Why Is Obama Tipping His Hand To The Islamic State?

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'No Ground Troops': Why Is Obama Tipping His Hand to ISIS? -- Ron Fournier, National Journal

If the president's motive is politics, even doves should worry.

It's rare to hear a U.S. president take military action off the table, as Barack Obama did Sunday. "This is not going to be an announcement about U.S. ground troops," he told Chuck Todd of Meet the Press. Those are assuring words for Americans worn weary by post-911 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

But what about ISIS? It might be good to know the limits of the world's greatest military power. The sprawling, blood-thirsty Islamic State paid nothing for this priceless intelligence. Why did Obama give it away?

I am not advocating the deployment of ground troops. Also, I know that Obama could make an exception for the deployment of special operations forces or CIA operatives to target airstrikes on behalf of Kurdish fighters, Iraqi troops, or Sunni tribes.

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My Comment: As to what is my reason for why President Obama is "tipping" his hand to the Islamic state .... it is called U.S. domestic politics and crucial midterm elections in two months.