claim: the obama administration originally "wanted 10,000 troops to remain in iraq -- not combat troops, but military advisers, special operations forces, to watch the counterterrorism effort."
author: martha raddatz
evidence_1: aug 24, 2014 ... “not combat troops, but military advisers (and) special operations forces, to watch  the counterterrorism effort.” the idea that obama wanted ...
evidence_2: the obama administration originally "wanted 10,000 troops to remain in iraq --  not combat troops, but military advisers, special operations forces, to watch the  counterterrorism effort." — punditfact on sunday, august 24th, 2014. mostly true .
evidence_3: "we will continue to help afghan troops in operations if needed, but we will no  longer plan, execute or lead those operations, and by the end of 2014 our  combat ...
evidence_4: sep 2, 2014 ... this story originally appeared on the punditfact website. ... the islamic state was  not on the radar as obama heralded the fulfillment of his central ... "they wanted  10,000 troops to remain in iraq — not combat troops, but military advisers, special  operations forces, to watch the counterterrorism effort," she ...
evidence_5: dec 6, 2016 ... i want to first and foremost say thanks to all of you. .... in addition, maintaining  american troops in iraq at the time could not have reversed the ...