@sneakypete
I don't think we have enough information about the mission to say yet. 10K doesn't seem like enough to get the job done.
@Cyber Liberty It's not even a down payment. What scares me is the politicians always start low to not alarm anyone,and then the numbers start to build and build,and suddenly there are a LOT of people downrange. We all know what happens when politicians looking for headlines have masses of troops lined up along someone's border. They end up using them.
Don't get me wrong. I ain't happy about it,but if they would use the troops to go in and kill off half or more of the population of those Muslim countries and then leave after warning them they MIGHT come back and finish the job if they aren't good,would be one thing. Purposely dragging out a war while refusing to end it because various politicians and those connected to politicians pull in a lot of contributions and military contracts and the money related to all that is a whole different thing.
NEVER fight a war you don't intend on winning quickly.