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grahamhgreen

(15,741 posts) Tue Jul 15, 2014, 10:21 AM Jul 2014

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US advisers in Iraq risk assassination by troops they are trying to train

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2691209/US-advisers-Iraq-risk-assassination-troops-trying-train-claims-classified-report.html

Americans who are assigned to advise Baghdad’s forces could be at risk because so many units are deeply infiltrated by either Sunni extremist informants or Shiite personnel backed by Iran, the report by United States detailed.

If the US does decide to assist in moving back the the advances made by Sunni militants in northern and western Iraq over the past month, the assessment concludes that only about half of Iraq’s operational units are able to carry out the push.

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US advisers in Iraq risk assassination by troops they are trying to train (Original Post) grahamhgreen Jul 2014 OP

that's an easy way to kill your enemy, pretend to be their friend and get close NightWatcher Jul 2014 #1

Are "advisors" aka "contractors" ? dipsydoodle Jul 2014 #2

I *think* it was announced as 700 Marines????? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2014 #3

bait. How disturbingly appropriate. grahamhgreen Jul 2014 #4

Thes are a portion of the troops Obama recently sent over. Not contractors, as far as I know. grahamhgreen Jul 2014 #5

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

1. that's an easy way to kill your enemy, pretend to be their friend and get close

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 10:25 AM

Jul 2014

I don't know why they are even there. A few dozen trained Iraqi army units aren't going to fix the situation.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

2. Are "advisors" aka "contractors" ?

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 10:34 AM

Jul 2014

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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

3. I *think* it was announced as 700 Marines?????

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 10:48 AM

Jul 2014

A bit ago?

I prefer to think of them as bait.
First American gets killed, perfect excuse to invade again.

grahamhgreen

(15,741 posts)

4. bait. How disturbingly appropriate.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 16, 2014, 12:41 AM

Jul 2014

grahamhgreen

(15,741 posts)

5. Thes are a portion of the troops Obama recently sent over. Not contractors, as far as I know.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 16, 2014, 12:43 AM

Jul 2014

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