People knew this was coming…
Via Reuters:
(Reuters) – The U.S. military has drawn up plans to significantly increase the number of American forces in Iraq, which now total around 1,400, as Washington seeks to bolster Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, declined to offer details. The United States aims to help advise and train Iraqi and Kurdish forces battling Islamic State fighters who swept into much of northern Iraq.
Update: NBC News reporting troop levels may double.
JUST IN: Obama administration prepared to nearly double the number of U.S. military forces in Iraq – @JimMiklaszewski
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 7, 2014
Update II: Obama authorizes deployment of up to 1,500 additional troops.
BREAKING: President Obama has authorized the deployment of up to 1,500 additional U.S. military personnel to Iraq pic.twitter.com/2jJPdWnkEJ
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 7, 2014