USA senators call for 100000 troops in Syria

The recent call by US Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham to send 20,000 American troops to Iraq and Syria underscores that they represent the most extreme political class in Washington, a political analyst in Virginia says.

The two lawmakers also criticized President Barack Obama’s Daesh strategy, which relies on airstrikes and support for so-called moderate militants in Syria, stressing the need for greater U.S. involvement in the Middle East conflicts.

The two GOP Senate Armed Services Committee members, which McCain chairs, are talking up much of what former U.S. Army vice chief, Gen. Jack Keane, now of the American Enterprise Institute, has been warning about for well over a year.

Last month, the U.S. president ordered the deployment of dozens of special operations troops to northern Syria to “advise” what it calls “opposition forces” in their fight against ISIL. She also argued that putting thousands of combat troops on the ground – as some Republicans have suggested – should be a “non-starter”. And, according to Army Col. Steve Warren, the Islamic State still has 20,000 to 30,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq, and maintains its grip on Mosul and Ramadi in Iraq, along with a large part of Syria. When asked about a possible Russian invasion of the no-fly zone, Clinton said that would not be possible because the Russians will be “clearly kept informed” about the area. “(Arab) countries for a long time have not seen what’s happening as a direct threat to them.

“I want them at the table”.

The senators met earlier with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi who they said had welcomed the idea of more US troops.

That’s a big jump from the 3,500 American ground troops now deployed there, most of whom are serving as trainers and advisors to Iraqi forces. Hadithi declined to speculate about the number of additional personnel under discussion.

“I’m confident in the wisdom of the American people on that front”.

The presence of American soldiers in Iraq, where the United States fought a almost nine-year war, remains a very sensitive issue, especially for politicians with close ties to Iran, who have a strong presence in parliament and the government.