Robert Gates actually said...

They're not going to be able to be successful against the ISIS strictly from the air or strictly depending on the Iraqi forces or the Peshme...

So there will be boots on the ground if there is to be any hope of success in the strategy.

The reality is they are not going to be able to be successful against ISIS strictly from the air or strictly depending on the Iraqi Forces o...

By continuing to repeat that the U.S. will not put boots on the ground, the President, in effect, traps himself.