Doubling. Late today the pentagon said it is sending up to 1500 more american troops there asking congress for another 5. 6 billion to do it. This is as iraqi troops continue to struggle against isis. Large sections of the country are under isis control. A pentagon spokesperson insisted to cnn this latest rampup, is not Mission Creep. It is not Mission Creep. That is when the mission changes or morphs into something it didnt start out to be. This is in keeping with the missions weve been performing in iraq since june. I guess it could be. Then they are going to change the means and the promise about combat troops. But if this isnt Mission Creep, then what . In june, the president sent 300 advisors to iraq and in september you laid out a military engagement against isis that it wont involve troops on the ground. And now troops that are there in a noncombat roll, very soon there will be 3000 troops on the ground and who will be expected to shoot back. Jim sciutto is outfront tonight. And
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