US troops in Iraq appear to be a confused lot since US policy is still not clear

The whole world looks upon US president Barack Obama to take a decision on how best to tackle the growing menace of the ISIS – the President himself is not in favor of US boots on the ground in Iraq while vice President Joe Biden has vowed to chase the murders of the two US journalists “to the gates of Hell" foxnews.com. The question bothering the US troops who have arrived in Iraq is how they'll accomplish the mission when they cannot even leave the front gate of their base.
The position of President Obama is a delicate one – he had received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 and had himself ordered the evacuation of US troops from Iraq and had decided never again to enter into such a situation. How, then, can he order another direct confrontation with terrorists on a foreign soil?
However, with the beheading of two US journalists and threats of ISIS attacking the US, the President has to decide one way or the other. He has to judge what is best for not just the US bit for the whole world and act accordingly.
The Department of Defense has made its position clear – it will continue to plan and prepare further military options depending on necessity, and we will remain ready to protect the US diplomats, its citizens, and its interests in Iraq. It will also continue to work with the Iraqi government to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Moreover, with reports of 11 commercial aircraft missing from ‘terrorist-held’ Tripoli airport ahead of 9/11 anniversary metro.co.uk, the situation is one of worry – it seems the planes were being held by a group called the Masked Men Brigade, and it plans to use them in future terror attacks.
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