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Whatever Happened to "No Troops on the Ground"
Posted: Oct 31, 2015
Obama is sending a "small" contingent of 30-50 Special Forces troops to Iraq and Syria.
Did he ever pull the other 3500 to 5000 troops out? You don't hear about them anymore. In June of last year, he sent 1500, which brought the number up to 2900 to Iraq. Then in June of this year, he supposedly sent another 450.
Isn't it funny that he kept saying there would be no troops on the ground year after year, month after month through his presidency, yet keeps putting troops on the ground? He really doesn't care anymore about lying. He's doing it openly now, instead of trying to hide his lies behind some other excuse.
Too little, too late to make any dents in ISIS. They are too strong now.
Another thing. Notice how he does crap like this on a Friday when Congress isn't in session? He's breaking the law again by doing this without Congress' approval. Aren't they are the ones that have the power to approve troop deployment and/or war?
These troops, just like the others sent before, are not allowed to engage in combat. Isn't that what got Master Sgt. Wheeler killed in Afghanistan?
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In Washington, U.S. officials said the small special forces contingent in Syria would work with local "moderate rebel" groups to fight against Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, and that it should not be considered a combat mission.
"The president has been quite clear that there is no military solution to the problems that are plaguing Iraq and Syria. There is a diplomatic one," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in Washington.
Earnest said the special forces' mission would be to "train, advise and assist" local groups, adding: "I think if we were envisioning a combat operation, we probably would be contemplating more than 50 troops on the ground."
In Alaska, U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter told reporters, "Our role fundamentally and the strategy is to enable local forces, but does that put U.S. forces in harm's way? It does, no question about it."
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The world situation constantly changes and needs a thoughtful reconsideration of options - No good options though I agree
[ In Reply To ..]It's a terrible situation with no good options. If you go one way bad things happen; if you go the other way, other bad things happen; if you do nothing, still other bad things happen.
There are no good options.
We live in a country where new facts are constantly evaluated and options are thoughtfully considered. That's the way it should be.
I have no good feelings about the outcome though, no matter what we do. I think the situation has no solution.
Obama has helped the U.S. economy, brought people together, - make the world a safer place. Oh wait,
[ In Reply To ..]never mind.
More people are on welfare and food stamps than ever in our previous history, we are more divided than ever, and Iran has a red light for their nuclear weapons.
Thanks Obama for the Utopia!
Really? Where's the screaming and hollering over this - Truthhurts
[ In Reply To ..]everyone was against sending any troops and/or leaving any troops until things were "settled" back a few years ago.
Obama said how many times that there would be no boots on the ground but he's been silently sending a few here....a few there....so he broke his promise once again to the peaceniks.
Excuses don't fly. He made a mistake by not pushing to keep troops in Iraq until the new government could handle the situation and he made a mistake with Syria by drawing the red lines and not following through when Syria crossed them. it showed weakness and indecision on Obama's leadership and was the open door for ISIS to enter.
It's too late now. Russia and Iran will be taking over the Middle East. Our allies will not stand with us anymore. Jordan and Egypt will be next to fall under Russia and Iran. Israel will be standing alone because Obama, for all his talk about how he stands with Israel, shows the direct opposite in his actions. His contempt for Israel shows very clearly and he couldn't care less if Israel is no more.
He honestly doesn't care what happens anymore because the mess he's leaving for the next president is very clear. it will take decades to get respect for our country back because of his ineptness and foolishness.
I sincerely hope the Demonrats NEVER nominate another community organizer or inexperienced liberal progressive as a presidential candidate again.
Where are all the blood for oil protests? We know the - answer. It's always political.
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Whatever happened to "no boots on the ground" - Don't answer, rhetorical question.
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Maybe he'll blame the escalation on a youtube video. - Good bet Valerie Jarrett is
[ In Reply To ..]calling the shots here. It looks like were are resorting to Palestinian tactics.
He broke yet another law by sending US troops - without approval. Americans
[ In Reply To ..]did not give approval for war with Syria.
I know that his supporters and the MSM will explain it away with some kind of twisted logic.
If Obama had an education rather than just college degrees - he'd know how we got into Vietnam.
[ In Reply To ..]His incompetence rivals Caligula.
We never learn from history. Well, some of us. - nm
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The Democrats and the media will spin whatever Obama - does as genius. Meanwhile, Putin is laughing
[ In Reply To ..]at us.
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