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Edging Back into Iraq
President Obama has promised to "degrade and eventually destroy" the Islamic State — without sending combat troops back to Iraq. Will training Iraqi soldiers be enough? Is there the political will to do anything more?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPresident Obama has promised to "degrade and eventually destroy" the Islamic State — without sending combat troops back to Iraq. Will training Iraqi soldiers be enough? Is there the political will to do anything more?
Also, Russia's Valdimir Putin beefs up nuclear arsenal and condemns US aggression. On today's Talking Point, an online speech case puts the libertarian blogosphere in the federal crosshairs.
Photo: An officer from the coalition forces gives advice to Kurdish Peshmerga forces during a training session by coalition forces on how to fight street battles and defend the front lines on the outskirts of Dohuk province, June 15, 2015. (Azad Lashkari/Reuters)
