Pentagon: 'We Get Paid To Be Ready'

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David Sosa and Jordanian army Lt. Sol. Saif study a map of a training area in Jabal, Petra, Jordan, May 15, 2012, to prepare for Exercise Eager Lion 2012. Sosal is the commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Saif is the commander of Jordan's 4th Tank Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl

Pentagon On Syria: 'We Get Paid To Be Ready' -- Business Insider

At yesterday's Department of Defense (DoD) press conference, Captain John Kirby was very hesitant to tip the Pentagon's hand regarding any planning being done to implement a military response to the conflict in Syria, one which is rapidly downspiraling toward a civil war.

Still, he did give some insight into the readiness of the military for a possible action in Syria.

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My Comment: 'We get paid to be ready' .... "with the resources that we have" is what I would have added.