military teams and grow larger over time. Teams would be placed around Iraq in the headquarters of Iraqi military brigades and tasked with gathering intelligence on ISIS forces, such as their location, numbers and weaponry, the officials said. Such information could provide needed intelligence if Obama decides to proceed with airstrikes on ISIS fighters, as requested by Iraq. So far, his administration has ruled out combat troops on the ground in Iraq. While the special forces in the Pentagon plan would not be in front-line combat positions and their role would not officially be a combat mission, officials acknowledge the American advisers would likely face danger based on their location. Poster Comment: 
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I think it's a bad idea for the Shia to have anything to do with US military advisors. They may as well just invite the whole state of israel in.
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