Summary: President Barack Obama said that he would be
committing 250 U.S. special operations forces to Syria to “keep up this
momentum” against ISIS. The troops will not be placed in combat roles. The
forces have been placed there for the purpose of bolstering the local forces,
which will entail additional training and assistance. This brings the overall
number of personnel in Syria to 300. President Obama announced this news in
Hanover, Germany; only a week after Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that
200 U.S. troops would be going to fight ISIS in Iraq. The Islamic State was the
primary purpose of President Obama’s presence in Germany and ended a journey
that also took him to Saudi Arabia and Great Britain to discuss similar
matters.
Synopsis: President Barack Obama seems to be using a
modified version of the Nixon Doctrine and Flexible Response in order to combat
ISIS. He does not want to engage in another war that would commit a massive
number of troops to Iraq and Syria. This is a reasonable action considering the
President’s term is coming to an end. It is also reasonable considering the
difficulty of combatting a terrorist organization in that sort of environment.
The enemy can disappear rather quickly and prefers guerilla tactics to prolong
combat, seeing as how ISIS, although aggressive, is on the defending side, this
is the best course of action to take when fighting a smaller, faster force like
ISIS.
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