This is a war of aggression

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29. No occupation.

I have seen you use the term "invasion" before. No ground invasion, thankfully.

There is currently a broad and expanding air war in Iraq and it seems clear there will be an air invasion into Syria. Like I said, I think Obama is going to try very hard to not engage in a ground war. I think the number of ground troops in Iraq (and eventually in Syria?) will tick up over time. I have no way to predict how many will be there at year end or the following year or the following year. It's clear this will outlast President Obama, who knows what President ________ will do in 2017.

It is simply too volatile and unpredictable to know what the consequences will be from this. Will IS respond by actually targeting the US in the US? Will Syria devolve to such instability that other armed forces are drawn in? Who knows. There are many realistic scenarios that could lead to real, undeniable US ground troops in combat in Iraq and/or Syria. I hope it doesn't go that way, but we can't be sure.