10-27-2015, 08:04 PM
(10-01-2015, 11:11 AM)username Wrote: Backed in to a corner. Do we really want to potentially go to war with Russia? Yeah, between Ukraine and this, they're asking for it (I do believe Putin would like to revive some form of the USSR) but crap on toast-not something that was high on my immediate to-do list.
I see news reports that Russia has agreed to help the U.S. support "patriotic" Syrian rebels. I'll believe it when I see it.
And, today, Secretary of Defense Carter told the Senate Armed Forces Committee that the U.S. soldier killed on the ground in Iraq a few days ago died in "combat" as part of a joint mission with the Kurds to rescue hostages.
He says the U.S. is now engaged in "direct ground action" in both Iraq and Syria and will continue ground raids if opportunities with solid partners arise.
Story: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sec-...ia-n452131
Well, that sounds like a segway into boots on the ground to me.