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Obama aide asserts no US troops on ground in Iraq

By Washington Examiner
Published September 24, 2014 11:47am ET
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Obama aide asserts no US troops on ground in Iraq
National Security Adviser Susan Rice checks her phone on the tarmac during President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama's arrival on Air Force One at JFK International airport in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. Obama is traveling to New York for three days of talks with foreign leaders at the annual United Nations General Assembly. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) | Pablo Martinez Monsivais

WASHINGTON (AP) — National security adviser Susan Rice is asserting there’s no plan to commit American ground combat forces to the fight against the Islamic State group.

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