Udall, Weh oppose using ground troops in Iraq…
While national leaders continue to debate U.S. involvement in a growing al-Qaida-inspired insurgency in Iraq, neither of the New Mexico candidates for U.S. Senate is calling for ground troops to be sent to the renewed conflict. ….
Their opinions on the renewed conflict in Iraq come as Sunni militants, known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, have rapidly seized territory across northern Iraq, and security forces of the Shiite-controlled government in Baghdad have struggled to contain the sectarian violence.
President Barack Obama last week said the U.S. would review ways to help the Iraqi government but would not send U.S. troops to address the growing conflict. Then on Monday, Obama notified Congress of his intent to send about 275 U.S. soldiers to Iraq on a mission to provide security for U.S. personnel and aid in training of Iraqi troops.
Militants fly their black flags over Iraq refinery
BAGHDAD — Sunni militants hung their black banners on watchtowers at Iraq’s largest oil refinery, suggesting an ever-increasing stranglehold on the vital facility by insurgents who have seized vast territories across the country’s north….
Cheney doubles down: Announces formation of anti-Obama group and calls president ‘dangerous’
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz Cheney stood by their harsh criticism of President Obama Wednesday night and called Obama “dangerous.”….
The pair also announced the formation of a new anti-Obama political group, The Alliance for a Strong America.
Mr. Cheney also ratcheted up his personal attacks on Obama, saying that foreign leaders had told him they believe the president secretly supports anti-American organizations.
Cheney said, “They don’t trust us anymore,” “They say Obama supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.”
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