President Barack Obama meets with Gen. Raymond Odierno, Commanding General, United States Forces-Iraq, in the Oval Office, June 2, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Odierno: Syria Rebels Will Prevail, But Sequester Makes U.S. Intervention Risky -- The E-Ring/Foreign Policy
The U.S. Army's top officer said that force readiness is "degrading significantly" enough that if President Barack Obama decides to put boots on the ground in Syria, soldiers may not be fully prepared for the job if they don't move out by the end of this summer.
Gen. Ray Odierno, Army chief of staff, said he believes the Free Syrian Army will prevail because the rebels have been able to win and hold territory.
"I kind of believe its not a matter of if, it's a matter of when," Odierno said of the FSA's chances to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
From a military perspective, Odierno did not offer advice to the rebels, which the U.S. support officially and with non-lethal aid, but said he was encouraged by what they've been able to accomplish against Syria's forces.
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My Comment: This is news that you do not want to hear from the Pentagon's top Army General. In short .... what he is saying is that the U.S. is not capable of fighting a sustained war on the level of Syria right now. On a side note .... his assessment that Syria's rebels will prevail are probably right.
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