Growing Criticism On President Obama's Decision To Deploy 250 Special Forces To Syria

Politico: Criticism mounts as another 250 U.S. troops head to Syria

NOW FOR THE HARD PART — WHAT DOES 250 TROOPS GET YOU? The president announced another 250 U.S. troops were headed to Syria, but that didn’t stop skepticism from all sides about how much difference they will make in the Islamic State war. Reuters has more here: “President Barack Obama announced on Monday the biggest expansion of U.S. ground troops in Syria since its civil war began, but the move was unlikely to mollify Arab allies angry over Washington's cautious approach to the conflict.

“The deployment of up to 250 Special Forces soldiers increases U.S. forces in Syria roughly six-fold and is aimed at helping militia fighters who have clawed back territory from Islamic State in a string of victories. Defense experts said giving more fighters on the ground access to U.S. close air support could shift the momentum in Syria. But a senior member of the Saudi royal family who asked not to be identified dismissed the decision as ‘window dressing.’”

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WNU Editor: Sanders and Clinton are supporting this deployment .... Clinton, Sanders support Syria deployment (The Hill). But other Democrats are nervous .... Democrat warns against 'all-out war' with ISIS (The Hill).

More News On Growing Concerns (And Criticisms) On President Obama's Decision To Deploy 250 Special Forces To Syria

Pentagon denies mission creep in Syria deployment -- The Hill
McCain: 250 more US troops in Syria 'insufficient' -- The Hill
Former Army Special Forces Sergeant: Obama’s Syrian Troop Deployment ‘Enough for a Parade — a Small Parade’ -- The Blaze
‘Big question – who 250 US troops in Syria will train’ -- RT
The U.S. military expansion in Syria: What it is — and isn't -- Andrew Tilghman, Military Times