Twisted: Boehner wants to send more aid to Iraq, but not US Jobless

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(Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday said President Barack Obama should authorize a more active American role in Iraq but he stopped short of calling for the participation of U.S. troops.

Boehner, responding to a question at a weekly press conference about growing violence in Iraq, said that a new U.S. troop presence was "not called for at this time."

But Boehner, a Republican, said the Obama administration could aid the Iraqi army with additional equipment. Earlier this week, the administration said it would hasten deliveries of military hardware to Iraq.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/09/us-usa-congress-iraq-idUSBREA080ZG20140109

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1. Speaker Boehner

must have voted for so many Iraq war efforts and increases. How long could the current Balkanized state of Iraq hold up without active American troop assistance? Truth probably is they never had a plan for the aftermath, leaving things as incendiary as they are.