Obama doesn't foresee ground troops in Syria
21 days ago
Obama says that as commander in chief he doesn't like to rule things out, but he doesn't foresee a scenario in which American boots on the ground would be good for the U.S. or good for Syria.
Obama doesn't foresee US ground troops in Syria
21 days ago
"I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria, American boots on the ground, would not only be good for America but also would be good for Syria," Obama said at a news...
US officials: More in favor of arming Syria rebels
23 days ago
Obama has said all military options are on the table, but there has been little appetite for putting U.S. military boots on the ground in Syria.
U.S. deploys 100 troops to Niger
91 days ago
Senior U.S. officials have said for months that they would not put U.S. military "boots on the ground" in Mali, an impoverished nation that has been mired in chaos since March, when a U.S.-trained...
Al-Qaida tipsheet on avoiding drones found in Mali
92 days ago
"Since we do not want to put boots on the ground in places like Mali, they are certain to be the way of the future," he said.
U.S. Air Force crews deliver supplies to Mali
94 days ago
"We are assisting the French, we are assisting the Africans, but we have no plans in engaging ourselves or putting boots on the ground," Johnnie Carson, assistant secretary of state for African...
Congo deploys 500 soldiers to hunt Ugandan warlord
98 days ago
The LRA watchdog group Enough Project says the military mission against the LRA, a brutal group that recruits children, needs more boots on the ground.
A Texas-sized silence as immigration talks ramp up
104 days ago
Perry talked tough about illegal immigration in his race for president, making his demand for more federal "boots on the ground" on the border all but a campaign slogan.
Ailene Voisin: All is not lost for Sacramento just yet
122 days ago
Tuesday's symbolic pep rally is significant in the sense that the big boys (Broad, Burkle, Mastrov, Ellison) would want community support and local boots on the ground while they're globetrotting...
Commentary: Vive La France | Guest columns | Fort Worth, Arlington, Northeast...
122 days ago
While several hundred special operations French troops have been sighted in Mali, Paris maintains it will lead from the sky and not put French boots on the ground.