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Any boots on the ground in Syria anytime is mission creep.
In an effort to address congressional qualms about the prospect of air strikes on Syria turning into a far broader, open-ended military operation, Reps. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.) on Tuesday said they were drafting a resolution that would put sharp limits on the scope and authority that lawmakers would give President Obama to conduct the attack.
As proposed by Van Hollen and Connolly, the resolution would have four major components:
●A legally binding stipulation that no ground troops would be deployed.
Reps. Chris Van Hollen, Gerry Connolly draft narrow authorization of force in Syria - The Washington Post
Do you know what the definition of a "Raid" and "Open Ended" are?
It's worth asking because by definition, a raid is not open ended.