State department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf tweeted Tuesday night that the president has authorized, at the request of the State Department, an additional 350 military personnel to be deployed “to protect our diplomatic facilities and personnel in Baghdad.”
https://twitter.com/marieharf/status/506960428019093505
https://twitter.com/marieharf/status/506960557564362753
That was tweet (2/2), but it would seem no Obama administration statement is complete without the standard disclaimer.
https://twitter.com/marieharf/status/506961272668053504
Of course they won't. Obama ended the war. RT @marieharf @PressSec These additional forces will not serve in a combat role.
— BT (@back_ttys) September 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/506970004127236096
https://twitter.com/VApeach22/status/506961903521103873
Is it just a Navy Band or something? RT @marieharf .@PressSec: These additional forces will not serve in a combat role.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) September 3, 2014
@exjon @marieharf @PressSec special forces hashtag team.
— Don Helpingstine (@dhelpingstine) September 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/HankBuldawg/status/506962575272456193
https://twitter.com/steveatmguy/status/506965616482205696
Like she said, “to protect our diplomatic facilities and personnel in Baghdad.” Sounds kind of dangerous to us.
https://twitter.com/steveatmguy/status/506966017617059840
https://twitter.com/HankBuldawg/status/506965849308426241
https://twitter.com/TheRealBepo/status/506971029303205889
Most importantly:
https://twitter.com/Shrcroppers_son/status/506971374884519936