General Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents the administration's case for U.S. military action against Syria to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington September 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
After Seeing Iraq Up Close, Top U.S. General Wary On Syria -- Reuters
(Reuters) - America's top military officer General Martin Dempsey has already seen one Middle Eastern civil war. He is much more cautious about involvement in another.
While Dempsey, 61, has argued in favor of the White House's idea of limited military strikes against Syria and arming moderate rebels, he has made clear his lack of enthusiasm for widening America's role in the conflict much beyond that.
A decade ago, Dempsey was a brigadier general commanding the 1st Armored Division in Baghdad. The United States had toppled President Saddam Hussein, expecting to bring stability to Iraq. But Iraqi insurgents took advantage of a power vacuum to launch a bombing campaign that targeted mosques, hotels and embassies - including a blast that killed the U.N. envoy.
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The U.S. Military's Views And Plans On A Military Operation Against Syria
Troops oppose strikes on Syria by 3-1 margin -- Military Times
Forces Ready for Syria Contingencies, Dempsey Says -- US Defense Department
Pentagon Is Ordered to Expand Potential Targets in Syria With a Focus on Forces -- New York Times
Dempsey Outlines Strike Goals, Potential Retaliation -- Washington Free Beacon
The White House’s top military officer can tell you his objective in Syria just fine -- Washington Post
The Pentagon’s Own Road to Damascus -- Nathan Freier, Breaking Defense
Why America's veteran generals are ambivalent over Syria -- Mark Perry, Al Jazeera
Michael O’Hanlon: No military consensus on Syria -- Michael O’Hanlon, Washington Post
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I can answer that. Blame 8 years of bush unilateralism, and over 10 years of war both of which began under Bushs watch. Then add Libya, Yemen, the Horn of Africa, and possible confrontations in Asia. We call ourself a peace loving nation, yet we've been involved in almost 200 military operations, 10 major wars, and two world wars. Enough is enough.
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