Obama says he does not 'foresee' sending U.S. troops to Syria

[damnedifIknow]

"President Obama does not “foresee a scenario” in which he would send American troops to quell the civil war in Syria, he told reporters traveling with him in Costa Rica Friday.

Speaking at a bilateral press conference with Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla, Obama didn’t explicitly rule out an American troop presence but said he doesn’t see a situation in which he would order U.S. boots on the ground there.

“As a general rule I don’t rule things out as commander-in-chief because circumstances change and you want to make sure that I always have the full power of the United States at our disposal to meet American national security interests,” Obama said. “Having said that, I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria, American boots on the ground in Syria, would not only be good for America but also would be good for Syria.”

http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/05/obama-says-he-does-not-foresee-sending-us-troops-to-163221.html

[leveymg]

1. Good, shows improvement. He's learned to avoid more "red line" statements.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. It would be silly to get involved

it is possible to run a war from your coach though (drones/robots).

[dipsydoodle]

3. That would've been an answer to a question.

Anyone know that the question was which didn't require a simple yes or no answer ?

[eissa]

4. Let's hope the war-mongers

don't get to him, and he sticks to this position.

[damnedifIknow]

6. This is good news

And yes I agree with your statement.

[Laelth]

5. Good answer from the President. He is a competent diplomat.

Much better than the bumbling buffoons the other party offers up.

-Laelth