Kerry calls for Congress to send ground troops to fight in Iraq and Syria Daash
Kerry calls for Congress to send ground troops to fight in Iraq and Syria Daash
Posted 10/12/2014 08:37 AM
Called US Secretary of State John Kerry in front of the Foreign Relations Committee of the US Congress authorized a new use of military force against al (Daash) – including sending soldiers on the ground – for a period of three years, subject to renewal.
And use the US administration currently mandate that Congress granted former US President George W. Bush in the wake of the September 11, 2011 attacks in the raids on the organization.
Kerry said in his testimony before the committee that US President Barack Obama was clear in his intention not to send military forces to Iraq, “but that does not mean he should restrict the hands of the chief of staff or field commanders in their dealings with contingency plans scenarios are impossible to foresee.”
Kerry pointed out that the new mandate will be limited to state regulation and the forces associated with it, stressing the need not be linked to a specific geographic boundaries.
He said he did not believe that US troops may have to undertake military operations outside Iraq or Syria, “but do not want to not be able to use appropriate force in case of threat to our interests in other places
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