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Should the U.S. Send Ground Troops to Fight ISIL in Iraq? Point/Counter-Point

November 2, 2015
Should the U.S. Send Ground Troops to Fight ISIL in Iraq? Point/Counter-Point
Should the U.S. Send Ground Troops to Fight ISIL in Iraq? Point/Counter-Point

Should the U.S. Send Ground Troops to Fight ISIL in Iraq? Point/Counter-Point

WOTR Staff
November 2, 2015

Over at Task & Purpose, James Cook U.S. Naval War College and Ryan Evans of War on the Rocks square off over this question: Should Washington dispatch U.S. ground forces to fight the Islamic State on Iraqi territory?

What do you think? You can weigh in with your vote.

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