Rand Paul actually said...

This is a war within Islam, and I think we should be supportive and try to amplify those who are trying to defeat this aberration, but let u...

I would like to go on record as saying that it would be a really rotten, no good, bad idea to have ground troops in Syria.

But putting 1,000 Americans in there is a really, really terrible idea.

The ultimate answer here is a diplomatic one.