It appears President Obama, not wanting to provide every alternative-media site with a perfect 'compare and contrast' from September 2014's "putting U.S. troops on the ground would be a profound mistake," [6] has handed the responsibility for announcing American "boots on the ground" in Syria [7] to his Press Secretary. "If you like your boots on the ground, well, you can keep them.. in Syria."
Presenting with minimal commentary (details are here) [7], a gentle reminder from the not so disant past...
@NoahCRothman [8] @redsteeze [9] Obama said no boots on the ground in Syria. pic.twitter.com/IdM9BZqC0m [10]
— Gone Galting (@Major_Skidmark) October 30, 2015 [11]
As CBS reported in September [12] 2014,
while not quite as gung-ho as Biden's "gates of hell" speech [13], President Obama appears to have stepped up his rhetoric from 'contain' to 'defeat' as he stated "we will hunt down [ISIS] members and assets wherever they are," but carefully added putting U.S. troops on the ground would be a "profound mistake."
And today's White House Press Briefing...
As we concluded earlier, [7]make no mistake, this will be a disaster.
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Finally, we could not helpo but find supremely dismal irony in the fact that at 515ET this evening, President Obama and the First Lady will welcome children of Military Families to Trick-or-Treat at the White House [14]
