Why Clinton’s plan to get Islamic State leader could mean breaking ‘ground troops’ pledge

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Hillary Clinton on Monday night said one of her “organizing principles” in the fight against the Islamic State would be taking out its founder, a task experts said could require more support to collect intelligence on the ground.

And doing so risks running afoul of her pledge to avoid putting troops in Iraq and Syria.

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