As TAI already noted this morning, General Lloyd J. Austin III, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday, indicated that the Pentagon was still completely flummoxed as to what Russia’s broader objectives were in sending arms and troops to Syria. That’s troubling but not surprising in light of other troubles that are also not surprising. Thus, Austin indicated that the total number of Syrian “moderates” trained and presently fielded by the U.S. military thus far equaled “four or five.” Not four or five platoons or companies (and certainly not divisions), but …read more
Source: The American Interest
