Obama sends ground troops to Syria

Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Was it pretty stupid for Obama to announce to the world that he is sending in SF to Syria?

Shouldn't he be doing something called "Covert Operations."

Why though, why can't we not tell the world about every single thing we are doing?

I don't see how the world knowing SF are in Syria changes anything.

As long as specifics aren't mentioned, it doesn't matter.

Originally posted by Mindset
I don't see how the world knowing SF are in Syria changes anything.

As long as specifics aren't mentioned, it doesn't matter.

Its going to take months to get them in, and most of that is because we announced they are coming. I don't think you ever been in country like this, but its dangerous as hell to send anyone over there with minimal support like we are. These guys are pro's but they need secrecy, thats were the advantage is.

No one knows where or when they are being sent.

It is secret.

Originally posted by Mindset
No one knows where or when they are being sent.

It is secret.

Okay, so, now that he sends ground troops in, the new Republican spin is that he shouldn't have talked about it....

Originally posted by Bardock42
Okay, so, now that he sends ground troops in, the new Republican spin is that he shouldn't have talked about it....

In that narrative Obama would benefit from his people to feel threatened and helpless.

Unless the republicans are the ones supposed to benefit from that?

Originally posted by Bentley
In that narrative Obama would benefit from his people to feel threatened and helpless.

Unless the republicans are the ones supposed to benefit from that?

I think the narrative on the Republican side is to find anything wrong. For months they've been pushing for ground troops in Syria, now that Obama sends ground troops to Syria the tune changes and he shouldn't talk about sending them (although Republicans have been loudly talking about their intentions to have that happen).

The Republican strategy is not so much to make themselves look good, but to make Obama look bad, and I think it is backfiring for them, making them seem incapable of standing up to the boogeyman caricature that they draw.

Originally posted by Bentley
In that narrative Obama would benefit from his people to feel threatened and helpless.

Unless the republicans are the ones supposed to benefit from that?

Where are you getting this vast republican strategy?

I made an observation about the present situation..

More infidel feet on Muslim land. Disgusting.