U.S. military commanders are angry about mission creep in Syria

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http://www.militarytimes.com/articl..._term=Editorial - Military - Early Bird Brief

"The deal for U.S. military cooperation with Russia would expand the current mission in Syria far beyond its exclusive focus on the Islamic State group.

And the Pentagon is not happy about it.

The agreement forged by Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart could, for the first time, broaden the American-led air campaign’s target list to include al Nusra, the notorious al Qaida-linked group that is a major actor in the multi-sided Syrian civil war. Until now, the two-year-old U.S. air campaign in Syria has been limited to ISIS."

So while we want to oust Assad and I suppose have him replaced with some Muzzy Brotherhood type, we’ll help Vlad to defeat al-Nusra*, which also happens to want to oust Assad, by shifting assets from the primary chore of killing ISIS?

Perfect!

*Most likely a Muzzy Brotherhood group.
 
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