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No boots on the ground is an euphemism for "only a limited number of advisors," much like how Vietnam started. We did not have troops in the front lines, but we did have advisers that participated in limited staff functions and strategy. Then, later, the boots came.
For maintaining a limited status quo in Syria, carrying out limited air strikes, setting up and maintaining safe zones, and interdicting hostile military forays by ISIS, Syria, and Russian jets are all possible utilizing air superiority and drones, with very few boots on the ground - that is an achievable goal with current resources.
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