Boots on the ground: yes. US boots on the ground: no. The people with the most to lose have the most reason to invest. This means Syria, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, mostly, but other middle eastern countries need to pay close attention.
The US can best serve the purpose by helping those countries achieve those goals themselves, by providing tactical, intelligence, and other support. But not by going to the front lines and dying for kings, princes, and emirs who view OUR troops as THEIR pawns.
Boots on the ground: yes. US boots on the ground: no. The people with the most to lose have the most reason to invest. This means Syria, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, mostly, but other middle eastern countries need to pay close attention.
The US can best serve the purpose by helping those countries achieve those goals themselves, by providing tactical, intelligence, and other support. But not by going to the front lines and dying for kings, princes, and emirs who view OUR troops as THEIR pawns.