Pentagon Proposes....wait for it....Boots on the Ground. [View all]

[Junkdrawer]

Washington (CNN) -- The Pentagon has "put a proposal on the table" for U.S. military forces to train and equip moderate Syrian opposition forces for the first time, two Obama administration officials told CNN.

If approved, it would dramatically increase the role of the U.S. military in Syria's civil war and would for the first time put American troops in direct contact with opposition forces.

The idea has been under consideration since the August 21 chemical weapons attack outside Damascus, which the United States says was carried out by the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

There are few specifics on troops or other aspects of the military proposal, but both officials said the effort envisions training taking place in a country near Syria.

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/politics/us-syria-training/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Boots on the Ground? Well, depends on what your definition of "is" is. Sure the boots will be on the ground, but they'll be in "a country near Syria."

It's our fault, getting all upset and shit about a harmless little cruise missile attack.