Obama virtually rules out sending troops to Syria

By Zachary Goldfarb, Published: May 3

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — President Obama on Friday virtually ruled out the use of troops in Syria, saying he does not see a situation in which deploying ground forces would make sense for the United States or for the Syrian people.

Speaking at a news conference during a visit to Costa Rica, Obama said that “as a general matter, I don’t rule things out as commander in chief because circumstances change.”

But, he added, “I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria — American boots on the ground in Syria — would not only be good for America but also would be good for Syria.”

Obama spoke as his administration is considering new options to ensure the end of President Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria, where a widening civil war has killed more than 70,000 people.

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