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2015-11-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

LTC(Ret) Allen West: Here's the REAL Reason Obama Sent Troops to Syria

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-11-02 02:31|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 THe Vietnam war was lost in Berkely not in Ke Sang.

Posted by JFM 2015-11-02 07:54|| 2015-11-02 07:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Viet Nam was lost in Congress.

We had the NVA and Charlie licked. Congress wouldn't let us close for the kill.

Posted by Mystic 2015-11-02 08:55|| 2015-11-02 08:55|| Front Page Top

#3 The 'unbelievably small' deployment of special operations forces to Syria

The answer is that the administration is trying to have it both ways. It is dedicating troops, but only the minimum necessary to establish a visible and credible presence. It's finally making public that American forces will conduct "direct action" missions on the ground in an effort to appear resolute, even though the US is known to have conducted raids into Syrian territory in the past. It is dedicating additional air assets to the region, but the amount of air strikes conducted over Syria has actually decreased since the beginning of Russia's bombing campaign. It is trying to keep its intervention "unbelievably small," while still adding touches of additional capabilities to an otherwise inadequate response.

Forty special operations troops may have been enough to make an impact in the fight against the ISIS of 2012, but not the ISIS of 2015. A pinprick force will only have a pinprick impact, that is, unless they are allowed to exercise the full range of capabilities that they have been trained to bring to bear.

The deployment of special operations forces to northern Syria is a public relations campaign and a last-gasp tactic masquerading as prudence and strategy.

What's needed in Syria is a real strategy, one that matches America's aims with its capabilities; a display of unequivocal strength instead of incrementalism and hesitation. The "unbelievably small" approach didn't work before, and as the conflict grows in complexity, there's no reason to believe that it will work now.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-11-02 09:20|| 2015-11-02 09:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Vietnam was lost @ CBS.

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2015-11-02 09:25|| 2015-11-02 09:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Can they call in Russian air strikes?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-11-02 13:57|| 2015-11-02 13:57|| Front Page Top

#6 #5 Can they call in Russian air strikes?

Better question, can they avoid being hit by Russian air strikes?

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-11-02 14:05|| 2015-11-02 14:05|| Front Page Top

#7 they'll deploy behind a bright red line that will protect 'em. Baracky said so

Posted by Frank G 2015-11-02 14:37|| 2015-11-02 14:37|| Front Page Top

#8 There better be some US air power in the neighborhood just to make sure that the Russians don't get any ideas.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-11-02 14:45|| 2015-11-02 14:45|| Front Page Top

#9 The strategic goal of this projected deployment is (please fill in)

Posted by Grins Snese4215 2015-11-02 14:51|| 2015-11-02 14:51|| Front Page Top

#10 Vietnam was lost because we walked away. Vietnam was not won because Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon had no plan to win it.

What is 0bama's plan to defeat ISIS? (Deafening silence)

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-11-02 14:52|| 2015-11-02 14:52|| Front Page Top

#11 More meddling in the Middle East? Because all the meddling we've done so far has worked out so well?

Kinda scary when you think that all of our nastiest wars in the last hundred or so years have been the result of Democrat presidents embarking on misguided military adventures.

Baraq still has a year or so to go. He could still get us into the shit. Just what we need on top of a $20 trillion federal debt.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-11-02 17:22|| 2015-11-02 17:22|| Front Page Top

#12 The strategic goal of this projected deployment is make Baraq look good and 'tough' while not actually inflicting any harm on his friends.

Getting Americans Soldiers killed in the process he considers a bonus.

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-11-02 17:49|| 2015-11-02 17:49|| Front Page Top

#13

The most exciting thing about going into war in Syria is solving the mystery of what side we're on.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 30, 2015

Posted by KBK 2015-11-02 18:19|| 2015-11-02 18:19|| Front Page Top

#14 It sounds more like a TCAV. Really amounting to a pre deployment cel. Probably an ODA and a slice of an ODB with an OGA guy or two. They will assess what is going on and how to bring SOF into the fight correctly. They will build the plan to bring in a JSOTF. Hopefully someone is trying to follow the proper model for bringing SOF into a fight like this.

Posted by 49 Pan 2015-11-02 18:32|| 2015-11-02 18:32|| Front Page Top

#15 I know Iowahawk is dozens of IQ points above mine, but it really does not matter who's side we're on as long as we are killing ISIS members and leaders.

Posted by 49 Pan 2015-11-02 18:35|| 2015-11-02 18:35|| Front Page Top

#16 I'm afraid Russia hoisted the West on it's ISIS badguys petard.

The good news here is they may be helping the Kurds and it's Arab allies (code for Christians), but it's far from clear that's the case.

Posted by phil_b 2015-11-02 19:48|| 2015-11-02 19:48|| Front Page Top

#17 Bammer "minimalism" strikes again.

The DemoLefties must be wanting a Republican to win the WH next November, in order to clean up all of their geopol + econ messes so that the former can take credit for it.

GET READY TO SEE THE USoAMERIKA WILFULLY GIVE UP EAST ASIA + 1/2 OF THE PACIFIC TO CHINA.

BECUZ US-N-ONLY-THE-US UNILATERAL STRATEGIC RETREAT AROUND THE WORLD AREN'T JUST PURDY WORDS TO US-LED ANTI-US OWG GLOBIES.

D *** NG IT, AMERIKA DEMANDING ITS RIGHT TO PROUDLY SURRENDER LIKE FRANCE + BE BEHEADED BY THE HARD BOYZ IS FOR THE CHILDREN!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-11-02 19:56|| 2015-11-02 19:56|| Front Page Top

#18 A mighty 25 US SpecOps each to Syria + Iraq, GOING AFTER THE ISIS ALA THE BAMMER + US SECSTATE JOHN KERRY BY N-O-T GOING AFTER THE ISIS???

* BIGNEWSNETWORK > [VOA News] WHITE HOUSE: NO COMBAT MISSIONS FOR US TROOPS [SpecOps] IN SYRIA.

WH Deputy NatSecAdv Ben Rhodes.

* LUCIANNE > [NY Post] CHINA TAKES OVER THE SEA, AND "BAMLET" [POTUS Obama = "Hamlet"] DITHERS - AGAIN.

"TO BE, ... OR NOT TO BE" - WEHELL, WHADDYA KNOW, TIME TO GO GOLFING!

* TOPIX > THANKS TO OBAMA'S WEAK/MILD RESPONSE, ONLY MILITARY ACTION CAN DISLODGE BEIJING FROM CHINA SEA.

Ditto agz both Darth Vlad + Iran + ISIS, AL-Nusra Boyz in the ME???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-11-02 22:01|| 2015-11-02 22:01|| Front Page Top

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