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ISIS Might Want to Stock Up on Depends, Because US Poised to Change ‘Boots on the Ground’ Policy
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Foreign Policy reports:
In a major shift, the Obama administration is now willing to have U.S. troops take part in direct combat against the Islamic State, a move that could lead to American fatalities in Iraq and Syria and that poses political risks for a White House that had long vowed to keep U.S. forces out of the fight.
In testimony before the Senate Armed Services committee on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said that the U.S. “won’t hold back from supporting capable partners in opportunistic attacks against ISIL…or conducting such missions directly, whether by strikes from the air or direct action on the ground.” ISIL is an alternate acronym for the Islamic State, which is also known as ISIS or Daesh.
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