Differing Views Emerge On America's Special Forces Deployment To Syria

New York Times: Discordant Verdicts on U.S. Forces in Syria: Too Much, or Too Little

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s decision to send a small team of United States commandos into Syria as part of the broader war against the Islamic State has raised new questions about his military strategy, its legal foundation and the way it has been sold to the American public.

After years in which Mr. Obama rejected “boots on the ground,” the deployment of up to 50 Special Operations troops to northern Syria is a relatively modest commitment. But coupled with the 3,500 troops now stationed next door in Iraq, it reflects continuing improvisation in a war that has bedeviled Mr. Obama and tested the limits of American interests in the region.

WNU Editor: The case has not been made on why America is now getting itself involved in another war. Unfortunately .... absent any other strategy from president Obama .... this is exactly what is happening now.

Update: here comes the money .... US pledges nearly $100 million to support Syrian opposition (AP).