"Defense" secretary Hagel proposes sending US troops into combat in Iraq to fight an unending war with no concept of victory.

Chelsea Manning — who was an Iraq intelligence analyst before becoming a heroic whistleblower — explains why this won't work.

If the goal is to win Iraqi Sunnis away from supporting ISIS, sending US troops to attack them again is the stupidest possible strategy. However, if the goal is to distract Americans with war fervor from the way plutocracy is oppressing them, it might work.