Top General: US Should Consider Embedding Troops in Iraq
08.12.2015 at 07:48pm
Top General: US Should Consider Embedding Troops in Iraq by Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
The Army's retiring top officer says the time may come when the U.S. should consider embedding American forces in Iraqi units to help advise them.
Gen. Raymond Odierno is raising the option if American officials conclude that Iraqi forces aren't making enough progress against Islamic State militants — even with the support of U.S. and coalition airstrikes.
The Army's chief of staff says that doesn't mean U.S. forces would be directly involved in the fighting. But he says it's an option the president should hear…
