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Big Muddy: SecDef Ashton Carter says U.S. will put “boots on the ground” in Iraq. Yes, we're tired of hearing that cliche and yes, of course there are already U.S. troops in Iraq. But what he means is that they will have a combat role — which they do already but apparently this means it will expand.
Not sure what to make of this. PM Abadi isn't sure the three missing Americans were actually abducted.
U.S. will sell $2 billion worth of advanced weapons to Iraq. (Hopefully IS won't capture them.)
Masoud Barzani says he believes Kurdish independence is imminent.