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U.S. To Deploy Ground Troops To Syria
The U.S. will send a small number of U.S. special operations forces into Syria as part of a shift in its strategy against ISIS, White House officials announced Friday.
President Barack Obama has authorized a contingent of less than 50 commandos to deploy into northern Syria and work with moderate opposition forces who are fighting the militants.
While the White House has consistently said it would not put U.S. boots on the ground, spokesman Josh Earnest insisted that they will be there in a “train, advise and assist mission” — and not in a combat role.
“It will not be their responsibility to lead the charge up the hill,” he said. But he acknowledged they will be in a perilous situation: “There is no denying the amount of risk they are taking on here.”
Earnest called the additional forces an “expansion” but not a “change” in U.S. strategy against ISIS. He was unable to detail what the special operators will do, citing security concerns.
He also didn’t deny the suggestion that the increase in forces would not turn the situation around in Syria, where President Bashar Assad remains in power.
Obama “has been quite clear that there is no military solution to the problems that are plaguing Iraq and Syria — it’s a diplomatic one,” Earnest said.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter warned earlier this week that to expect more such raids when he told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Pentagon would be stepping up attacks against ISIS — including through “direct action on the ground” in Iraq and Syria.
Carter’s remarks — in testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee — immediately raised eyebrows given repeated assurances from Obama that U.S. troops in the region would not engage in combat.
The defense secretary himself referred to the aforementioned raid as “combat,” where “things are complicated,” in his comments to the committee.
After news of the announcement first leaked, at least one member of the Senate Armed Services Committee questioned how Congress has “failed” to perform one of its most fundamental duties — to debate and vote on the authorization of military force.
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Source: http://fusionlacedillusions.com/2015/10/31/u-s-to-deploy-ground-troops-to-syria/
ANY type of incursion by the US military “even if by proxy” is an act of war and in violation of international law!
18 USC 2331 unequivocally defines the “so called moderate rebels” as terrorists.
18 USC 2339B makes it a felony to aid terrorists and the penalty is up to 20 yrs in prison.
The US gvt is giving aid and comfort to known terrorist per US law and in violation of US/International law!
What madness! Do these dick heads really want to start a war with Russia?