When taken into consideration, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, says that it will take 80,000 "competent Iraqi security forces to capture territory lost." That includes the eventual retaking of Mosul, too.
He has requested more US troops in Iraq to help train the troops needed for the task. New training centers would have to be created.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/u-defense-chief-says-air-war-against-islamic-154542296.html
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