Hagel announced the deployment of another 130 U.S. troops to Iraq in remarks to Marines at this Southern California base on the final stop of a weeklong, around-the-world trip that also took him to India, Germany and Australia. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Paul Rodriguez) The US decision to send another 130 military advisers to Iraq comes amid speculation that Washington could commit ground troops in an attempt to rescue tens of thousands of people trapped by insurgents in the north of the country as part of a wider international mission. Announcing the deployment of the extra troops in California late on Tuesday, US defence secretary Chuck Hagel, insisted there were no plans for a full-scale intervention. More On this story On this topic IN Iraq “This is not […]