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[size=18pt]No, Thanks! Iraq Rules Out Need for US Ground Operation[/size]

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Baghdad has not asked and does not need the United States to conduct ground operations against Islamic State in Iraq, Prime Minister Haider Abadi's spokesman said Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Tuesday, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said that the Pentagon had not ruled out conducting ground attacks against ISIL.

"This is an Iraqi affair and the government did not ask the U.S. Department of Defense to be involved in direct operations," Saad Hadithi told NBC News, adding that Baghdad had "enough soldiers on the ground."

Hadithi said the United States is required to coordinate through Baghdad any military activity in the country, including the airstrikes that an international US-led coalition is currently conducting against ISIL targets on Iraqi soil.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter
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The spokesman, however, admitted that US assistance was important to Iraq to arm and train its forces.
Some 3,300 US troops are currently deployed in Iraq to train local forces and protect US facilities, according to NBC News.

US forces and Kurdish militia last week carried out an anti-ISIL operation in northern Iraq. The United States did not inform the Iraqi government of its actions in advance.

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Missy89 needs to see this!

In other words, Iraq is like, " ever since you've been fighting this ISIS, we have not seen much of the results, not forgeting your double standards - claiming to be bombing them on the one one hand, while tacitly supplying them on the other hand. So get lost lost, we don't need ya damn help ".


Meanwhile, Iraq is under intense pressure ask for Russia to commence flight missions in it's territory.


www.juancole.com/2015/10/wrangle-influence-parliament.html

Ash Carter spoke as if Iraq was a county in New York so the Iraqis had to remind him that he is not an Iraqi leader. This can only happen when you know Russia got your back.

Ash Carter spoke as if Iraq was a county in New York so the Iraqis had to remind him that he is not an Iraqi leader. This can only happen when you know Russia got your back.

My brother your head dey there. No one messes with Putin.

I quite agree with the Iraqis Prime Minister. The truth is, instead of providing any ground support to Iraq, why not provide them with the materials to solve their own internal crisis. Providing ground support is technically weakening their military