Republican senators seek tripling of force levels in Iraq,with another 10000 troops sent to Syria: ‘The aerial campaign is not turning the tide of battle’Two senior senators called on Sunday for Washington to nearly triple military force levels in Iraq to 10000 and send an equal number of troops to Syria as piece of a multinational ground force to counter Islamic State in both countries.
Republicans John McCain and Lindsey Graham criticised Barack Obama’s incremental Islamic State strategy, which relies on airstrikes and modest support to local ground forces in Iraq and Syria, and said the need for greater US involvement was underlined by this month’s Paris attacks.
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Source: theguardian.com