Why Would America Deploy Troops to Syria If ISIS Is Already in a Death Spiral?
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“The administration should focus on the ultimate objective of defeating ISIS, recognize that the terrorists are being squeezed in a death spiral, and demonstrate strategic patience.”
Daniel L. Davis [2]
Numerous sources reported earlier this week that the Pentagon presented the president options for defeating the Islamic State (ISIS) by sending conventional combat troops into Syria. The president should reject such advice out of hand. The introduction of American combat troops into Syria would add substantial strategic risk to the United States while offering virtually no upside.
Source URL (retrieved on February 23, 2017):
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/why-would-america-deploy-troops-syria-if-isis-already-death-19483
