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I was never a big fan of Obama until I served in the military. In my opinion, he did a great job of utilizing special operations forces and other assets in order to combat terrorist organizations. I am no longer in the military, but from what I read in the news, I believe that his military strategy for fighting terrorist organizations, namely ISIS, is great.

You cannot and should not fight a terrorist organization by using conventional troops. In fact, many Delta Force operators opposed the decision that brought conventional troops into the fight during the early stages of the Afghanistan War. They still oppose the role that conventional troops have there. Source

In my opinion, leaving all political biases aside, I think that Obama is doing exactly what is necessary. Bringing conventional troops into this fight would be a huge mistake. Utilizing tier one SOF units and air power is the best strategy, and it is exactly what Obama is doing.

Source: Myself. I served in a special operations unit for a few years.