Sources (Not the Onion): Washington mulls ground force coalition with Egypt, Turkey against IS. (EI).
US sources told the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai that Washington is considering an international ground force of 30,000 soldiers to expel the Islamic State from western and northern of Iraq as well as eastern and northern Syria.
The sources said the force would consist of Turkish, Saudi, Jordanian, Egyptian, Iraqi, European, Canadian, Australian and American troops.
Allen told the committee on Wednesday that he had just returned from Kuwait where he met with Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and 30 US diplomatic and military officials at Camp Arifjan and discussed a strategy for addressing IS and progress that has been achieved to date.
He said the situation in Iraq is still very complicated and the road ahead is full of challenges and will not be a straight line, but given how the situation was just eight months ago, one could see the results of the first phase of the strategy.
He said the United States is seeking to secure funds needed for humanitarian aid for Syrian and Iraqi refugees.
“As President Obama had announced, we have established a broadcast center with the United Arab Emirates to respond to IS attacks in the area of information,” he said. Hmmm....Only someone like a 'commander in chief' could come up with a plan to put 'sometimes NATO ally'Turkey and Egyptians together.. Read the full story here.
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