While building up public support for military intervention in Syria, President Barack Obama repeatedly told the American people there would be no U.S. ground troops committed in the future.
Obama on Monday broke this promise when he announced the decision to send 250 more troops to Syria as a bid to keep up “momentum” in the campaign to dislodge Islamic State extremists.
Will the mainstream media hold Obama accountable for going back on his word to our troops and the public?
Probably not, but luckily The Horn News is here to keep things honest! Below are ten times that Obama lied about U.S. “boots on the ground” in Syria.
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#1
Aug. 30, 2013
“In no event are we considering any kind of military action that would involve boots on the ground, that would involve a long-term campaign. But we are looking at the possibility of a limited, narrow act that would help make sure that not only Syria, but others around the world, understand that the international community cares about maintaining this chemical weapons ban and norm. So again, I repeat, we’re not considering any open-ended commitment. We’re not considering any boots-on-the-ground approach.”
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#2
Sept. 3, 2013
“So the key point that I want to emphasize to the American people: The military plan that has been developed by our Joint Chiefs — and that I believe is appropriate — is proportional. It is limited. It does not involve boots on the ground. This is not Iraq, and this is not Afghanistan.”
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#3
Sept. 6, 2013
“The question for the American people is, is that responsibility that we’ll be willing to bear? And I believe that when you have a limited, proportional strike like this — not Iraq, not putting boots on the ground; not some long, drawn-out affair; not without any risks, but with manageable risks — that we should be willing to bear that responsibility.”
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#4
Sept. 7, 2013
“What we’re not talking about is an open-ended intervention. This would not be another Iraq or Afghanistan. There would be no American boots on the ground. Any action we take would be limited, both in time and scope, designed to deter the Syrian Government from gassing its own people again and degrade its ability to do so.”
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#5
Sept. 10, 2013
“Many of you have asked, won’t this put us on a slippery slope to another war? One man wrote to me that we are ‘still recovering from our involvement in Iraq.’ A veteran put it more bluntly: ‘This nation is sick and tired of war.’ My answer is simple: I will not put American boots on the ground in Syria. I will not pursue an open-ended action like Iraq or Afghanistan. I will not pursue a prolonged air campaign like Libya or Kosovo. This would be a targeted strike to achieve a clear objective: deterring the use of chemical weapons and degrading Assad’s capabilities.”
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#6
Sept. 5, 2014
“With respect to the situation on the ground in Syria, we will not be placing U.S. ground troops to try to control the areas that are part of the conflict inside of Syria. I don’t think that’s necessary for us to accomplish our goal. We are going to have to find effective partners on the ground to push back against ISIL.”
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#7
Sept. 7, 2014
“(You) cannot, over the long term or even the medium term, deal with this problem by having the United States serially occupy various countries all around the Middle East. We don’t have the resources. It puts enormous strains on our military. And at some point, we leave. And then things blow up again. So we’ve got to have a more sustainable strategy, which means the boots on the ground have to be Iraqi. And in Syria, the boots on the ground have to be Syrian. … I will reserve the right to always protect the American people and go after folks who are trying to hurt us wherever they are. But in terms of controlling territory, we’re going to have to develop a moderate Sunni opposition that can control territory and that we can work with. The notion that the United States should be putting boots on the ground, I think would be a profound mistake. And I want to be very clear and very explicit about that.”
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#8
Nov. 16, 2014
“Yes, there are always circumstances in which the United States might need to deploy U.S. ground troops. If we discovered that ISIL had gotten possession of a nuclear weapon, and we had to run an operation to get it out of their hands, then, yes, you can anticipate that not only would Chairman Dempsey recommend me sending U.S. ground troops to get that weapon out of their hands, but I would order it. So the question just ends up being, what are those circumstances? I’m not going speculate on those. Right now we’re moving forward in conjunction with outstanding allies like Australia in training Iraqi security forces to do their job on the ground.”
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#9
Feb. 11, 2015
“The resolution we’ve submitted today does not call for the deployment of U.S. ground combat forces to Iraq or Syria. It is not the authorization of another ground war, like Afghanistan or Iraq. … As I’ve said before, I’m convinced that the United States should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the Middle East. That’s not in our national security interest, and it’s not necessary for us to defeat ISIL. Local forces on the ground who know their countries best are best positioned to take the ground fight to ISIL, and that’s what they’re doing.”
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#10
July 6, 2015
“There are no current plans to do so. That’s not something that we currently discussed. I’ve always said that I’m going to do what’s necessary to protect the homeland. One of the principles that we all agree on, though, and I pressed folks pretty hard because in these conversations with my military advisers I want to make sure I’m getting blunt and unadulterated, uncensored advice. But in every one of the conversations that we’ve had, the strong consensus is that in order for us to succeed long-term in this fight against ISIL, we have to develop local security forces that can sustain progress. It is not enough for us to simply send in American troops to temporarily set back organizations like ISIL, but to then, as soon as we leave, see that void filled once again with extremists.”
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The new deployment brings the number of U.S. military personnel in Syria from roughly 50 to roughly 300. It follows a similar ramp-up in Iraq, announced last week. The new Syria forces will include special operation troops assisting local forces, as well as maintenance and logistics personnel.
250. The size of a midsized city police department. A Band-Aid approach. To be sure none of the congressmen, senators or the wealthy will have sons and daughters serving in our military. During televised sporting events it’s common to see ads for military themed computer games. They are geared towards adults. Yet, in this era of real conflict, about 2% of our 19-30 year olds have joined our military in the past decade.
In spite of all his faults, Senator/Vice President Joe Biden had a son in Iraq. But he is in the minority.
DUNCAN HUNTER USMC ( R) Ca….Congressman from ILL.. USAF (R) … Se from Arkansas ( R) us army vet of Iran nad Afghanistan … bEAU BIDEN legal office Del NG sent to Iraq for OFFICE DUTY ..Any more ???
The scumbag sends 250 Americans to Syria – at the same time allowing 250,000 syrians in America – sounds very fishy to me.
sounds like a conflict of interest to me you cant have your cake and eat it too
anyone remember viet nam ? we kept sending more troops and lost anywayand left our vets worse off than before they went they were messed up and treated like crap the day they came home anthis is still going on after over 40 years does any of this sound familiar?
bHO-ZO LIED ….LIED and LIED Some more and Continues to LIE.bUT only EVERYTIME he OPENS his MOUTH…..”ONLY TEN TIMES”???? Give Us a BREAK!!!
And yet every time the ass opens his hole the press can’t get enough of it. We just have to kill the fools. ALL of them, including the H-bitch.
WHY DOESN’T OBAMA SEND HIS OLDEST DAUGHTER INTO THE MILITARY (REALLY NOT A GOOD IDEA) . NOT A DESK JOB, ONE BESIDE ANOTHER FEMALE WARRIOR CLOSE TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE. THEN AND ONLY THEN HE WILL KNOW HOW PARENTS, WIVES AND CHILDREN SUFFER ANXIETY FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR LOVED ONES. HE IS SENDING ABOUT 250 OF OUR MEN (AN EXPERIMENT SO HE SAID) TO FIGHT A FEW THOUSAND ISIS.!!!!! WHAT’S HE THINKING ????. I BELIEVE OBAMA REALLY HATES AMERICA AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. HE HAS BEEN DOING SO MANY THINGS AGAINST OUR COUNTRY, HE DOESN’T ACT LIKE AN AMERICAN.
WHATS THIS ??? I READ THAT OUR MILITARY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OWN A BIBLE. WHY NOT? I WANT TO KNOW AND I’M SURE EVERY AMERICAN OUT THERE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHY. WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME.? JUST BECAUSE OUR MEN ARE IN THE MILITARY, DOES NOT MEAN THEY CAN NO LONGER HAVE THEIR FREEDOM OF RELIGION
THESE MEN NEED THEIR BIBLES AND OUR PRAYERS.
PLEASE !
EVERYBODY LET’S WRITE AND CALL OUR CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS AND MAKE A BIG THING OUT OF THIS BECAUSE IT IS BIG. THIS IS FORBIDDING OUR SOLDIERS TO HAVE GOD IN THEIR LIFE, AND TO PRAY. .THIS IS ALL A GOOD MANY HAVE LEFT ! LET’S HELP THEM..
When hasn’t this Muslim LIED, Christian Baloney, He lies everytime his lips move. He is a Terrorist to America.
I doubt the avcuracy of this story; I’m sure, in eight years, he’s addressed the troops way more than ten times!
I doubt the accuracy of this story; I’m sure, in eight years, he’s addressed the troops way more than ten times!
My Grandson is serving in the Marine Corp. and while I respect the office of the Presidency I have absolutely no respect for this clown, whose never served his country. His daughters should be forced to serve in combat positions so he and his loud mouthed wife Michelle experience first hand what the rest of us deal with on a daily basis.
He’s personally responsible for all the turmoil going on in the world as a result of total ineptness, but let’s make sure he and Michelle house some of the Syrian refugee’s in the White House.
Obama is such an idiot. Let’s tell the enemy where and how many troops are being sent to the middle east. That sets up our troop for failure. This puts a big target on them . Let’s see we tell you how many troops what country. Now the enemy can wait at every air field and set in ambush. THAT IS REALLY GOOD PLAN, YOU IDIOT.
Great point! And yet, we have no idea where the 250K syrians he sent over here are. My guess they stopped at the mosques, picked up their weapons (and free money) and will be killing Americans and raping our children.
I would think that only 10 times would be a very, very conservative estimate.
With every decision he has made, it has been against the U.S. when it comes to the military, terrorist, ISIS, etc.
Solo.– I think you should know by now that Obama is a Muslim, and he likes to protect his own. That is why he will not say we are fighting against ” Radical Islamic’s ” He refuses to say that and therefore, i say that is a way of protecting them. He also said that ISIS was a ” Junior Varsity ” riding around in the back of pick up trucks. That also to me says he is protecting them. We { the U.S. } also funds them.
O’Bama is so ignorant of world happenings. He is living in “Dream World” where HE is in total control of his dictitorial powers, he no longer knows right from wrong. All of his proposals sounded good, but in actual
practice proved to be the opposite of what he promised. He is decimating the Military so he can declare
what he thinks is “Martial Law” which will be enforced by his private army. That way he can do away with the Constitution and rule by edict.
This is no surprise as everyone knows that he has been a habitual liar since day one of him being president.
Who the he’ll voted this idiot into office? He never intended to do good for this country.
This person, has NEVER in his life told the truth, as a teen, he lied, as a college student…..if that’s what he has said…..then, that’s suspect, when he was in the State Senate, he either lied or was never there, and well, we have seen, up close and personal just what kinda “person” he REALLY is. So those who are so surprised……that’s because you want too be.
This guy is such a JOKE. People came down on Bush for saying “no more taxes” when the Demoncratic senate pass the bill they wrote and forced it through!! WAKE UP OBUMMER LOVERS!!! This guy is ruining America.
This complete administration is just one malevolent, disgusting, cold-blooded, and entirely crooked group of liars hell bent on destroying our Miiltary and everything America stands for. The obozo always said he would stand with the muslims over America and the dumbocraps failed refused believe him.
Since there will be transporting to Syria going on can we transport a huge number of Syrians back to their homelands?
He lost me when he lied about transparency.
Obama was and is a phony and liar and if you vote for Hillary it will like giving him a third term. Do any of read or even listen to what commentators tell you or are you so brain washed you don’t have any common sense or has your brain become one big fat fart.
Not sure why this is a surprise when you have a Muslim President. When the President of the USA defends two Muslim truck drivers in a law suit against their employer for firing them when they refused to deliver alcohol to a customer (they knew they would have to do this before they took the job) and he uses a Government agency and taxpayer money to do so and wins the case is there some doubt in anyone’s mind? Also, when he sides against Christian bakers for refusing to bake a cake based on religious grounds and they lose doesn’t that strike anyone as being hypocritical? Remember when you are a Muslim its OK to lie. His claim to be a Christian is like denying the Holocaust ever happened. Delusional at best!!!!
Yes, people need to open their eyes! I’ve been a democrat ever since I could vote when I turned 21 back in 1973′ my father was a proud democrat, so I followed his footsteps, my mother on the other hand wasn’t into politics. I’ve seen polititions making wonderful speeches, promises, they say what the people want to hear, and when they get you on their side and you vote for them, everything they said they will do, never happens, then they point the finger to blame someone else, welcome to politics! This is why I’m supporting Donld Trump! He might sound rude when he speaks, but he does make sense, so many democrats & republicans parties are trying to bring him down not because they don’t trust him, to me it’s because of all the corruption going on in politics, he’s going to bring it OUT its already happening and all these crooked polititions including Hillary Clinton, Lyin’ Ted, and others are afraid that their years in politics my be over! To many lies, broken promises, cheating and the American People including myself has had it. I truly believe and outsider like Donald Trump can and will turn this country around an will make America Great Again! This is why I have changed my status from a democract to a republican! So that I would be able to support Donald in my home state! Everyone has their right to choose whom ever they trust and feel who would be fit it be Commander in Cheif our our Great Country, I support Donald Trump! And hope many more others to support him! I don’t know how my dad on the other feel, he may jump out of his grave and say Good Job son! Follow your heart, my dad served this country during WW11 he was a proud American and so am I! Go Republican VOTE! We must not let Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders become our next President! TRUMP 2016!
Here is a question for all Americans. If Mr. Obama had a choice to save a Christian or a Muslim in a war torn area riddled with ISIL troops. Who do you honestly think he would choose?
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f Mr. Obama had a choice to save a Christian or a Muslim in a war torn area riddled with ISIL troops. Who do you honestly think he would choose?
As someone who’s just watched a youtube vid in which D’OweBama, with his OWN LIPS, confesses to his “Muslim faith,” the answer is a no-brainer, especially given the immense numbers of Syrians and other ME Islamacists he’s invited in – and AFAIK, ZERO Christians, who face far worse consequences from ISIS than Muslims.
Obama cannot help himself from lying. He has lied for so long that he lies even when he doesn’t need to. He has a child minded ego, and a lack of any caring with the exception of himself. Obama, lets face it, has a falsified life. We only know what he has told us, and remember that everything that comes out of his mouth is a lie. He stated during his campaign for senator that he was born in Kenya. Then when runs for his current office he stated that he was born in Hawaii. This guy is an aberration of George Soros.