21st century wire say back square one quietly president barack obama deploy us troop iraq necessarily fight isis firstly guard iraqi oil fields.notice announcement perfectly time iraqi army military offensive week retake suppose isis stronghold mosul northern iraq.will new kurdistan rise ash geopolitical conundrum instability new trend meet eye watch space fight center key town makhmurjason ditz antiwar.comeven pentagon officials seek emphasize claim isis run ever us grind troop deploy iraq try cope isis offensives battle makhmur lead introduction us marines front-line combat roles.officials try downplay operation force protection iraqi grind troop mass area effort ultimately launch attack isis-held city mosul far away.the explanation unsatisfying several reason primarily tactical assembly area already include thousands iraqi troop kurdish peshmerga troop suppose attack mosul yet troop apparently unable even hold makhmur let alone advance toward mosul.the makhmur district also key hold oil field around kirkuk isis offensive see many analysts part effort ultimately regain control lucrative oil field outgunning thousands iraqi troop area.whether try save iraqi grind troop still stand isis save oil field however late escalation put us troop even harm way put war even afield boot grind affair initially promise obama administration.read iraq news 21st century wire iraq file us boot us marines deploy grind combat iraq defend oil field