Clinton vows no US troops in Syria, Iraq
- 8 years ago
US Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said Monday that putting American combat troops on the ground in Syria or Iraq to fight the Islamic State group was a "non-starter."
"Well, at this point I cannot conceive of any circumstances where I would agree to do that because I think the best way to defeat ISIS is, as I've said, from the air which we lead, on the ground, which we enable, empower, train, equip and in cyberspace where, don't forget, they are a formidable adversary online," Clinton said.
President Barack Obama last month authorized no more than 50 special operations forces to deploy to northern Syria in a non-combatant, advisory role to help coordinate local ground troops and anti-IS coalition efforts.
It is unclear whether the forces have already arrived in Syria.
"Well, at this point I cannot conceive of any circumstances where I would agree to do that because I think the best way to defeat ISIS is, as I've said, from the air which we lead, on the ground, which we enable, empower, train, equip and in cyberspace where, don't forget, they are a formidable adversary online," Clinton said.
President Barack Obama last month authorized no more than 50 special operations forces to deploy to northern Syria in a non-combatant, advisory role to help coordinate local ground troops and anti-IS coalition efforts.
It is unclear whether the forces have already arrived in Syria.