Friday, October 30, 2015
Welcome to our new Imperial outpost
We will be inserting US troops into another country, hitherto only reached by our spy agencies in their efforts to find a safe place to torture high value prisoners. Syria will now be blessed with more than just our bombs and errant weapons drops.
A small number of U.S. special operations forces will be deployed to Syria to help efforts to counter the Islamic State, the White House said.Another country notch on the gun. And how many more years before they are withdrawn?
President Barack Obama has authorized fewer than 50 troops to be deployed to northern Syria, where they will help coordinate local ground forces and coalition efforts.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said opposition troops in the area have already had success pushing back Islamic State militants and said the addition of U.S. troops would “intensify” that effort. He said the U.S. troops would not be engaged in combat, but will advise and assist moderate Syrian opposition forces.
Additional steps include deploying A-10s and F-15s to Incirlik airbase in Turkey, consulting with Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi and the Iraqi government on the establishment of a Special Operations Force task force to enhance the targeting of ISIS leaders and leaders and networks and stepping up counter-Islamic State military assistance to Jordan and Lebanon.
EXTRA: It is most helpful when fighting evildoers if your allies have the same goals. It appears that the Kurds and Arabs in Northern Syria, don't share our zeal for going after DAESH.
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