This administration is probably the most dishonest in our history even when there is video evidence which contradicts the latest bs they are trying to sell. I also have a particular animus for State Dept spokesliar John Kirby because he was a rear admiral in an earlier life and I hate to see him disgrace his uniform the way he does.

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The State Department's top spokesman insisted Monday that the Obama administration has never promised a "no boots on the ground" strategy in Syria, even though President Obama himself has made the "no boots" promise several times over the last few years.

"There was never this 'no boots on the ground,'" spokesman John Kirby said Monday. "I don't know where this keeps coming from."

Surprised reporters noted that numerous senior officials, and even Obama himself, have said over and over that there would be "no boots" in Syria. Last year, USA Today put together a list of the 16 times Obama made the "no boots" pledge.

Kirby was pressed on the issue just hours after the Obama administration announced that 250 more special operations troops to Syria, in addition to the 50 that were sent in October.

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So how, you ask, does Lying Kirby justify his claim of "never said" despite videos and pronouncements to the contrary by His Highness?

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When reporters told Kirby that the administration's mantra has been "no boots on the ground" for months, Kirby said, "That is not true. It's just not true."

But to clarify further, Kirby said the administration's take on "boots on the ground" is a very precise definition.

"When we talk about boots on the ground, in the context that you have heard people in the administration speak to, we're talking about conventional, large-scale ground troops that are designed to actually engage in, plan, coordinate, integrate and engage in combat operations on the ground as units," he said.

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And when asked why the Obama administration didn't say "no large-scale troops" instead of "no boots on the ground," Kirby dodged again.

"On this point, I totally agree with you. They're wearing boots, and they are on the ground," he said. "That doesn't mean [it's a] large-scale ground combat."

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http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/state-...article/2589485

So who you going to believe? A lying sad sack like Kirby or your own eyes and ears?

Oh, btw, War is Peace.

For you "Star Trek - The Next Generation" fans:

Ok, this then explains it all and shows Bambi didn't lie after all.

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(CNSNews.com) – A Navy SEAL killed during an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS/ISIL) attack in Iraq was “killed in combat,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest acknowledged Tuesday, but was “not in a combat mission.”

The serviceman, identified as Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Charlie Keating IV, was the third member of the U.S. armed forces to be killed in combat since President Obama sent troops back into Iraq to advise, train and equip local forces, three years after the formal U.S. withdrawal was completed.

Keating was killed when ISIS attacked a Kurdish peshmerga position some two or three miles behind the front line in northern Iraq, according to the Pentagon.

“This is an individual who is not in a combat mission, but he was in a dangerous place,” Earnest told a daily briefing. “And his position came under – under attack. He was armed, trained and prepared to defend himself.”

“Unfortunately, he was killed. And he was killed in combat, but that was not a part of his mission,” he continued. “His mission was specifically to offer advice and assistance to those Iraqi forces that were fighting for their own country.”

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http://cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-...-combat-mission

When asked how many angels could indeed dance on the head of a pin, Earnest said he would get answer that after he consulted with Kirby.