Today's STUDENT NEWS coverage starts in Iraq.We've talked about how a terrorist group named ISIS or Islamic State has violently taken over parts of Iraqhoping to establish a government based on ISIS's severe interpretation of Islam.Less than three years after the last U.S. combat troops left Iraq, the U.S. government is deploying about 130 Marines and Special Operations forces there.They'll be working as advisors joining hundreds of other Americans already in Iraq to advise Iraqi troops.And some experts are warning about something called mission creep. When a military operation unintentionally gets bigger than its initial mission.Here, the aftermath of a devastating U.S. air strike on ISIS fighters in northern Iraq.The Obama administration insists attacks from the air like this one, are the limit of America's combat role in Iraq.But several veteran Iraq commanders we interviewed say mission creep is inevitable.I think this is the first toe in the water, and eventually this administration will have to confront how to destroy this Islamic state.When you look at the capabilities, or rather the lack of capabilities of the Iraqi military that the U.S. is going to have to be more involved going forward.Do you think that that's a reasonable assessment?You need an organization whether it's United States or coalition forces to come in and provide them with professional military advice,
