Remember the time Obama ended the War in Iraq? Good times, good times.
The Pentagon is seeking to send another 500 U.S. troops to Iraq, in addition to the 400 that arrived over the Labor Day weekend, two military officials tell Fox News – a development that comes amid a new wave of attacks.
The Pentagon in July first received approval to raise the troop number in Iraq to 4,647, from a previous authorization of 3,870 in January.
If President Obama signs off on the military’s plan for more troops, the number would rise above 5,000. There are other U.S. troops inside Iraq that the Pentagon claims are on “temporary” assignments, though some of these deployments last up to one year in country. Counting these troops, the new forces going to Iraq will push the unofficial number of American forces on the ground in Iraq to over 6,000 troops.
And that doesn't count sneakers on the ground and the assorted other dodges used to hide the real numbers. But officially Obama withdrew from Iraq. With a few minor hiccups like the rise of ISIS. And now we're back in Iraq, except we're mostly there to aid Iran. Mission accomplished.