Pres. Obama approves deployment of over 400 troops to Iraq
buzzz worthy. . . Press Secretary Josh Ernest announced on Wednesday that President Obama has authorized the deployment of an additional 450 US troops to help train and support Iraqi security forces to effectively fight persistent ISIS aggression. Earnest says he President made this decision after a request for assitane from Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi and upon the recommendation of Secretary Carter and Chairman Dempsey, with the unanimous support of his national security team.