Lonewolf_50
19th Aug 2010, 17:39
The political folks sure use funny words sometimes to disguise what is actually going on. Recent news story on "all combat troops" being brought home from Iraq ... but what's really going on?
Troops out of Iraq by 2012? Don't bet on it - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - Conflict in Iraq - msnbc.com (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38769105/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/)
There are currently 56,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, down from about 140,000 when Obama took office in January 2009.
About 6,000 combat forces remain in Iraq temporarily, but they are not currently organized to carry out combat operations, NBC News reported.
Just what does that mean? If someone shoots at them, I suspect they'll do a bit of shooting back, eh?
A senior military official told NBC that the so-called advise-and-assist brigades will be combat capable, despite not having a formal combat mission. Some of those forces, which will be embedded with Iraqi forces, could be drawn into combat, NBC said.
Sure could.
About 4,500 American Special Operations forces will also continue to conduct counter-terrorism operations, hunting down and capturing or killing al-Qaida members, NBC reported. These operations are not considered combat missions, but they often involve the use of combat tactics.
OK, not combat missions ... :confused:
So "No Combat Troops in Iraq" means, actually, what?
50,000 Americans, or so, providing assistance to a military and security apparatus that has thin to little air capability.
Are there scout (OH-58D) or attack (AH-64) battalions/squadrons/troops in place as "non combat forces?"
Anybody know?
Troops out of Iraq by 2012? Don't bet on it - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - Conflict in Iraq - msnbc.com (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38769105/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/)
There are currently 56,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, down from about 140,000 when Obama took office in January 2009.
About 6,000 combat forces remain in Iraq temporarily, but they are not currently organized to carry out combat operations, NBC News reported.
Just what does that mean? If someone shoots at them, I suspect they'll do a bit of shooting back, eh?
A senior military official told NBC that the so-called advise-and-assist brigades will be combat capable, despite not having a formal combat mission. Some of those forces, which will be embedded with Iraqi forces, could be drawn into combat, NBC said.
Sure could.
About 4,500 American Special Operations forces will also continue to conduct counter-terrorism operations, hunting down and capturing or killing al-Qaida members, NBC reported. These operations are not considered combat missions, but they often involve the use of combat tactics.
OK, not combat missions ... :confused:
So "No Combat Troops in Iraq" means, actually, what?
50,000 Americans, or so, providing assistance to a military and security apparatus that has thin to little air capability.
Are there scout (OH-58D) or attack (AH-64) battalions/squadrons/troops in place as "non combat forces?"
Anybody know?