Scales says the Iraq Study Group also appears to be suggesting something he and others have recommended for years moving the mission from a close combat operation to more of a support and training function.
As troops from Britain began arriving this week for what has been billed as the country's biggest combat operation in a decade, British officers issued a warning that the ultra-Islamic coalition was regrouping and planning fresh attacks.
Colonel JOE CURTIN (Spokesman, Pentagon): The division has almost 300 helicopters, cargo, attack and reconnaissance-type aircraft, so it is an extremely capable division that can provide the necessary speed and shock effect that you would need in a large-scale combat operation.
"This (garrison) can continue the role of a holding operation to combat remaining pockets of militancy, and at the same time boost the confidence of the civil administration, " he says.
Mr Eliasson said UN peacekeepers would only be deployed after the "combat phase" of the operation was over.
This year police were determined to combat theft and mounted a specific operation against would-be thieves.
Combat experience: Harrell served in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, Operation Just Cause in Panama and Operation Desert Storm.
We have to combat a highly sophisticated Islamist influence operation at work in the United States This operation permeates all levels of our civic and political society, including some of the law enforcement community, who in their zeal to be educated on the concerns of the Muslim community have inadvertently embraced those organizations that are frequently the problem rather than the solution to the homegrown threat.
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According to the latest deep strategic think, which was carried out in 2003, British forces should be able to conduct two medium (or brigade-sized) operations, only one of which involves significant combat, as well as one smaller operation.
The soldiers were conducting Operation Rhino, which aims to combat rampant poaching at the park.
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United States combat aircraft briefly entered Somali airspace to support the rescue operation, if needed.
Operation Brunel is part of new measures to combat under-age drinking and anti-social behaviour.
"United States combat aircraft briefly entered Somali airspace to support the rescue operation, if needed, " the president wrote.
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After all, the bulk of the combat forces poised to take Marjah were Afghan and the operation was to be technically Afghan-led.
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Representative Giffords is a true Arizona gal, a blue-dog Democrat who prefers riding horses and motorcycles to limos, backs a strong military and is, in fact, married to Navy pilot and combat veteran Mark Kelly (he flew 39 missions in Operation Desert Storm and now commands space shuttle missions).
The 6th episode of our show is all about Operation Anaconda and is first-hand eyewitness accounts with combat footage that no-one has ever seen before, which is why in-house we refer to it as "Generation Y and the Valley of Death", this is the real thing.
The Obama administration's announcement that it is going to put women in front-line ground combat positions is but the latest example of a deliberate and systematic wrecking operation it has conducted against the armed forces since 2009.
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Analysts say that Pakistan's co-operation is crucial as Nato tries to stabilise Afghanistan before most foreign combat troops leave the country at the end of 2014.
Although it has not supplied combat troops, the British government has made available two aircraft to assist the operation, which it says is vital for stabilising the country and ensuring it does not become a safe haven for terrorists groups linked to al-Qaeda.
At the end of this week, leaders from China, Russia and four Central Asian states were meeting in St Petersburg for a summit of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, a group that aims to enhance joint efforts to combat terrorism and separatist movements in Central Asia.
Co-operation among honest firms, rather than legal conflict, is the right way to combat internet dishonesty.
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Wartime service: During Operation Desert Storm, Keating was deputy commander, Carrier Air Wing 17, participating in combat operations in from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga.
In London, Operation Trident, which deals with gang and gun violence, has improved the way the police combat gun crime.
During Operation Cast Lead, the IDF Spokesman's Unit established a YouTube channel and began posting combat footage on its channel to bypass the anti-Israel media and go directly to news consumers.
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The entire operation was part of Air Force Special Operations Command, but recently moved under the umbrella of Air Combat Command.
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