Obama Considering Airstrikes In Syria Against Islamic State -- Washington Times
President Obama is considering U.S. airstrikes in Syria against militants of the Islamic State, the White House said Friday.
“We’re not going to be restricted by borders,” said Ben Rhodes, a national security adviser to the president. “We’re actively considering what’s going to be necessary to deal with that threat.”
The bombing of targets in Syria would mark a significant expansion of Mr. Obama’s three-week-old air war against the Islamic State, which has been limited to targets of the militant group in northern Iraq. The U.S. has conducted nearly 100 airstrikes against the militants in Iraq since Aug. 8, and some lawmakers have warned the White House against “mission creep.”
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More News On Reports That The U.S. Is Considering Airstrikes Against ISIS Targets In Syria
Is Obama heading toward airstrikes in Syria? -- CNN
US signals possible airstrikes in Syria against IS militants -- Euronews
US: Air strikes against IS in Syria 'may be necessary' -- Deutsche Welle
White House hints airstrikes in Syria possible -- Boston Herald/AP
U.S. considers bolder intervention in Syria, possibly airstrikes -- Dallas News
Military brass, ex-officials pressure White House to expand ISIS fight to Syria -- FOX News
IS Threat: 'West May Have To Talk To Syria' -- SKY News
Enemy of My Enemy: Are airstrikes against ISIS putting US on same side as Assad? -- FOX News
U.S. considers air strikes on ISIS targets in Syria, may have to co-ordinate with Assad -- National Post/Bloomberg
Airstrikes on ISIS Should Expand to Syria (Opinions) -- New York Times
US And Assad vs. ISIS? Arguments Made For Partnership With Syrian President -- IBTimes
My Comment: The unthinkable is now becoming thinkable within the White House .... West poised to join forces with Assad in face of Islamic State (The Independent).
2 comments:
Here's how I think the White House is trying frame this for when they escalate and go into Syria. If it's a big win, " this is what we were trying to do all the time, but got no domestic cooperation", goes bad "The military, ex-officials, and the press forced us into doing this against our better judgement".
Yup ... it's always the politics.
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