SaysWho? Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 US concludes combat mission in Iraq as Biden meets with Iraqi prime minister - ABC News ABCNEWS.GO.COM President Joe Biden said the U.S. is "not going to be, by the end of the year, in a combat mission" in Iraq. Quote "Our shared fight against ISIS is critical for the stability of our region and our counterterrorism cooperation will continue, even as we shift to this new phase we're going to be talking about," Biden said. A U.S. official told ABC News Thursday the change in mission is more of a semantic one and the number of U.S. troops in Iraq will not dramatically differ as they shift their emphasis to training and assisting. As with anywhere around the world, the official added, U.S. troops reserve the right to defend themselves too. Both sides have repeatedly committed to U.S. troops exiting once the coalition to defeat ISIS completes its work, essentially kicking the can down a long road now to appease political pressure in Iraq, fueled by Iranian-backed factions and militias and U.S. air strikes against them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 "You are free now." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Quote A U.S. official told ABC News Thursday the change in mission is more of a semantic one and the number of U.S. troops in Iraq will not dramatically differ as they shift their emphasis to training and assisting. Uh-huh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Uh-huh. "On Thursday, US drones trained a wedding in the Takrit region of Iraq. Forty adults and thirty children were trained." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: they shift their emphasis to training and assisting. Oh so like the military advisors we sent to Vietnam. Remember how swell that went? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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