Obama Sends More Troops to Iraq

President Obama “authorized Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday to send up to 1,500 additional U.S. troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the force the United States has built up since June to fight the Islamic State militants who control much of Iraq and Syria,” the Washington Post reports.

“The announcement of a major increase in the force in Iraq deepens U.S. involvement in a messy regional conflict that officials are warning may last for years.”

Wall Street Journal: “The White House plan, which would double the U.S. troop presence in Iraq, sets the stage for a broader foreign policy debate when Congress returns to Washington next week.”