Obama clearly expanded the scope of the US campaign in Iraq beyond aiding Yazidis. Suggested long-term counter-terror mission against ISIL
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Replying to @StevePampinella
@StevePampinella Any "conditions" were ill-defined. The campaign has very clearly broadened beyond providing humanitarian aid to Yazidus1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@StevePampinella "Not seeking victory," whatever that means, just suggests ill-defined strategy -- still constitutes broadening of mission1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@mtracey After these two statements and interview with Friedman, Obama is strongly signaling no escalation beyond defensive strikes.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@StevePampinella In his statement just now he strongly signaled escalation beyond defensive strikes to combat ISIL1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@mtracey but going "beyond defense" to defeat ISIS/ISIL is dependent on pol conditions. Hence hyperbolic headline. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/09/obama-has-no-plan-to-beat-isis.html …2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@StevePampinella Ok, so then we agree that Obama has signaled expansion of the campaign beyond purely "defensive" humanitarian actions.
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