The Patriot Post® · Obama's Return to Iraq

In a letter to Congress, Barack Obama said he was sending 200 more troops to Iraq, bringing the total of American boots in the country to 775. “This force is deploying for the purpose of protecting U.S. citizens and property, if necessary, and is equipped for combat. This force will remain in Iraq until the security situation becomes such that it is no longer needed,” Obama wrote. Currently, most troops are there to protect the embassy. Three hundred are there to “train and assist Iraqi forces,” whatever that means in politi-speak. In June, Obama told Congress he did not need congressional approval to move troops to Iraq, though he didn’t evoke the 2001 or 2002 Authorization of Use Military Force. Obama arguably has a case, but he’s trying to have it both ways, picking and choosing how he follows the Constitution. More…