No to U.S. Ground Troops in Syria's Civil War

Some Republican Senators like presidential candidate Lindsey Graham [1] and Senate Armed Services chair John McCain are calling for the deployment of U.S. ground troops into Syria's sectarian civil war. So far, the Obama Administration is opposed. [2] But pressure on the Obama Administration for “action” is increasing with the Syrian refugee crisis in Europe, reports that military officials “spun” intelligence reports to suggest that the anti-ISIS war was going well, and reports that only a handful of U.S.-trained “anti-ISIS rebels” are operating in Syria.

The alternative to U.S. military escalation of Syria's civil war is diplomacy without preconditions, for which there may now be a new opening. Russia has proposed new talks with the U.S. about Syria, and the Obama Administration has agreed to the Russian proposal for talks. [3]

Urge the Administration and Congress to oppose the use of U.S. ground troops to escalate Syria's civil war by signing our petition.

References:
1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/lindsey-graham-pledges-ground-troops-in-syria/2015/09/16/1ebd0df0-5cb5-11e5-8475-781cc9851652_video.html
2. http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/u-s-general-only-handful-of-syrian-fighters-remain-in-battle-against-isis/
3. http://news.yahoo.com/russian-moves-syria-flummox-us-072357525--politics.html