Originally Posted by
SampsonSimpson
It doesn’t really matter if a significant percentage of his base is against foreign engagements. They will change their mindset based on what the administration said/did last. It doesn’t matter what is said or steps actually taken. An example is your “boots on the ground” comment. He said that straight up but you are already willing to look past it. Not trying to pick on you, just making the point because you’re smart enough to know that this will lead to ground troops in the theater.
I'm not looking past anything because I'm not (and never have been) a fan boy. So I don't need to rationalize. I also do not have TDS, so I can analyze the administration's behavior based on the merits.
I'm extremely opposed to any OIF/OEF style BoG. As is any rational person with an understanding of the nature of this problem set.
SOF and raids is somewhere between likely and inevitable due to again the nature of the problem set. I'll be surprised if none of that happens