Why all of the ruckus about the air strikes in Iraq and Syria? We had already been conducting targeted strikes against I.S.I.S. sites in Iraq for about two weeks. But, I think most of us were questioning whether or not other countries in the Middle East would join us in any campaign, for many reasons. When we ventured into Syria with bombing and missile attacks it was, to be perfectly honest, a real shocker to discover that other players in the neighborhood were joining us.
Congratulations, Mr. President, I never thought you'd do even that.
Yet, newscaster after newscaster and pundit after pundit were all asking the same question: Once you chase the terrorists into the cities and towns to hide behind women and children, what's going to be next? How are you going to finish them off?
Everyone, including the Administration, admits that there are going to have to be "boots on the ground" to go after the terrorists and that it will take up to a year to get the Iraqi and Syria-rebel forces trained up to the task. How are we going to fill the gap? Are the airstrikes going to be the end of it?
Only time will tell, of course. Perhaps they have developed some strategy that we are unaware of, but, I doubt that we're going to see French, Italian, Spanish, British or Australian boots on the ground. Maybe, after the elections, we'll find out.
In the meanwhile, it's back to the real war... against global warming.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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