Obama’s foolish buildup in Iraq

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: President Barack Obama said he intends to double the number of American troops in Iraq from 1,500 to 3,000.

It is difficult to say why he made that decision. As a presidential candidate in 2008, Obama promised to end the war in Iraq, reversing President George W. Bush’s 2003 decision to invade on what turned out to be false premises.

Why Obama would be increasing the number of U.S. troops on that chaotic battleground is hard to understand

Congress needs to vote on an authorization for the use of military force and the $5.6 billion that Obama has requested for this new, third round of war in Iraq before the deployment of more troops proceeds. From here it looks like foolish, wasteful policy.