U.S. sending more troops to Syria to help war on ISIS

[rug]

Last Updated Dec 10, 2016 8:49 AM EST

MANAMA, Bahrain -- U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday that as many as 200 more American troops are being sent to Syria to help Kurdish and Arab fighters capture the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s key stronghold of Raqqa.

he extra troops will include special operations forces and are in addition to 300 U.S. troops already authorized for the effort to recruit, organize, train and advise local Syrian forces to combat ISIS.

Addressing a security conference in Bahrain, Carter said the aim is to create, along with America’s Middle East allies, a tornado of pressure on ISIS’ Raqqa headquarters, CBS Radio News’ Larry Miller reports.

“The United States has interests here that it cannot walk away from,” Carter said.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-troops-syria-fight-isis-raqqa/

[annabanana]

1. They will be Trump's targets come inauguration. We will be Russia's' allies for Assad

against the rebels.

[kacekwl]

2. FUCK THIS

We should be dispatching US troops to fight the terrorists in this country. These who knew and helped Russia need to be arrested charged and held for trial. Obama is still president damit, DO SOMETHING.