Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta damaged Obama’s credibility on his ISIS strategy by saying that the airstrikes can only work if we have boots on the ground – something Obama has promised over and over he wouldn’t commit to.
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That’s exactly why you leave your options open, and don’t telegraph to your enemy what you’re not willing to do. Unless of course, you don’t really care about defending America, you just care about protecting your political hide.