but the underlying situation, particularly places like baqubah and to the south of baghdad falling under the sway of the isis is a danger to essentially cut off and besiege the city. that s worry number one. the president yesterday announced he wrote to congress as part of the war powers act, he was dispatching 275 combat equipped u.s. troops to the embassy area, the so-called green zone, to protect americans. 275 doesn t sound like a whole lot, but here s a question, i don t know if you know the answer off the top of your head. do these american combat forces who are now being dispatched to baghdad, will they have immunity from iraqi prosecution? because that was the big sticking point when all u.s. troops were withdrawn, as far as the status of forces agreement that never really materialized. it s a very good question, wolf. but in an emergency situation, the president, as commander in chief, can do everything under the constitution to protect
weapon or his sons with him or hiring private security. he was living his life normally. the pentagon says al libi was taken to a u.s. navy warship and is being questioned by the u.s. government s high value interrogation group. it was called operation enduring freedom and they weren t kidding about the enduring part. 12 years ago today, u.s. troops invaded afghanistan to dismantle al qaeda and hunt down osama bin laden after the attacks of 9/11. 2,275 u.s. troops have been killed as part of enduring freedom and 19,334 have been wounded in action, a number that does not include the deep scarless wounds of ptsd, depression and other psychological issues. this year has been another bloody year for u.s. troops there, by cnn s count there have been 137 u.s. and coalition casualties in afghanistan in 2013. that s more than in the first two full calendar years of the war. about 54,000 troops remain in afghanistan. the obama administration has said all american combat forces will be pulle