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GOP lawmaker: Adding 600 troops to Islamic State fight is ‘absolute minimum’

By Jacqueline Klimas
Published September 28, 2016 8:53pm ET
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GOP lawmaker: Adding 600 troops to Islamic State fight is ‘absolute minimum’
Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., said the 600 troops are just the latest addition in a slow trickle of forces into Iraq and that it's not enough to fight and win decisively while supporting troops in battle. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) | Mark J. Terrill

Sending about 600 more U.S. troops into Iraq is the “absolute minimum” and could leave American forces not fully supported in dangerous situations, according to a former Navy SEAL and member of Congress.

Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., said the 600 troops are just the latest addition in a slow trickle of forces into Iraq and that it’s not enough to fight and win decisively while supporting troops in battle.

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