Pentagon officials have repeatedly made clear in recent weeks that they are pushing the Obama Administration for further escalations of the ISIS war in Iraq, envisioning a significant increase in ground troops there. Apparently, this doesn’t stop at Iraq.
Officials today confirmed the administration is also considering a massive increase in US ground troops in neighboring Syria as part of the plan, in the form of a large contingent of special forces to be sent to Syria’s northeast.
Exact details are scant, and officials wouldn’t offer any amounts for the number of troops to be sent, beyond saying that there would be “many times” more troops being sent to Syria than are presently there now. Official figures on current numbers are “around 50.”
While the US has had a relatively free hand in sending troops to Iraq, the troops they have in Syria are confined to Kurdish territory, and are not welcomed by the Syrian government. The Kurdish region continues to grow, however, and with the US and Russia talking about a coordinated attack on the ISIS capital of Raqqa, it’s likely these new US troops will be taking part in that.
How does Turkey feel about a coordinated Attack with U.S. , Russian and Kurdish troops
The U.S. govt has no legal basis to send troops into Syria without the Syrian govt. permission. But then again, the U.S. doesn’t give two sh*ts about International law for they claim they are exceptional and above the law.
Given our Government’s repeated assurances that there will be no more “boots on the ground” in Syria or Iraq, I assume that the referenced US special forces will be wearing sneakers or will go barefoot. Good to know that our Government would never lie to us.
And how many of those troops will be fighting ISIS vs how many will be destabilizing the Assad regime? This clearly shows US is STILL determined to overthrow Assad.