Boots on the ground
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 2:17 pm
It apparently is all a matter of what your definition of "is" is
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/state ... le/2589485
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/state ... le/2589485
State shocker: Obama never promised 'no boots' in Syria
By Pete Kasperowicz (@PeteKDCNews) • 4/25/16 3:44 PM
The State Department's top spokesman insisted Monday that the Obama administration has never promised a "no boots on the ground" strategy in Syria, even though President Obama himself has made the "no boots" promise several times over the last few years.
"There was never this 'no boots on the ground,'" spokesman John Kirby said Monday. "I don't know where this keeps coming from."
Surprised reporters noted that numerous senior officials, and even Obama himself, have said over and over that there would be "no boots" in Syria. Last year, USA Today put together a list of the 16 times Obama made the "no boots" pledge.