President Barack Obama refused to say whether he will send more troops to Iraq, after a further 1,500 troops were announced, telling CBS’ Bob Schieffer he is “never going to say never.”
SCHIEFFER: Should we expect that more troops may be needed before this is over?
OBAMA: As commander-in-chief, I’m never going to say never. But what the commanders who presented the plans to me say, is that we may actually see fewer troops over time because now we’re seeing coalition members starting to partner with us on training and assist effort.