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"syria" by hillary clinton - "no bombing' over parts of Syria held by rebels backed by the United States. "
FORMER UNDERSECRETARY of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy said Wednesday he does not advocate sending US ground troops to Syria to fight against the forces of President Bashar al-Assad.
On Monday, Defense One , the security and the news of defense of national output of Media Atlantic, reported that Flournoy had "asked" limited military coercion 'to help remove Assad from power in Syria, including an area of "no bombing' over parts of Syria held by rebels backed by the United States. "
Reporter Patrick Tucker interprets these comments, that Flournoy made in a Center for New American Security Conference, saying that "said he would send US troops to push the forces of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and southern send more Americans to fight Islamic state in the region "soldiers.
The report was widely quoted elsewhere, even in a message by the intersection co-founding editor 's, Glenn Greenwald.
After publication, Flournoy wrote a letter to the editor of Defense One can deny that she advocates "put combat troops on the ground to take the territory of Assad's forces or remove Assad from power."
Tucker told the intersection that Defense One did not issue a correction because they thought they did not report accurately Flournoy's political position. "Ranged Weapons separation is troops , " Tucker said. "Those are the military That's the American military power -.. At war with the Assad regime is simply no way to avoid it ."
He added: ". 'Ground troops' We made a very inclusive use of the word 'troops', which corresponded to the literal definition of 'troops', but nowhere ever suggest or say"
Flournoy did not deny the full report which favors greater US intervention;for example, he acknowledged his support for the US "shock using secure weapons - to retaliate against Syrian military targets" to enforce the exclusion zone pump.
She wrote that she believes that this would create "more favorable on the floor of a negotiated political solution conditions."
The Pentagon chief potential also wrote that she wants to increase "military support to Syrian opposition groups fighting ISIS moderate and the Assad regime."
In comments Defense One initially cited, Flournoy distinguishes its proposed policy of a no -fly zone - a policy of Clinton approved in December. - Explaining that "is not having drill holes air craft in the sky You're not having to remove all the civil air defense system. "in 2015, Flournoy called the military dimension of Obama's strategy in Syria" with insufficient resources, while many of the non - military lines of operation remain underdeveloped ".
Foreign policy position declared Flournoy still increase participation in Syrian Civil War US beyond what President Obama and senior military officials have been willing to compromise.
Moderate opposition forces when asked in October 2015, if the US would allow Russian forces continue to bomb the United States apoyaron-, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest responded , "The president has made clear that Syria will not become a proxy war between Russia and the United States. That without certainly not be consistent with our interests. "
Settled will of Flournoy to deal directly with Syrian forces and delegation, along with the commitment to Donald Trump to send ground troops United States to fight ISIS, signs of military escalation almost inevitable in the Syrian conflict time Obama leaves office .
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