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| Obama sends more Special Forces to Syria to help battle Islamic State |
| 2016-04-26 |
[IN.REUTERS] President Barack ObamaI mean, I do think at a certain point you've made enough money... announced on Monday the biggest expansion of U.S. ground troops in Syria since its civil war began, but the move was unlikely to mollify Arab allies angry over Washington's cautious approach to the conflict. Can't have the entire thing fall apart on Champ's watch. We'll apply just enough pressure to get us thru January. The deployment of up to 250 Special Forces soldiers increases U.S. forces in Syria roughly six-fold and is aimed at helping militia fighters who have clawed back territory from Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... in a string of victories. Defense experts said giving more fighters on the ground access to U.S. close air support could shift the momentum in Syria. But a senior member of the Saudi royal family who asked not to be identified dismissed the decision as "window dressing." In announcing the deployment, Obama emphasized the importance of sustaining the gains made in the fight against Islamic State, although he cautioned that the U.S. forces would not be spearheading the battle. "They're not going to be leading the fight on the ground, but they will be essential in providing the training and assisting local forces as they continue to drive ISIS back," he said in a speech in the German city of Hanover, using an acronym for Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIS. Obama was speaking on the last stop of a foreign tour that has taken him to Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... and Britannia. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Israel is building fences around its bit... |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-04-26 22:18 |
| #8 Agree Tom, but, only if we can build a fence around it and keep them all where they belong. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-04-26 15:51 |
| #7 While I generally disapprove of Obama's policies, I personally like a "hands off" in the Middle East. If they want to kill each other off, why put Americans in the middle to be killed off for nothing? |
| Posted by: Tom 2016-04-26 12:06 |
| #6 My question as well. Suppose the former had something to do with the artillery strike mentioned yesterday? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-04-26 11:20 |
| #5 Another batch; the other 250 was supposed to going to Iraq. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-04-26 11:06 |
| #4 Is this the same 250 (with supportive security) proposed last month, or another batch? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-04-26 09:57 |
| #3 Pentagon tap dances around 'boots on the ground' |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-04-26 09:34 |
| #2 These guys wearing boots? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-04-26 07:09 |
| #1 Well, if they're in Syria, they're are not in USA. Just saying. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-04-26 02:54 |