Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters traveling with him that the President’s plan to add troops and establish a base at Taqaddam could be replicated in other parts of Iraq.
Dempsey said they are considering bases that he described as “lily pads” near the front lines that would support Iraqi troops.
Pentagon spokesman, Col. Steve Warren took it a step further saying military planners are “actively” looking at more lily pad sites, which, if approved, could mean hundreds of additional troops, if they can’t redirect troops already in Iraq.