President Obama plans to send 300 military advisers to Iraq to stabilize conflict . As a result of an attack on U.N. forces by a warlord in the country , the operation expanded and President Clinton found himself ordering more expansive operations . Julian Zelizer : History shows us that mission creep is difficult to avoid . The U.S. has been in Afghanistan for more than a decade, and the Taliban are still fighting there today. Zelizer : Obama could find himself forced to send more troops than he expected .
President Obama plans to send 300 military advisers to Iraq to stabilize conflict . Julian Zelizer : History shows us that mission creep is difficult to avoid . The U.S. has been in Afghanistan for more than a decade, and the Taliban are still fighting there today. Zelizer : Obama could find himself forced to send more troops than he expected .