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US mulls direct ground raids in fight against Isis in Syria and Iraq
- cryoshon 11y agoAnd so, the cycle of re-escalation in our infinite war has begun anew. First it'll just be more special infantry raids and bombings, then the ground troops will need close air support, so we'll send that, then they'll need more logistic capacity in-country to repair the choppers, so that'll go-- along with a larger ground force to protect the choppers, which needs certain other provisions, etc. Five years later we'll call it a quagmire and de-escalate again for a few years. We're already a few steps down that spiral, again.
- transfire 11y agoUnfortunately that sound about right. I knew it when Obama announced his strategy with the oft propagandized "it's going to take time".
- transfire 11y agoBetter late than never, I suppose, but I have my doubts that they will go far enough to put an end to ISIS altogether.