War on terror

…Very few people who know Mr. Obama believe that he has any intention of sending an infantry division into Iraq, Syria or anywhere else that the Islamic State may decide to declare a caliphate; the president has said at every opportunity that he will not send in ground combat troops. He agreed only reluctantly to begin airstrikes against the Islamic State in August and has since then said repeatedly that the people of Iraq, Syria and surrounding countries should supply ground forces for action against the militants.

If the military proposal is approved, it would be the first time that Congress has authorized a president’s use of force since lawmakers voted in 2002 to permit President George W. Bush to invade Iraq.

Threading Needle in Wording of a Military Proposal