More troops requested for Iraq -- beyond the Obama deadline

Afghanistan is the good war, no, Iraq is, no, it's Iran, no, let's attack Yemen, no, wait Pakistan. Hey, how about bringing our guys home with their families and NOT fighting wars we can't afford?




In a move that could force President Obama to break his vow to get all combat troops out of Iraq by August of this year, his top commander in Iraq recently officially requested keeping a combat brigade in the northern part of the country beyond that deadline, three people close to the situation said Wednesday.


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