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34. No, it's not that simple. The distinction Obama is making is whether our troops will

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 01:47 PM

Sep 2014

PRIMARILY be doing the patrols, the raids, the shooting, the holding of ground--or having advisors and special forces and combat controllers embedded to assist the Iraqis and Kurds to do the patrols, the raids, the shooting, and the holding of ground. There are, and always will, be "boots on the ground", in any military operation--special forces, advance teams, intel, support. That's quite a different war than entire infantry brigades. I don't know why people are upset or hung up over Obama's plans, I think his strategy so far is the best of many bad options.

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72% Believe U.S. Will Use American Combat Troops Against ISIS [View all] IDemo Sep 2014 OP

Now what might encourage them to think that? Hmm. n/t libdem4life Sep 2014 #1

Unable to gin up enough fear to start an actual war, the mass media resorts to their own custom Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #18

Yes, we're caught up in the enemy of my enemy is a friend except those who are still libdem4life Sep 2014 #36

I wonder how many would go over and fight them themselves RoccoR5955 Sep 2014 #2

I would not send a stranger into that fight Man from Pickens Sep 2014 #10

That's a different issue. It is quite possible to be skeptical about Obama's promise not totodeinhere Sep 2014 #23

Expecting the worst (OP) and wanting the worst (your post) are two different things. nt valerief Sep 2014 #25

We don't need to imagine this... attack pilots are combatants HereSince1628 Sep 2014 #3

Of course who the hell under the age of 40 watches NBC news? Crowman1979 Sep 2014 #4

Or even over these days...not I.... ballyhoo Sep 2014 #6

the poll results have nothing to do with watching NBC news Enrique Sep 2014 #13

those war profiteers who make huge profits off ground troop support, need to BUG OFF to ME countries Sunlei Sep 2014 #5

Cynicism and sarcasm aside, joshdawg Sep 2014 #7

Mission accomplished. nt OnyxCollie Sep 2014 #8

Basically, it means no one believes this ballyhoo Sep 2014 #9

How many believe we will use troops against Shamistan? fbc Sep 2014 #11

I believe they will. Marrah_G Sep 2014 #12

I believe that ground troops are certainly a possibility bigwillq Sep 2014 #14

I don't. The president stated firmly that wouldn't and I believe him. cheapdate Sep 2014 #15

Fighting troops are not necessary, if they are let the folks in the area do it. How come no question Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #19

The question is who besides Americans can stand up to ISIS rather than throwing down totodeinhere Sep 2014 #21

I believe there's actually a huge discussion of who could fight on the ground. cheapdate Sep 2014 #22

There are already troups over there NealK Sep 2014 #16

and 61% of the Americans believe there should be daily prayer in public schools still_one Sep 2014 #17

Yes many Americans support prayer in schools. But the point here is that a majority of Americans do totodeinhere Sep 2014 #20

The public are wrong about public prayer in schools, and about most every other thing since they still_one Sep 2014 #24

The public is getting a lot of things right too. Every poll I have seen now shows majority totodeinhere Sep 2014 #26

yeah, that is why they voted bush two terms. They are not right most of the time still_one Sep 2014 #28

They did not vote for Bush two times. Both elections were stolen. totodeinhere Sep 2014 #32

It's not a matter of not believing him. It's a recognition that the situation may turn into TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #30

Either we commit ground troops or we don't. It's that simple. totodeinhere Sep 2014 #33

No, it's not that simple. The distinction Obama is making is whether our troops will TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #34

Special forces dipsydoodle Sep 2014 #27

That's because there's a relentless drumbeat in the media that we'll just never TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #29

And 99% of Americans believe the US Govt. will do whatever the other 1% tells them to do. whereisjustice Sep 2014 #31

72% of polled USAers think President Obama is a liar? ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #35