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Ground Troops Possible Against ISIL, Top General Says
Just last week, President Obama said once again that his reluctant return to military action in Iraq would not involve American ground forces. Today, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and General Martin Dempsey, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readJust last week, President Obama said once again that his reluctant return to military action in Iraq would not involve American ground forces. Today, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and General Martin Dempsey, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Dempsey defended the President’s strategy of seeking partners in the fight against ISIL. Mark Thompson is national security and military correspondent for TIME magazine.
