U.S. soldiers participate in the "Eager Lion" military exercise near the southern town of Al Quweira, 50 km (30 miles) from the coastal city of Aqaba June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
No US Boots on Ground in Syria, But They’re Training in Jordan -- Intercepts/Defense News
While there’s little to no chance of US ground forces becoming involved in Syria any time soon, the chemical attack the killed scores of civilians in a Damascus suburb earlier this week has underscored the West’s reluctance to come to grips with the civil war in Syria, in a conflict that has killed as estimated 100,000 people over the past several years.
On Wednesday, the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius blustered that “there would have to be a reaction with force from the international community” if there is conclusive proof that the regime of Bashir Assad gassed his own people, adding “but there is no question of sending troops on the ground.”
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My Comment: There are U.S. soldiers busy training in Jordan and elsewhere in the Middle East .... but they are in numbers that are nowhere near enough to pose a threat to the Syrian regime.
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In a sense whether they are in Syria or not makes little difference. They are close enough at hand for Assad to attack. If he thinks there will no retaliation he will go after them. He may believe Obama will withdraw (a good bet) completely from the area instead of hitting back militarily.
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