Getting serious: U.S. troops headed to Syria [Shades of Vietnam?]

Hotair ^ | 01/15/2015 | Noah Rothman

[Opinionated Blowhard]

If there ever was a case of not knowing who our allies are and whoever we train coming back and attacking us, this is it.

[Buckeye McFrog]

It was perfectly asinine. Moreover, it was logistically implausible.

I'll say. They could just waltz across Syria as their opposition was off at training camp in the UAE or someplace.

[rey]

Yes. But they are going there with blankets they have collected from their mission in Liberia:

http://www.duffelblog.com/2014/10/marines-syrian-rebels/

[mongo141]

Quite obvious to me that the entire administration has a severe case of Sh!t for brains.

[Billthedrill]

Dear God - except for leadership, planning, intelligence, and logistics, there’s nothing wrong with this operation. Pray for the troops.

[SandRat]

HEY,
HEY,
KING HUSSAIN,
HOW MANY OF OUR TROOPS HAVE YOU SLAN?!

[PROCON]

Senator, I served in Vietnam and Syria is no Vietnam.

[Dr. Thorne]

Really? Who will they fight? ISIS or Assad?

Isn't the neo-con plan to rid the Mid East of all non-Islamic fundamentalist governments so we can launch World War 3 against the terrible, wicked Caliphate that we helped create?

[faithhopecharity]

Which islamoNazi gang of terrorist mass-murderers is O arming and training this time?

[NormsRevenge]

How soon, a draft, you ask.. to fill Obama bodybags with?

He's on the downslope .. and so is this nation.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Obama ROE......if one of our troops is shot in the head, they are allowed to return fire.

[MrEdd]

Under no circumstances should this idiocy be funded.
If the U.S. is not adamant from the beginning about going in and stamping out Sharia law completely (which we sadly are not) then there is zero possibility of any positive outcome.

[NormsRevenge]

President Selfie.

[MrEdd]

Dead wrong. (Pun intended) Only the troop who was shot is allowed to return fire.

[ansel12]

When it comes to Vietnam, remember that JFK sent in 16,000 troops.

[DJ Taylor]

I have a suggestion:

Kill them all and let God sort them out.

It's worked before and it'll work again.

[circlecity]

"On Friday, the Defense Department revealed that 400 American soldiers were heading to Syria to train Syrian rebel forces directly."

A year and a half ago ISIS was considered Syrian rebel forces. How many Jihadi armies are we going to train and equit?

[Lorianne]

This is insane. We are going to be helping some Muslims kill other Muslims.

The Muslims we help (temporarily) will only turn against us.

We have no business over there helping either side in a civil/tribal/religious war.

There are dozens if not more sects and sub-sects of Islam and militants to go with each one. Which ones are our allies? NONE OF THEM.

[liberalism is suicide]

Fight the enemy with one hand and help him with the other. This is what our mis-rulers have been doing since the Korean war.